JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Mike Stanton hit two three-run homers and had seven RBIs in his first game of spring training, and the Florida Marlins beat the Red Sox 15-7.
Florida hit four home runs — they had seven all spring coming in.
Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz allowed 11 runs — six earned — and 11 hits in four innings. He entered with an 0.69 ERA.
“Just one of those days,” Buchholz said. “You got to let it go.”
Stanton strained his right quadriceps in a game against the University of Miami on Feb. 27. He has played in minor league games for about the last 10 days. Stanton also had a run scoring single.
Javier Vazquez went four innings, allowing six runs and eight hits, including home runs to Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jacoby Ellsbury. Saltalamacchia was 3 for 3 with four RBIs.
