Cardinals, Cubs Win, White Sox Lose

Washington Nationals closer Drew Storen exited early because of a blister on his right big toe Monday in a 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Storen issued a two-out walk to Kolten Wong, then left the mound in the sixth inning.

"You start sweating, it gets hot, you start having friction down there and he developed a blister and then the next pitch it ripped," Washington manager Matt Williams said.

The setback is the second of the spring for the right-handed Storen, who missed time after undergoing surgery to remove part of a bone in his left hand.

"We'll re-evaluate him tomorrow and see how he is, but no need to push it at this point," Williams said.

The lack of time table for Storen's return is made more troublesome by the news that an MRI exam of reliever Casey Janssen's shoulder showed rotator cuff tendinitis. Janssen is expected to be Washington's primary setup man.

Cubs 8, Giants 5

Chicago Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks gave up his first runs against big league batter this spring after extending his scoreless streak to 12 innings in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Hendricks, who went 7-2 with a 2.46 ERA as a rookie, didn't allow a run in his first two exhibition outings. He threw five shutout innings against the Giants before they scored five times in the sixth. Hendricks went 5 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits with a walk and striking out five.

Indians 4, White Sox 1

Trevor Bauer struck out seven, working solidly into the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Indians connected for three home runs Monday in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Bauer gave up four hits, including a home run to Tyler Flowers, in 6 1/3 innings. He fanned Melky Cabrera and Adam LaRoche three times apiece but walked his first batter of the spring, Adam Eaton.

This outing, he said, was about "trying to get into a season mindset, get guys out more so than working on stuff.

Monday, March 30 Scoreboard

Atlanta 4, at Detroit 2

Pittsburgh 18, Philadelphia 4

St. Louis 6, Washington 2

Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 6

NY Mets 7, Miami 1

Cleveland 4, at Chicago White Sox 1

Oakland 11, Colorado 2

Seattle 5, LA Angels 3

Kansas City 11, at Texas 7

Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 5

San Diego 6, at Cincinnati 3

LA Dodgers 4, at Arizona 2

Toronto 7, at Houston 4

Boston 14, Minnesota 2

Tuesday, March 31 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

NY Yankees at Minnesota 12:05 p.m.

NY Mets at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

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

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

Philadelphia at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at LA Dodgers, 3:05 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Oakland at LA Angels, 3:10 p.m.

Texas at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.