Kris Bryant of the Cubs signs autographs before Thursday's spring game against the Mariners in Peoria, Ariz. Bryant went 0-for-3 as the Cubs dropped to 1-8 with a 10-8 loss. ( Christian Petersen/Getty )
BLUE JAYS: In an interview with ESPN, Hall of Famer Goose Gossage called OF Jose Bautista a “disgrace to the game” for “throwing his bat and acting like a fool.” Bautista ostentatiously flipped his bat after homering in Game 5 of the ALDS. Gossage also criticized “nerds” for making baseball a “joke,” adding: “You can't slide into second base. You can't take out the catcher because [Buster] Posey was in the wrong position.”
RED SOX: David Price gave up consecutive home runs in his Red Sox debut, an 8-2 loss to the Twins. Price, who signed a seven-year, $217 million contract, yielded home runs to Eduardo Escobar and Kurt Suzuki. He allowed two runs on four hits in three innings, striking out three.
YANKEES: Closer Aroldis Chapman gave up a run, hit two batters and walked two others in 2/3 of an inning in his spring debut as a Yankees split squad lost to the Blue Jays 11-4. Chapman reached 99 mph.
CARDINALS: Shortstop Jhonny Peralta had surgery Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and likely will be sidelined for about 10 to 12 weeks.
EXTRA INNINGS: Maikel Franco hit two two-run homers off Jordan Zimmermann as the Phillies tied the Tigers, 6-6. ... A's LHP Rich Hill gave up five runs on seven hits in 21/3 innings of an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers. ... Jose Ramirez, Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor and Collin Cowgill had RBI doubles in the Indians' 9-4 win over the Padres. ... Drew Butera hit an inside-the-park homer in the Royals' 9-2 win over a White Sox split squad. The Sox turned a triple play on Tony Cruz'slineout to left. ... Noah Syndergaard allowed one hit in three scoreless innings in his debut, and the Mets beat the Cardinals, 7-2. ... A's RHP Jarrod Parker suffered an elbow impingement on the 12th pitch of a simulated game and will have an MRI.