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Red Sox Felix Doubront gives up just 1 hit in first start, a 5-1 win over Rays
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson in the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, March 4, 2013, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Finally on the mound for a spring training game, Felix Doubront was pleased with his outing.
Doubront, slowed a sore left shoulder this year, pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox on Monday in a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
"Feels fine," Doubront said of his shoulder. "It's good to be back on the mound again, working hard to see the results for my arm. Very good."
Doubront gave up one hit, walked two and struck out two, throwing 23 of 43 pitches for strikes.
"When you look at his fastball, breaking ball, as well as a couple of changeups that he threw. Ideally you'd like to see him get through a couple of innings in his first outing," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "But the fact is, he got up and down twice, no physical issues."
Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, making his first start and second appearance of spring training, allowed one run and two hits in three innings with four strikeouts. He threw 31 of 43 pitches for strikes.
"I'm very happy," Hellickson said. "My arm feels great. Everything feels good. All my stuff feels really good."
Loser Jeff Niemann followed Hellickson and allowed one run in 2 2-3 innings.
"I felt all right out there," said Niemann, who has not worked out of the bullpen in the regular season since 2010. "It's a little bit different coming out of the bullpen. But overall everything went well. I was throwing strikes, making them put the ball in play."
Rays manager Joe Maddon liked what he saw from his first two pitchers.
"I thought Jeff and Hellickson were both very sharp," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. "Helly was really sharp, good velocity, good breaking ball, curve and change. And I thought the same of Jeff."
Terry Doyle won in relief, giving up one run in 2 1-3 innings.
NOTES: David Ortiz completed a base-running drill on Monday. It was the third time he had done a base-running drill this spring training as he comes back from an Achilles injury that limited him to 90 games last season. He has yet to run on consecutive days, a hurdle Farrell said Ortiz will have to clear before getting into a game. ... RHP Daniel Bard, who has not pitched in game since Feb. 25, threw 18 pitches in a one-inning simulated game. ... The Red Sox made their first round of roster cuts. LHP Drake Britton was optioned to Double-A, and INF-OF Justin Henry and SS Deven Marrero were reassigned to minor league camp. ... Rays DH Luke Scott said he does not think he will be out very long because of his tight left hamstring, which forced him out of Sunday's game.
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