PHOENIX -- Manny Ramirez hit his first home run of the spring and Yoenis Cespedes went hitless again in Oaklands 8-6 win Tuesday over a Milwaukee Brewers split squad. Johnathan Franklin Green Jersey . Ramirez sent a long drive to left-centre against right-hander Mike Fiers. Ramirez, who has not played in the majors since last April, had been 0 for 8 this spring. He also drew a walk and flied out. Ramirez must serve a 50-game suspension for a violation of baseballs drug policy. Cespedes, the Cuban outfielder the As signed to a four-year, $36 million deal, struck out twice and grounded out. He has gone hitless in six at-bats over his past two games. INDIANS 8, RANGERS 8, 10 INNINGS GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Yu Darvish couldnt command his fastball over three innings for the Texas Rangers in a 10-inning tie with the Cleveland Indians. The Japanese star walked four in his second spring start. He allowed two runs and three hits and struck out three. Darvish limited the trouble by getting Shin-Soo Choo to ground into a bases-loaded double play. Texas catcher Yorvit Torrealba helped Darvish by throwing out two would-be basestealers. In Darvishs debut, he pitched two scoreless innings against San Diego. RED SOX 1, YANKEES 0 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Ivan Nova allowed two hits over four scoreless innings in the Yankees loss. Nova, a 16-game winner in his rookie season last year, had given up seven runs over 4 2-3 innings in his two previous spring training starts. Jacoby Ellsbury hit a first-inning double and Dustin Pedroia had a single in the fourth off Nova. Alex Rodriguez singled for one of the Yankees two hits off Felix Doubront, who threw four shutout innings. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who has strongly hinted that 2012 could be his final season, pitched his second straight scoreless inning this spring. He struck out one and broke a pair of bats during a 13-pitch outing. It was the first time that Bobby Valentine managed Boston against the Yankees. MARLINS 2, BRAVES 2, 10 INNINGS JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Zambrano struck out five in four innings for Miami in a 10-inning tie with Atlanta. Zambrano gave up two hits and one run. The last time he faced the Braves was Aug. 12 when he stormed off the mound after allowing eight runs, cleaned out his locker and never pitched again for the Chicago Cubs. Braves starter Mike Minor gave up one hit in four scoreless innings and struck out four. CUBS 5, GIANTS 4 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Cubs newcomer Chris Volstad pitched three shutout innings for the second straight time this spring. Volstad, acquired in January from the Miami Marlins for fellow right-hander Carlos Zambrano, gave up two hits. In his prior outing, he allowed one hit against Seattle. Volstad also got a hit against San Francisco. ASTROS 6, PHILLIES 5, 10 INNINGS KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Livan Hernandez pitched five scoreless innings for Houston and Brian Bixlers three-run homer in the 10th lifted the Astros over Philadelphia. Bixler had two hits, drove in four runs and stole a base. Domonic Browns home run in the top of the 10th put the Phillies ahead. Hernandez gave up five hits, walked none and struck out one in his third spring start. Phillies starter Cole Hamels gave up a run while striking out four and walking none in five innings. CARDINALS 7, METS 1 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Adam Wainwright pitched three scoreless innings in his second outing of the spring, and David Freese and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis beat the Mets. Wainwright, returning from elbow surgery that shelved him all of last season, gave up one hit and one walk, throwing 25 of 40 pitches for strikes. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey left some pitches up early on, and the Cardinals took advantage. Freese, the World Series MVP who also had a three-run homer Monday, hit a two-run shot over the right field wall with one out in the first inning, and Molina led off the second with a homer to left. ANGELS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 0 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Dan Haren struck out seven of the last eight batters he faced in three innings and the Angels went on to beat Arizona. Haren gave up one hit, a leadoff single to Willie Bloomquist, and walked none. Its the only hit the former Diamondbacks ace has allowed in two spring starts. Overall, he has 10 strikeouts and one walk in five scoreless innings. Alexi Amarista hit his second home run of the spring for the Angels, a solo shot off Arizona starter Trevor Cahill, who allowed two runs and five hits in three innings. MARINERS 7, BREWERS (SS) 4 Zack Greinke threw three scoreless innings for Milwaukees split squad before Seattle came back. Greinke gave up one hit and struck out five. He left after issuing his lone walk to Casper Wells leading off the fourth. Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, who entered the game hitting .389, struck out in all three at-bats. ORIOLES 7, RAYS 7, 10 INNINGS SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- David Price worked into the fourth inning, and Matt Moore made his spring debut with a hitless 1 2-3 innings in Tampa Bays 10-inning tie with Baltimore. Price pitched 3 2-3 innings and allowed the Orioles biggest inning of the spring -- four runs -- keyed by a three-run homer by Jai Miller. Moore, the heralded left-hander who made his major league debut in mid-September and started the first game of the ALDS against Texas on Oct. 1, struck out three and walked one after missing time with abdominal soreness. BLUE JAYS 8, TWINS 2 FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Francisco Lirianos fast spring start slowed when the Toronto Blue Jays scored four runs off him in the third inning and beat Minnesota. The streaky lefty, who pitched a no-hitter last year while going 9-10, struck out five. But Torontos Travis Snyder and Travis dArnaud hit consecutive two-run doubles off the right-field fence against Liriano. Liriano had allowed only two hits and no runs while striking out seven in his first two exhibition outings. ROYALS 7, REDS 5 SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain homered and Everett Teaford pitched three scoreless innings as Kansas City