Rockies SP Greg Smith pitched four innings Sunday at the Diamondbacks, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts. Smith has allowed just two earned runs in nine innings this spring and remains a contender for a spot in the rotation, according to The Associated Press. Read More

Diamondbacks SP Rodrigo Lopez lasted three innings Sunday against the Rockies, giving up two unearned runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out three. Lopez is in the mix for the fifth spot in the Diamondbacks rotation. Read More

Rockies RP Matt Belisle, who hadn't pitched since March 5 because of forearm stiffness, threw a perfect inning Sunday against the Mariners. Read More

Mariners SP Felix Hernandez made his first start of the spring Sunday at the Rockies, giving up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. The Mariners have been slowly bringing along Hernandez, who won 19 games last year and finished second in AL Cy Young Award voting. Before Sunday, Hernandez had thrown just two simulated games. He was on a 50-pitch count against Colorado, but went three over as manager Don Wakamatsu allowed him to throw into the third. After the game, Hernandez described his outing as simply, "OK." His coach was more forthcoming. "Good first outing," Wakamatsu said. "I saw some real good qualities pitches." Read More

Mariners SP Jason M. Vargas, who is competing with Doug W. Fister and Luke French for the final spot in the starting rotation, allowed just one unearned run on three hits in three innings Sunday at the Rockies. He issued one walk and recorded one strikeout. In 8 2/3 innings this spring, he has yet to allow an earned run. Read More

Rangers SP Colby Lewis struggled in his third appearance Sunday against the Diamondbacks, allowing six earned runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings with a walk and four strikeouts. Lewis retired the first three hitters, but allowed seven of his last 14 batters to reach base. "He got through the first inning but then he got his fastball up," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He's just got to do better next time. When they put up nine runs in five innings, there's no way you're coming back from that." Read More

Giants OF Aaron Rowand will not play Monday against the Padres because of a strained quadriceps. He's batting .500 (12 for 24) with one home run this spring. Read More

Cubs 2B Mike Fontenot hit his first home run of the spring Sunday at the Angels and is now batting .474 (9 for 19), making a good to replace incumbent Jeff Baker, who's batting only .133 (2 for 15). Read More

The News San Francisco skipper Bruce Bochy intends to rest Aaron Rowand over the next few days, according to MLBblogs.com. Our View The veteran outfielder has been dealing with a tight left quad, and Bochy will sit him in a bid to prevent the ailment from getting worse. Read More

Nationals OF Elijah Dukes, who was a late scratch Saturday with a sore foot, returned to the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals. He went 0 for 2 with a walk and is batting only .176 (3 for 17) this spring. Read More

Nationals C Ivan Rodriguez was missing from camp for a second consecutive day, tending to a personal matter. The absence was prearranged with manager Jim Riggleman's blessing. Read More

The News Ubaldo Jimenez only issued one hit over four scoreless innings in Sunday's 5-4 win over Seattle in exhibition action. He had two walks and two strikeouts. Our View Jimenez had a strong performance, other than the two free passes. He held a nice 1.23 WHIP over 218 innings last season, despite pitching his home games at launching pad Coors Field, and today's outing further confirmed that he is worthy of drafting high as a starting fantasy hurler for 2010. Read More