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BRADENTON J.A. Happ Jersey , Fla. (AP) — enough on Saturday.Farquhar’s spring training appearance for the New York Yankees was his first game since the 32-year-old reliever collapsed in the Chicago White Sox dugout on April 20 because of a ruptured aneurysm and brain hemorrhage. The right-hander got one out and was charged with five runs in an 8-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.“I felt great out there,” Farquhar said. “I was happy to be back on the mound. Obviously, the results weren’t great but I call it a good day. I felt like a baseball player, again.”Farquhar allowed three hits and walked two while throwing 19 pitches in the fourth inning. He is in camp with the Yankees on a minor league deal.“The fact that he’s on the mound and gotten to this point is pretty awesome,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I found myself a little more emotional than I even thought. Even though it didn’t go great, I think he really appreciated how special it was for him to be back out on a mound.”Farquhar’s teammates moved to the top step of the third base dugout and clapped as he walked off the mound with his glove held in his right hand.“I’ve never been high-fived so much giving up five runs in my career,” Farquhar said.Farquhar’s wife, Lexie, and children Madison (7), Landon (3) and Liam (1) were among a dozen family members and friends at the game. Madison could be heard yelling “Daddy” from the stands.“I heard them from the beginning,” Farquhar said. “My mom, my daughter. They were screaming.”Corey Dickerson had a triple and a double, driving in two runs for Pittsburgh. Top prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes doubled and walked, scoring two runs. Jordan Lyles struggled in his second start for the Pirates, allowing three runs, seven hits and two walks in three innings.Estevan Florial, New York’s top prospect, had two doubles, driving in a run and scoring another. Miguel Andujar had an RBI double and singled.AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND CACTUS LEAGUESASTROS 8, METS 7Noah Syndergaard struggled with his control in a matchup against Justin Verlander. The Mets star walked five in 2 2/3 innings but allowed no hits and just an unearned run. Verlander gave up two hits and one run — Michael Conforto’s solo homer — and struck out four over three innings.Wilson Ramos‘ first home run as a Met was a two-out grand slam after Robinson Cano reached base on an error to extend the fifth inning. Ramos added two singles. Edwin Diaz, the Mets new closer, made his first appearance, walking two and striking out one in a scoreless inning.Michael Brantley had an RBI single for Houston. George Springer stole two bases and Jose Altuve one off Syndergaard in the third. Syndergaard walked Alex Bregman to load the bases with two outs but escaped unscathed when he struck out Brantley looking.PADRES 7, GIANTS (SS) 6Manny Machado made his Padres debut at third base and drew a walk. It was his first spring game after signing a $300 million, 10-year contract. Ian Kinsler had a three-run double, and Nick Margevicius pitched three innings and struck out four.Drew Pomeranz pitched three innings in the start for the Giants, striking out three but giving up four runs and five hits. Catching prospect Aramis Garcia homered, as did Jonah Arenado, the younger brother of Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado.TIGERS 7 Kendrys Morales Jersey , BRAVES 4Miguel Cabrera hit his first spring home run, adding a single and driving in three for Detroit. Nicholas Castellanos had two singles and an RBI. Jordan Zimmermann made his second start, pitching three innings and giving up a run, three hits and a walk while striking out four.Braves left-hander Max Fried left in the second inning because of a cut on his left pinky. Ender Inciarte singled twice, scoring a run for Atlanta.NATIONALS 10, TWINS 6Brandon Snyder hit a grand slam and Adam Eaton doubled in a run and walked twice for Washington. Nationals newcomer Kurt Suzuki homered for the first time, a two-run shot. Patrick Corbin made his second start, pitching three innings and allowing an unearned run on two hits.Fan favorite Willians Astudillo homered and had two hits for Minnesota, and newcomer Lucas Duda singled and hit his first double.ORIOLES 9, RED SOX 1Rotation hopeful Mike