East: Joe Orsulak hit a three-run homer, highlighting a seven-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Mets over the Marlins 8-6 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. World Series MVP Livan Hernandez started for Florida and pitched five scoreless innings, allowing four hits. Vic Darensbourg was the loser, giving up six runs while getting only two outs in the eighth. Todd Pratt drove in four runs for the Mets. Ricky Trlicek was the winner and Efran Valdez retired the side in the ninth for the save. Mets starter Bobby Jones allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out seven. . . . Vladimir Guerrero and Shane Andrews hit two-run homers for the Expos, but they lost again, 7-4 to the Dodgers in Jupiter, Fla. Montreal lost its 12th straight exhibition game and is just 3-19 this spring. Expos starter Matt Wagner, who missed all of last season with shoulder injuries, gave up five hits and four runs in the second inning. . . . At Kissimmee, Fla., Andres Galarraga hit a wind-aided, three-run homer and the Braves defeated Houston 8-5. Greg Maddux allowed six hits and five runs in six innings, though only three of the runs were earned. The Braves made four errors.
Central: The Reds traded utility player Eric Owens to Florida on Saturday for a minor-leaguer to be determined. Owens, 27, has played parts of the last three seasons with the Reds, hitting .220 with no homers, 13 RBIs and 19 steals in 117 games. The Reds were out of minor-league options on Owens, who arrived in training camp hoping to win a backup role, but outfielder Pat Watkins and infielder Damian Jackson moved ahead of him. . . . Jason Kendall and Kevin Polcovich each had three hits to lead the Pirates to an 8-5 victory over Minnesota in Bradenton, Fla. Kevin Young and Jose Guillen both homered, and rookie Jose Silva (2-0), who will be in Pittsburgh’s starting rotation, went six innings for the victory, allowing eight hits and two walks while striking out one.
West: Mike Robertson hit a two-run homer and Damian Miller and Andy Fox added solo shots as the Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 6-2 before a record crowd of 11,117 at Scottsdale Stadium. Barry Bonds hit his first homer of the spring for San Francisco. All of Arizona’s runs came off likely Giants No. 5 starter Danny Darwin, who allowed six runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. . . . Todd Zeile and Thomas Howard homered in the Dodgers’ 7-4 victory over Montreal. Mike Piazza doubled and drove in three runs for the Dodgers.