Manager Terry Francona finalized his starting rotation Wednesday, and it doesn’t include Bauer, the quirky, hard-throwing right-hander who led the American League in walks in 2015 but has had a very solid spring.
Left-hander Dallas Keuchel tossed seven scoreless innings, but Houston’s bullpen was torched for eight runs in an 8-4 loss to Philadelphia. ...
Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco doubled twice as Pittsburgh played to a 4-4, nine-inning tie with a Boston split-squad. ...
Drew Smyly pitched four hitless innings and struck out seven to lead Tampa Bay to a 4-3 victory over Boston’s other split-squad.
