Cubs Pound Royals, Mets Edge Cardinals

Edwin Jackson arrived at the ballpark in time for a solid spring start with the Chicago Cubs. Jackson allowed one hit in 4 2/3 innings, and the Cubs hit three homers in a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Jackson struck out three and walked one. He was hit hard in his previous outing after he had trouble finding Oakland's spring ballpark. Jackson is competing for the last spot in the Cubs' rotation after going 6-15 with a 6.33 ERA last season.

Mets 3, Cardinals 2

Dillon Gee allowed singles to four of his first five batters, then settled in to pitch seven innings Sunday in the New York Mets' 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Matt Carpenter and Jason Heyward opened the first with singles, but left fielder Michael Cuddyer threw out Carpenter at third. Matt Holliday singled, and the Cardinals pulled off a double steal, and shortstop Ruben Tejada turned Matt Adams' liner into an unassisted double play.

Jhonny Peralta singled leading off the second, and Yadier Molina grounded into a 1-6-3 double play. Gee wound up allowing two runs and seven hits. Heyward hit an RBI triple in the third and scored on Holliday's sacrifice fly.

White Sox 4, Indians 1

Tyler Flowers and George Kottaras had key doubles in Chicago's three-run fourth inning, spoiling T.J. House's day after he was told he earned a spot in Cleveland's rotation as the White Sox beat the Indians 4-1 on Sunday. Flowers doubled to score Gordon Beckham and he later scored along with J.B. Schuck on a long double by Kottaras to give Chicago a 3-1 lead.

Sunday, March 29 Scoreboard

Minnesota 6, at Baltimore 5

Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2

Pittsburgh 4, at Atlanta 2

NY Yankees 7, at Houston 0

Washington 11, Miami 7

Philadelphia 4, Detroit 4

NY Mets 3, at St. Louis 2

Baltimore 4, at Toronto 2

Cincinnati 8, at LA Angels 6

Chicago White Sox 4, at Cleveland 1

Chicago Cubs 7, at Kansas City 0

Oakland 7, Milwaukee 0

LA Dodgers 10, Texas 5

San Diego 8, Seattle 5

San Francisco 11, LA Dodgers 9

Colorado 2, Arizona 1

Colorado 11, at Arizona 10

Monday, March 30 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
        
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh , 12:05, p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 12:05 p.m.

Miami at NY Mets, 12:10, p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m.

Colorado at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

LA Angels at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.

LA Dodgers at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 5:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 6:05 p.m.