At George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the New York Yankees win 3-2 at home against the Atlanta Braves.
Didi Gregorius was the starting short stop for the Yankees, was 0-2 with a walk and scored a run.
Trailing 1-0, the Yankees scored all their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
In the first inning, Gregorius bunt-attempt had ended in a groundout, but now he led off the fourth with a walk.
With one out, he advanced on a single by Mark Teixeira, then scored the tying run on a single by Carlos Beltran.
The Yankees then took the lead on a following double by Chase Headley and added another run on a single by Starlin Castro.
Gregorius flied out in the fifth and was then replaced in the top of the seventh.
At Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, the game between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals was halted after five complete innings on the advice of the groundscrew, as a severe thunderstorm was approaching.
Fans were adviced to seek shelter in covered areas, the tarp was placed on the field and the players went to their clubhouses.
Moments later, the rain came and after a 30-minute delay eventually led to the definitive ending of the game.
The Red Sox won the 5-inning game with a 5-3 score.
Xander Bogaerts was the short stop for the BoSox and was 0-for-3.
Bogaerts flied out in the first and third inning, then struckout in the fifth.
At Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Phoenix, the Chicago White Sox won 4-2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
With the score at 2-2, Shawn Zarraga entered the game as new catcher for the Dodgers in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Louis Coleman then became the new pitcher and retired the side.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kenley Jansen became the new pitcher for the Dodgers.
With this, there was an Antillian battery, as Jansen is from Curaçao, while Zarraga was born on Aruba.
With one out, Jansen gave up a single to Jerry Sands, but followed with a strikeout.
But hereafter, Tyler Saladino connected for a 2-run homerun that was the difference in the game.
And with that, Jansen was credited with the loss.
In the top of the ninth, Zarraga got his lone at bat, but grounded into a double play.
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Jansen, Zarraga form battery for Dodgers
FORT MYERS / TAMPA, Florida / PHOENIX., Arizona (USA) -
Only four Dutch professionals came into action on Saturday (March 19).
The schedule in the Florida Grapefruit League was disturbed by inclement weather, as five games were cancelled.
An approaching severe thunderstorm in the area led to the decision to stop the game between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals after five innings.
In the Arizona Cactus League, there was an unique moment, as Kenley Jansen and Shawn Zarraga formed the battery in one inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers.