Cactus League
• In Scottsdale, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run triple and Geoff Blum drove in two runs, leading the Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the White Sox on Friday. D-backs starter Daniel Hudson allowed two runs and two hits in four innings, striking out six. He struck out the side in the first but gave up two runs in the second on two hits, a walk and hit a batter. Hudson had trouble starting games last season. In first innings he had an ERA of 6.00 and batters hit .319 against him. "The biggest thing is he needs to improve his composure," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said about Hudson. The D-backs' Brad Zeigler worked a perfect ninth for the save.
• White Sox starter John Danks, who signed a five-year, $65 million dollar contract extension in December, gave up four runs - three earned - and five hits to Arizona.
• In Tempe, Albert Pujols hit his third home run of the spring and Garrett Richards kept up his push for the fifth spot in the Los Angeles Angels' rotation in a 7-0 split-squad win over Cleveland.
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• In Glendale, James Loney returned to the Dodgers' lineup and hit a three-run homer and made a diving stop at first base that led Los Angeles over Texas 5-2. Loney missed the previous three days because of tightness in his calf.
• Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez had surgery Friday to repair a tear in his left knee and will miss at least three months.
• In Surprise, Luis Mendoza held Milwaukee's split squad hitless until the fifth inning as Kansas City beat the Brewers 9-4. Mendoza, the Pacific Coast League 2011 pitcher of the year, struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings.
• In Mesa, Eric Surkamp pitched four effective innings and San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2. Surkamp, who went 2-2 in six starts for San Francisco as a rookie last season, is a long shot to make the rotation this year.
Grapefruit League
• In Tampa, Fla., Andy Pettitte ended his brief retirement and said Friday he is returning to the New York Yankees, a year after the left-hander said he didn't have the desire to keep pitching. Three months shy of his 40th birthday, Pettitte signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. If his comeback as a starter is successful and he's added to the major league roster, he would get a $2.5 million, one-year contract. "My desire to work is back," Pettitte said.
• The Phillies released left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis, 30, who was competing for a bullpen spot.
• In Tampa, Fla., Derek Jeter will be out until Tuesday because of a stiff left calf, an injury the Yankees' shortstop says is "not that big of an issue." ... Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer, while C.C. Sabathia was touched for three runs and six hits over three innings in the Yankees' 4-3, 10-inning win over Washington.
• The Nationals saw newcomer Gio Gonzalez allow only one run in 3 1/3 innings with 6 strikeouts.
• In Port St. Lucie, Fla., New York Mets ace Johan Santana gave up runs for the first time this spring and was pulled in the third inning of a 9-0 loss to Detroit. Missing last year with shoulder surgery, the two-time Cy Young gave up five runs - four earned - on four hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings.
• In Jupiter, Fla., Marlins newcomer Mark Buehrle was tagged for five runs in 2 1/3 innings in Miami's 5-0 loss to St. Louis.
• In Bradenton, Fla., Cliff Lee allowed two home runs in 4 2/3 innings and was out pitched by Kevin Correia, who gave up one hit in four scoreless and led Pittsburgh to a 3-2 win over Philadelphia.
• In Dunedin, Fla., Ricky Romero pitched four hitless innings as Toronto beat Tampa Bay 5-0.
• In Jupiter, Fla., ailing St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter (neck) threw off a mound for the first time in nearly two weeks.
• In Kissimmee, Fla., Jason Heyward hit a grand slam off Wandy Rodriguez for his second homer in three games in the Atlanta Braves' 9-5 win over Houston.
• Braves athletic trainer Jeff Porter broke down in tears as he talked about his wife's death in an auto accident on New Year's Eve and the outpouring of support since. "You find out a lot about other people's hearts," Jeff said. Kathy Porter, his wife of nearly 28 years, was killed when a Georgia State Patrol cruiser slammed into the family's SUV at an Atlanta intersection near Turner Field as the family was going to see the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31. The trooper, with a history of crashes, was fired.
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