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Feb. 24 winners and losers – the Astros take it to the road

By Bill Felber

AMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 24: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning during the spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field on February 24, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
AMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 24: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning during the spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field on February 24, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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Losers: Rotation stalwarts

Cole and Gallen notwithstanding, most of the front-line arms who took to the mound Monday regretted doing so.

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The Brewers roughed up Oakland left-hander Sean Manaea for a six-run second inning. Coming back from arm surgery, Manaea stood in there for 11 batters, the damage including home runs by Lucas Erceg and Orlando Arcia.

If anything, Atlanta’s Max Fried fared worse. Fried got the start against Toronto, and here’s how it went. Bo Bichette singled. Cavan Biggio doubled him home Lourdes Gurriel whiffed. Vlad Guerrero Jr. walked. Biggio and Guerrero executed a double steal. Randal Grichuk doubled them both home. Teoscar Hernandez walked. Fried exited for the shower.

Luis Castillo, Cincinnati’s hard-throwing young ace, had it a bit better than Fried… maybe. In two-thirds of an inning against the Rangers, Castillo surrendered three runs on two walks and three hits. The Reds did come back to win 9-6.

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Loser: Pete Alonso, first base, New York Mets

Face it, coming off a 53-home run, Rookie-of-the-Year season Pete Alonso needs to be taken down a peg. That’s what Nationals pitcher did in New York’s 3-2 victory. With a runner in scoring position, Wil Crowe fanned Alonso in the first inning. Alonso flied out in the third, and in the fifth he grounded into an inning-ending double play.

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