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| Friday, March 16 | |||||
| Mussina's bruised knee not considered serious | |||||
| TAMPA, Fla. – New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina left
Thursday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a bruise
inside his left knee.
Mussina was hit in the leg by Alex Gonzalez's one-hopper in the
second inning. The injury was not believed to be serious.
Mussina threw 26 of 33 pitches for strikes before departing
after 1 2-3 scoreless innings. He allowed two hits.
Mussina, 32, signed an $88.5 million, six-year contract last
Nov. 30.
Orlando Hernandez, who left his start last Friday against Tampa
Bay with right forearm stiffness, is scheduled to resume throwing
Saturday and might start Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers.
A-Rod connects for second homer PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Alex Rodriguez hit his second home run of the spring as the Texas Rangers lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Thursday. Rodriguez's drive off Scott Williamson followed a walk to Randy Velarde and put the Rangers ahead 2-0. Deion Sanders went 1-for-4 with a triple and a strikeout as Cincinnati's designated hitter. He's hitting .241 (7-for-29) this spring. Cincinnati rallied in the eighth against Dan Kolb, helped by an error by third baseman Mike Lamb. Michael Tucker hit an RBI double and Brandon Larson had an RBI grounder. Juan Castro hit an RBI double for Cincinnati in the second inning. Bo Porter, trying to make the Rangers as a reserve outfielder, homered for the second straight game. Texas starter Darren Oliver allowed one run and four hits in four innings, struck out five and walked none, escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the third when Sean Casey hit into a double play and Larson took a third strike. Mark Petkovsek pitched three innings of one-hit relief for the Rangers. Williamson allowed two runs, one hit and three walks in three innings. Scott Sullivan won in relief. Boston's Castillo OK after taking line drive off throwing hand FORT MYERS, Fla. – Boston pitcher Frank Castillo was knocked out of the game by a line drive off his throwing hand in Thursday's game against Toronto but didn't think he was seriously hurt. Castillo was struck by a fifth-inning liner off the bat of Jason Tyner. The right-hander tried to field the ball, but it glanced off his glove and hit him in the fleshy part of the outside of his hand. "I put both my glove and my hand out there and it nicked the glove and hit my hand, but it feels good," said Castillo, who came out of the game after he was hit. "It shouldn't be a problem." Castillo, 10-5 with a 3.59 ERA for Toronto last year, pitched 4 2'3 innings in his fourth spring training start. He gave up one run, five hits and one walk, and struck out three. He has been one of the team's most consistent pitchers this spring. Red Sox pitcher David Cone left Tuesday's Red Sox game after experiencing soreness in his right shoulder. Wood shuts down D-Backs; Sosa provides offense MESA, Ariz. – Sammy Sosa's fourth homer of the spring gave the Cubs all the offense they needed, and Kerry Wood shut down the Diamondbacks on Thursday as Chicago beat Arizona 2-0 in a split-squad game. Wood gave up only two hits in 4 2-3 scoreless innings, but he walked six batters. Of the 90 pitches he threw, 49 were strikes. "In the first three innings, I couldn't get a curveball anywhere close," Wood said. "After that, I threw three or four that were real good. I made the adjustment there and threw some cutters today. I was very pleased with what I saw." So was Cubs manager Don Baylor, even though Wood missed high with several of his pitches. "He knew we had a new strike zone, but that was a little too high," Baylor said. "Physically, he was fine. At times he was overpowering." Curt Schilling gave up two runs – both homers – and four hits in five innings for the Diamondbacks. He also struck out seven and walked one. The Cubs scored both of their runs in the second inning. After Sosa led off with a homer, Todd Hundley followed with his first home run of the spring, an opposite-field drive over the wall in left. "I'm disappointed I only got four (innings) out of it," Schilling said. "I want to start getting stretched out. I threw a lot (69) of pitches today." Scott Chiasson got his second save of the spring. Struggling Lima has first strong outing of spring HAINES CITY, Fla. – Jose Lima, struggling through a tough spring, allowed three hits in five innings Thursday as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0. Lima, who entered with a 10.29 