February 26, 2026; Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) hit a double in the first inning of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays held at Fenway South Jet Blue Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Image Boston’s pitching dominated the first half and the Red Sox cruised to a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Base on Thursday in Fort Myers, Florida.
The Rays fell behind 7-0 in the fourth inning, but tied the game in the ninth following Marshall Toole’s RBI triple.
Red Sox left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet started and pitched two scoreless innings, Aroldis Chapman struck out in the third inning, and right-handed pitcher Greg Weissert cruised into the fourth inning to get the win.
Boston scored all seven of its runs in the fourth inning, but no earned runs were recorded before TJ Nichols retired after getting only two outs. The Red Sox rally began when third baseman Andrew Monasterio blocked an error by second baseman Ben Williamson, which led to Caleb Durbin scoring and Christian Campbell advancing to second base.
Red Sox right-hander Devin Sweet earned the save in the ninth inning, allowing two hits, one run, and striking out two.
Toole had a pair of hits for the Rays. Shortstop Trevor Story scored twice in a seven-run fourth inning for the Red Sox.
Orioles 6, Tigers 5
Jordan Sanchez’s single to center past a drawn infield earned him a walk-off win over left-hander Carlos Pena in Sarasota, Fla., keeping the Tigers winless in seven games this spring.
Sanchez (20) entered the game at number 9 in Baltimore’s order, replacing second baseman Jeremiah Jackson and first baseman Pete Alonso, who had two hits. Tyler O’Neill went 3-for-3 with a home run in the first inning, raising his batting average to .778.
The Tigers gained momentum after falling behind 5-2. Eduardo Valenica hit a two-run home run to left in the sixth, and Carson Rucker’s solo home run off Baltimore’s Trey Gibson in the seventh tied the game at five.
Baltimore had 15 hits and stranded seven of the Tigers’ nine runners on base.
Sanchez scored in the ninth when he hit the game-winner short of a diving Jack Penney after Aron Estrada caught up with a Pena fastball.
Detroit’s winless record includes two ties.
Mets 5, Astros 0
Nolan McLean had six strikeouts in four innings and the Mets used home runs by Tyrone Taylor and Marcus Semien to get past a punchless Houston in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Right-hander Robert Stock relieved Maclean in the fifth inning, striking out six batters in three innings.
The Astros had two hits in 28 at-bats, struck out 15 times, and outfielder Anthony Huezo, the only non-starting pitcher on the team, walked and reached base.
Taylor hit a two-run shot to center in the second inning, and Semien, who went 2-for-3, hit his first home run in a Mets uniform against Brian King. King replaced left-hander Stephen Ockert, who took the loss after allowing three runs and one walk in one inning.
Yankees 7, Braves 3
Left-handed slugger Spencer Jones hit a solo home run at George Steinbrenner Field and the Yankees beat the Braves in Tampa, Florida.
The Yankees led 5-0 in the bottom of the first inning, and five of their eight hits were extra-base hits.
New York’s home runs came from Jones, Paul Goldschmidt and Jazz Chisholm, who hit a two-run blast off Braves’ veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco in the first inning. Jones cleared out the bleachers and went windshield shopping in the parking lot outside the park in right-center field.
Ben Gamel hit his second home run for Atlanta this spring and center fielder Jose Azocar had two hits. Carrasco allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Elmer Rodriguez was the winning pitcher for the Yankees, striking out four and allowing two runs in three innings.
Phillies 7, Nationals 3
Bryce Harper drove in a run and drove in two runs to lead the Phillies past the Nationals in Clearwater, Florida.
Philadelphia broke the 1-1 tie by scoring 4 runs and 3 runs with designated hitter Keden Hetiger’s home run to left center. Bryson Stott, who hit a home run in the first inning, reached in front of Harper and blasted a double into the right field corner. Harper came back on a single by catcher Garrett Stubbs.
Washington right-hander Gus Barland allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning but was relieved before the third inning.
Nationals first baseman Andres Chaparro hit a two-run home run inside the left field foul pole in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead to 5-3.
Harper made it 6-3 in the fifth with a sacrifice fly to knock in Hettiger.
–Field level media