defeated Cincinnati. Gordons home run to lead off the fourth snapped a 4-4 tie. Cain homered to open the fifth. Teaford struck out four in three innings to pick up the victory in relief. Jay Bruce homered in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to six games. PADRES 6, WHITE SOX 3 PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Catcher Nick Hundley went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and threw out a runner in San Diegos win over the White Sox. Hundley played in just 82 games last season because of an elbow injury. ROCKIES 5, DODGERS 2 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Drew Pomeranz pitched two more scoreless innings before leaving with tightness in his right hip and Colorado beat the Dodgers. Considered a top prospect, Pomeranz was acquired by the Rockies last summer in the trade that sent Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland. The 23-year-old left-hander, drafted fifth overall in 2010, is a projected member of Colorados rotation this season after making four starts for the Rockies last year. Pomeranz has showed his talent all spring, tossing seven shutout innings. He retired all six batters he faced Tuesday, but had to leave earlier than expected. TIGERS 6, NATIONALS 3 VIERA, Fla. (AP) -- Washington right-hander Edwin Jackson struggled through three-plus innings. Jackson allowed four runs, two earned, while giving up five hits, walking two and striking out two in 3 1-3 innings. The two-run homer he gave up in the first inning to Detroits Ryan Rayburn came with two outs, one batter after left fielder Jason Michaels dropped a fly ball for an error. Detroit starter Duane Below walked three batters in 2 2-3 innings but allowed only one run on four hits. Rayburn finished with two hits. Washingtons Jayson Werth hit his second home run of the spring, a solo shot in the sixth inning.C.J. Wilson Green Jersey . Bortles, one of three quarterbacks vying to be the first taken in the NFL Draft in May alongside Bridgewater and Johnny Manziel, helped his cause by impressing scouts with a clean performance at the UCF Pro Day Wednesday, according to reports. Davon House Green Jersey . Gerber stopped each and every one of the 49 shots peppered by Team Canada en route to a highly improbable 2-0 victory for Switzerland. In a two-week tournament like the Olympics, goaltending performances of that caliber have the potential to shock, rattle and awe even the most powerful foes, hindering medal hopes with save after unlikely save.MINNEAPOLIS - Corey Brewer scored a career-high 51 points and Gorgui Dieng hit a short jumper with 4.6 seconds to play to lift the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves to a 112-110 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Brewer made 19 of 30 shots, easily surpassing his previous career high of 29 points. He became the fifth player this season to score 50 in a game, and the Wolves scored a staggering 39 points in transition against Houstons woeful defence. James Harden hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds to go that tied it at 110, but the rookie Dieng calmly knocked down the game-winner for the Wolves, who were missing All-Star Kevin Love with a hyperextended right elbow. Harden had 33 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Rockets, who entered the night just 1 1/2 games ahead of Portland for the fourth seed in the Western Conference and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Brewer scored in every way imaginable, ripping a Houston defence missing its two defensive leaders — Dwight Howard and Patrick Beverley — for the eighth straight game. He hit jumpers, runners, dunks, free throws and even added a heave from beyond half-court to beat the halftime buzzer. He eclipsed 50 with a pair of free throws with 1:43 to play that gave Minnesota a 105-103 lead. He joined Kevin Durant (twice), LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Terrence Ross in the 50-point club for this season. Dante Cunningham had 20 points and 13 rebounds for a Wolves team that was also missing Nikola Pekovic (right foot), Kevin Martin (right heel), Chase Budinger (right ankle) and Shabazz Muhammad (right knee). Ricky Rubio had 16 points and 10 assists, and Dieng added 12 points and 20 rebounds. Chandler Parsons had 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets. Howard and Beverley are tone-setters for Houston on defence, with Howard prowling the paint and Beverley hounding point guards on the perimeter, so it comes as no surprise that the Rockets have struggled in their absence. Custom Packers Jersey. But 51 points from Corey Brewer? Brewer was averaging 11.7 points per game this season, most of which came on outlet passes in transition from Love. His quarterback could only watch from the bench on Friday night, but Brewer still managed to tie Loves franchise record for points in a game. McHale has openly lamented his teams poor transition defence, saying the Rockets desperately need some practice time for a refresher course. With the playoffs looming, theres not much time to make wholesale changes. If the playoffs started on Saturday, the Rockets would play fifth-seeded Portland in the first round, and Damian Lillard, LaMarcus Aldridge and the Blazers would certainly test those defensive shortcomings. McHale went with a smaller lineup, taking Omer Asik out and essentially playing Terrence Jones at the centre spot in the second quarter, and it seemed to help slow the Wolves transition game a little bit. Parsons hit 7 of 9 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, to help the Rockets stay in the game. They led 63-59 at halftime, but Brewer kept coming. He scored Minnesotas final 10 points of the third to cut the deficit to 84-82 heading into the fourth. His runner in transition gave the Wolves a 91-87 lead three minutes into the final period, bringing the Target Center crowd to its feet. NOTES: The Rockets had 22 turnovers that led to 28 points for Minnesota. ... The Timberwolves held a moment of silence before the game for six-time All-Star Lou Hudson, who died on Friday. Hudson starred in college at the University of Minnesota. ... J.J. Barea returned from a one-game absence for the Wolves and was given a technical foul in the second quarter for slamming the ball on the court in frustration. The ball bounced about 15 feet into the air and went over the backboard. ' ' '