Wright Jr. started for the second time and pitched three shutout innings. Slugging prospect DJ Stewart had a double and two RBIs, and Ryan Mountcastle had two hits.Xander Bogaerts hit his first spring home run to account for Boston’s run.PHILLIES 11, RAYS (SS) 3Andrew McCutchen had two hits, including a double, as Philadelphia hit the road while Bryce Harper held his introductory press conference in Clearwater. Zach Eflin made his first start of the spring for the Phillies, allowing a run, two hits and a walk in three innings.Avisail Garcia had a run-scoring single for Tampa Bay — his first spring hit. Daniel Robertson doubled and scored, and Emilio Bonifacio added two singles and an RBI.RAYS (SS) 6, BLUE JAYS 5Brandon Lowe had a single, two doubles and his first spring home run, driving in six from the leadoff spot for Tampa Bay.Marcus Stroman made his second start for Toronto, pitching two perfect innings and striking out three. Justin Smoak hit a two-run home run, and Brandon Drury and No. 2 prospect Bo Bichette had solo shots.CARDINALS 4, MARLINS 3Michael Wacha yielded only a walk in three shutout innings, striking out four in his second start for St. Louis. Dexter Fowler got his first spring hit, and Paul Goldschmidt had a single and walked twice.JT Riddle hit a two-run single for Miami, which managed just three more singles off six Cardinals pitchers. Jose Urena started for the second time, allowing two runs and four hits in 2 1/3 innings.ANGELS 11, REDS 2Justin Bour hit a two-run homer, and Peter Bourjos clubbed his second homer of the spring for the Angels. Felix Pena started and got two outs in the third before exiting Jesse Barfield Jersey , striking out four and walking three.Anthony DeSclafani gave up a hit and fanned three in his two-inning start for Cincinnati. Aristides Aquino went had three hits, including a triple.ATHLETICS 1, INDIANS 0Paul Blackburn worked three strong innings and Fernando Rodney and Joakim Soria each threw an inning of scoreless relief. The A’s used five pitchers to record the four-hit shutout. Matt Chapman doubled and scored on a wild pitch.Trevor Bauer gave up two hits over his four-inning start for the Indians.WHITE SOX 10, ROCKIES 6Jose Abreu, Jon Jay and Jose Rondon each homered for the White Sox. Carlos Rodon started and earned the win but gave up three runs and three hits in three innings.Ryan McMahon had a triple and a double, and Pat Valaika and Tom Murphy each homered for Colorado. Antonio Senzatela gave up five hits in two innings in the start.ROYALS 8, MARINERS 0Billy Hamilton hit two doubles and drove in a run, and Jorge Bonifacio doubled for the Royals. Brad Keller struck out two and walked one over two innings. Michael Ynoa worked two innings of two-hit relief, and six pitchers combined to allow just seven hits.Yusei Kikuchi worked three innings in his second start, giving up two runs and two hits while striking out three. Dan Vogelbach had two hits and two walks, raising his spring OPS to 1.622 over five games.BREWERS 7, CUBS 4Travis Shaw homered and Christian Yelich had two hits for the Brewers. Chase Anderson gave up a hit and walked one over three innings, striking out three.Jon Lester worked three innings for the Cubs, striking out three and giving up two runs and three hits. Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo were each 0 for 2.RANGERS 0, GIANTS (SS) 0Rangers pitcher Luke Farrell, son of former Red Sox manager John Farrell, was hit in the jaw by a line drive off the bat of Jalen Miller. Farrell was treated on the field and left the game under his own power. The Rangers used eight pitchers to post a four-hitter, with Mike Minor working the first three innings.Derek Holland pitched three innings for San Francisco, giving up two hits and teaming with six relievers on a four-hitter. Miller accounted for two of the Giants’ hits.DIAMONDBACKS 6, DODGERS 5Yasmany Tomas doubled and drove in three, and infield prospect Domingo Leyba homered. Matt Andriese started and gave up two runs, one earned, over two innings.Cody Bellinger had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two. Brock Stewart gave up Leyba’s homer but otherwise pitched two hitless innings. BOSTON (AP) — Noah Syndergaard was still wearing a plastic bib from a local seafood chain when he spoke to reporters after shutting down the Red Sox in his first-ever appearance at Fenway Park.For the Mets, it was a feast all around.Syndergaard pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and New York hit four homers on Friday night to cool off the Red Sox 8-0 and snap Boston’s four-game winning streak. The Mets right-hander struck out six and walked three to lead the Mets to their fourth straight victory and sixth win in their last seven games.