Braves: Tony Pena Jr., a 20-year-old shortstop, singled and scored the tie-breaking run in an 8-6 victory over his father’s team, the Houston Astros, in Kissimmee, Fla. “It’s very emotional,” said the elder Pena, a bench coach for Houston after a long catching career. “You see your kid growing up, and he grows up so fast. Sometimes you feel like, `Am I that old?”‘
Marlins: Derrek Lee hit a three-run homer and A.J. Burnett dominated with a new swivel-hip delivery as Florida snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over St. Louis in Jupiter, Fla.
Central
Reds: Elmer Dessens, the Reds’ top returning starter, gave up four runs on seven hits in four innings in a 7-6 loss to the Royals in Sarasota, Fla., that left his ERA at 9.00.
Brewers: Henry Blanco hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and Milwaukee beat Seattle 22-5 in a split-squad game in Peoria, Ariz.
West
Rockies: Gary Bennett and Juan Uribe each had three hits as a Colorado split-squad defeated San Francisco 10-8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dodgers: Hideo Nomo, who’s likely to start on Opening Day if Kevin Brown can’t, pitched four innings and allowed a run on three hits while striking out four in a 5-4 split-squad victory over the Yankees at Vero Beach, Fla.
Diamondbacks: Shortstop Tim Olson had four of Arizona’s 10 errors, but his RBI single in the ninth pushed the Diamondbacks over the Rockies 10-9 in a split-squad game in Tucson, Ariz.
Padres: At Hermosillo, Mexico, San Diego homered five times in a 13-7 victory over an Arizona split squad. National League