ERA and four home runs allowed in seven innings, gave up just three singles, struck out six and walked one. After winning 21 games in 1999, Lima was 7-16 last year and gave up an NL-record 48 homers. Jay Powell, Kyle Kessel and Doug Brocail combined on one-hit relief, giving up Endy Chavez's bunt single. Craig Biggio homered in the first, the only run in four innings off rookie right-hander Kris Wilson. Houston scored three runs in the eighth off rookie reliever Shawn Sonnier, who gave up three hits and committed a throwing error on a pickoff. Sonnier's throw to first struck Julio Lugo in the face. Lugo left and was diagnosed with a bruised jaw. Glen Barker tripled in the ninth off Roberto Hernandez and scored on shortstop Larry Huff's throwing error. Mac Suzuki, who had shoulder surgery last October, made his second appearance of the spring for the Royals and allowed one hit in three shutout innings. Houston stopped a five-game losing streak and the Royals' four-game winning streak. Gwynn hits first homer since surgery PEORIA, Ariz. – Tony Gwynn hit his first home run since knee surgery as the San Diego Padres lost to the Seattle Mariners 10-5 Thursday. Gwynn, who turns 41 on May 9, connected for a two-run homer in the fifth off Rob Ramsay to give the Padres a 3-2 lead. Gwynn went 2-for-3, also hitting an RBI single in the first off Aaron Sele. Gwynn missed most of last season following surgery on his left knee on June 27. Doctors smoothed three bones, removed loose cartilage and made microfractures designed to spur new cartilage growth and provide greater cushion. Mike Cameron went 3-for-3 for the Mariners, hitting his first home run of the spring. A day earlier, Seattle beat the Chicago White Sox 12-6. "We've hit the ball well the last couple of days," said Mariners manager Lou Piniella, who on Monday voiced concern about his offense following the departure of Alex Rodriguez. Aaron Sele, a 17-game winner and an All-Star for the Mariners last season, allowed one run and four hits in four innings. It was the first earned run he allowed this spring. Sheffield smacks first home run of spring VERO BEACH, Fla. – Gary Sheffield hit his first homer of the spring as the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame Lyle Mouton's three home runs to defeat a Florida Marlins split squad 9-7 Thursday. Sheffield, who withdrew his trade demand last week, had entered the game with a .118 average in the Grapefruit League. The six-time All-Star outfielder homered in the sixth inning off minor-league pitcher Geoff Goetz. Cliff Floyd, the only regular starter in Florida's lineup, added a towering homer to right center off Darren Dreifort in the first inning. Hiram Bocachica and Tim Bogar, competing for extra playing time following injuries to third basemen Adrian Beltre and Dave Hansen, homered for the Dodgers. Dreifort earned the win despite giving up three runs in four innings. Florida starter Reid Cornelius took the loss. The Dodgers took the lead for good with six runs in the third off Cornelius. Bocachica led off the inning with a homer to left, and Bogar added a three-run shot two outs later. Bogar finished the night with four RBI and now owns the team lead with eight this season. Marquis Grissom delivered a double that brought home the Dodgers' other two runs in the third. Helton, Rockies pound Giants' Rueter TUCSON, Ariz. – Todd Helton went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer Thursday as the Colorado Rockies pounded Kirk Rueter and the San Francisco Giants 10-6. Rueter, 0-3 this spring, gave up eight runs – seven earned – and 13 hits in 3 2-3 innings. Colorado had seven runs and nine hits in the third. Helton's homer, his second of the spring, followed singles by Terry Shumpert and Larry Walker. Juan Pierre had an RBI single and Neifi Perez tripled in two runs during the inning. Perez was 2-for-4, raising his spring average to .459. Colorado's Ben Petrick went 2-for-3 and has 10 hits -- five of them doubles -- in his last 15 at-bats. Helton singled in a run in the sixth to make it 9-2. Winner Pedro Astacio allowed two runs and three hits in five innings, allowing consecutive RBI doubles to Armando Rios and J.T. Snow in the third. After nine lineup changes in the sixth, the Giants got three runs in the seventh off Brian Rose on Pedro Feliz's RBI triple and run-scoring singles by Cody Ransom and Jeremy Luster. San Francisco closer Robb Nen, making his second appearance of the spring, pitched one perfect inning, striking out two.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories | ALSO SEE Spring report: Ramirez's strained hamstring latest Red Sox injury | ||||