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Feb 23, 2026; Lakeland, Florida, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) throws during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nTwo-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal delivered two shutout innings in his spring training debut, but his Detroit Tigers were blanked in a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins Monday in Lakeland, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Skubal, who will earn $32 million this season after winning his arbitration case, struck out two batters to strand a pair in the first and finished with four strikeouts. He told reporters after his start that he only plans to start one World Baseball Classic round-robin game for the U.S. before returning to Tigers camp.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Emmanuel Rodriguez and Alex Jackson homered for the Twins, who got three shutout innings with five strikeouts from Mick Abel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Tigers managed just three hits, one of which was a triple by Matt Vierling and another a Javier Baez double.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mets 4, Blue Jays 3<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cristian Pache homered and MJ Melendez had an RBI double to help New York outlast Toronto in Dunedin, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A pair of major league veteran starters had mixed results in their spring-training debuts, with Clay Holmes and Jose Berrios allowing two earned runs apiece for the Mets and Blue Jays, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kazuma Okamoto, Toronto’s big offseason acquisition out of Japan who signed a four-year, $60 million deal, delivered his first homer, a two-run shot, in the second inning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Braves 10, Orioles 7<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jorge Mateo capped off an eight-run sixth inning with a grand slam to propel Atlanta past Baltimore in Sarasota, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Braves racked up 13 hits, getting two apiece from Dominic Smith, Eli White, Lizandro Espinoza and Aaron Schunk.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Vance Honeycutt hit a two-run homer for the Orioles, who left 11 on base.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Rays 2, Red Sox 1<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jonny DeLuca delivered a walk-off two-run single to help Tampa Bay rally past Boston in Port Charlotte, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Drew Rasmussen struck out three over two scoreless innings for the Rays, who had three hits in the ninth after managing just two through the first eight innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mickey Gasper opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the top of the ninth for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cardinals 5, Marlins 4<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ryan Weingartner and Jeremy Rivas had RBI doubles before a walk-off wild pitch as St. Louis plated three in the ninth to beat Miami in Jupiter, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rivas accounted for two of the Cardinals’ five hits, and Jose Fermin added an RBI single in the first inning off Marlins starter Eury Perez.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jakob Marsee opened the scoring with his first spring homer in the first inning, but Miami was just 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Yankees 6, Pirates 2<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ben Rice and Jasson Dominguez provided RBI hits during a four-run second inning to create separation in New York’s win over Pittsburgh in Bradenton, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dominguez followed Rice’s two-run single with an RBI double. The Yankees also got a homer from prospect Miguel Palma, working 11 walks to overcome only managing five hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Touted Pirates pitching prospect Bubba Chandler was erratic in his spring debut, issuing four walks and allowing four runs in 1 2\/3 hitless innings. Marcell Ozuna, whom Pittsburgh signed to a one-year, $12 million deal, opened the scoring with an RBI single.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n