“That was just a fun ballgame on all fronts,” Syndergaard (12-3) said. “The offense really came alive. The defense made some great plays behind me.”The Red Sox, who lead the majors with 101 victories http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , had their lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East reduced to 9½ games. The only team in baseball to have already secured a playoff berth, Boston’s magic number to clinch its third straight division title remained at six.The Mets (69-78) are technically still alive in the NL East but could be eliminated as early as this weekend despite winning 25 of their last 40 games. A lot of the credit for the goes to Syndergaard, who has won 10 of his last 12 decisions, and Cy Young contender Jacob deGrom, who hasn’t allowed more than three runs in 26 straight starts.“You go through ups and downs, but overall it’s been a pretty good rotation this season,” manager Mickey Callaway said. “It’s good that they’re finishing strong.”Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer in the third, Austin Jackson hit a two-run shot in the eighth, and Jeff McNeil and Amed Rosario had solo shots for New York. McNeil and Brandon Nimmo made diving catches in the outfield, and Syndergaard won a footrace covering first base in the third inning to end Boston’s only real threat.Ian Kinsler singled and stole second, Jackie Bradley Jr. walked and they pulled off an uncontested double steal — the only time in the game a Red Sox runner reached third base. Andrew Benintendi hit a grounder to second, and Syndergaard barely beat him to the bag as dove head-first.The Mets starter also picked Kinsler off first in the seventh.“He’s got great stuff,” Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez said. “He throws hard. He’s not just a chucker. He knows where the ball is going. He puts the ball where he wants it.”Bruce also had a run-scoring double in the first against Red Sox emergency starter William Cuevas, who was making his first major league start because Hector Velazquez got sick. Cuevas (0-1) allowed back-to-back doubles to Michael Conforto and Bruce in the first, and then left after giving up Rosario’s leadoff single in the third.Robby Scott hit Conforto with one out and then gave up Bruce’s homer to right. McNeil made it 5-0 in the fourth and Jackson cleared the Green Monster and the billboards above it to give the Mets a 7-0 lead. One out later, Rosario also put one over the left-field wall to make it 8-0 and chase Tyler Thornburg.RATS!The Mets had an unwelcome visitor to their dugout in the fourth inning: a rat that sent the players scurrying away. No word on whether it was the same one that spooked the Red Sox in their dugout on Tuesday night. They paid tribute to their guest with a (presumably fake) rat skeleton on their dugout railing.FAN SUPPORTA healthy contingent of Mets fans helped boost the crowd of 37,117, Boston’s 40th sellout of the year. They cheered the visiting team’s homers, but both sides seemed united when the crowd broke out in a couple of “Yankees Suck!” chants.“It was awesome, just the overall atmosphere, the history,” said Syndergaard, who visited the Green Monster scoreboard before the game. “It’s like pitching in a cathedral.”LATE SCRATCHThe Red Sox announced about four hours before the game that Velazquez was ill. Cuevas, who made 23 starts in Triple-A this year but had come out of the bullpen in all eight of his big-league appearances, allowed two runs on three hits in two-plus innings, walking one and striking out four.TRAINER’S ROOMRed Sox: RHP Matt Barnes (left hip inflammation) threw off a mound for the first time since his injury. He last pitched Sept. 3. … Infielder Eduardo Nunez got the first of two scheduled games off, a day after an awkward stumble trying to beat a throw at first base.UP NEXTThe teams play the second game of the series at 4 p.m. Saturday. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7) is scheduled to start for Boston against RHP Corey Oswalt (3-2).