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SURPRISE, Ariz. Rick Ankiel homered and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat an Oakland Athletics split-squad 11-10 Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES Willie Davis, a speedy center fielder who collected two World Series rings, three Gold Gloves and was a two-time All-Star during his 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 69.

Garrett Jones blasted a three-run homer and doubled, as the Pittsburgh Pirates took down the New York Yankees, 12-7, in Grapefruit League play.

Evan Longoria doubled and drove in two runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, in Grapefruit League play.

Two-time All-Star and long-time Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Willie Davis died Tuesday. He was 69 years old.

Kazuo Matsui and Pedro Feliz both homered to help the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets, 8-4, in Grapefruit League action.

Danny Valencia drilled the game-winning home run in the eighth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, in Grapefruit League action.

Magglio Ordonez and Austin Jackson each homered to pace the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Nationals, 9-4, in Grapefruit League action.

FORT MYERS, Fla. On a tough day for the Minnesota Twins, third base prospect Danny Valencia provided something positive.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. Johan Santana struggled in his first game since August, allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2-3 innings, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. Nick Johnson hit two home runs while working on his swing, CC Sabathia gave up five runs trying to refine his motion and the New York Yankees lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7 on Tuesday.

Josh Reddick went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI to help the Boston Red Sox over the Florida Marlins, 9-0, in Grapefruit League action.

SARASOTA, Fla. Jeff Niemann pitched four innings, Evan Longoria drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Tuesday.

SURPRISE, Ariz. David Murphy has started in every slot of the Texas batting order - one through nine - and only teammates Michael Young and Ian Kinsler have played more games for the Rangers the past three seasons.

JUPITER, Fla. Tim Wakefield pitched three shutout innings to keep his spring training ERA at 0.00, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Florida Marlins 9-0 on Tuesday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Omar Vizquel strutted into Scottsdale Stadium from the center-field entrance like a confident 20-something and gave a little point to some former San Francisco teammates. He may as well still be in his baseball prime.

SURPISE, Ariz. Royals catcher Jason Kendall has returned to spring training and says his divorce and child custody case won't be a distraction.

VIERA, Fla. Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut.

The Texas Rangers have acquired pitcher Edwar Ramirez from the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda are regular visitors around the San Francisco Giants.