The ageless Nelson Cruz keeps pounding the ball. Cruz, 40, hit a two-run homer and Jose Berrios pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings, striking out six as the Minnesota Twins shut down the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Monday at Fort Myers, Fla.
Cruz, who has 417 career home runs, hit 37 or more in six consecutive seasons before last year's pandemic-shortened campaign.
Braves starter Kyle Wright allowed three earned runs, striking out five in five innings.
Pirates 6, Orioles 5 (8 innings)
Kevin Newman went 3-for-4, Erik Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs and Pittsburgh held off Baltimore at Bradenton, Fla.