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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Carlos Beltran homered for his first hit this spring, leading the New York Yankees past the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Sunday. Jose Bautista hit his second homer in exhibition play for the Blue Jays. Beltrans solo home run came in the third off reliever Todd Redmond and landed far over the right-field fence. It capped a four-run inning that included a two-run homer by Eduardo Nunez. Beltran signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Yankees in the off-season. He batted .296 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs with the St. Louis Cardinals last year. "You want to see guys swinging the bat well, obviously, but its really important at the end," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It doesnt really matter sometimes. You can be swinging the bat horrible at the end of spring training and get off to a hot start and vice versa. But its always nice to see." Bautista connected off Vidal Nuno in the first. Nuno struck out three and gave up two hits in two innings. Toronto starter Esmil Rogers tossed two innings and allowed an earned run. The right-hander gave up three hits and struck out one. Jose Reyes, Edwin Encarnacion, Melky Cabrera and Adam Lind each doubled for the Blue Jays. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter did not play. STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Rogers threw 36 pitches and worked almost-exclusively on his changeup, which he said is progressing well. "Thats what I was working for," Rogers said. "Down in the Dominican (Republic) during winter ball, I worked on my changeup and now I feel more comfortable. I got it before. The only reason is I didnt have too much confidence to throw that. Right now, I can throw anything I want." Rogers was 5-9 with a 4.77 ERA in 44 games with the Blue Jays last season. He is a candidate for the fifth spot in the rotation. Yankees: Nuno said he felt as if he "got a little happy with the fastball," which led to Bautistas home run. Nuno, who is a contender for the fifth spot in the rotation, appeared in five games with the Yankees last season and made three starts. He finished 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA. "Overall, Im just pleased a little bit with how the outcome came," he said. "It was just one pitch and Bautista just hit it out. Location was good and everything. (My fastball) just got overused a little bit and I wasnt using my secondary (pitches) like I was supposed to do." TRAINERS ROOM Blue Jays: Colby Rasmus was scratched from Sundays lineup because of a stiff neck. Rasmus was set to bat seventh, but opted to sit as a precaution. He does not expect it to be a long-term issue and hopes to return in a "couple days." "I feel all right, I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Rasmus said. Anthony Gose took Rasmus place in centre field and was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. Manager John Gibbons said closer Casey Janssen had an MRI on his sore right shoulder, but it did not show any damage. "Its just inflamed," Gibbons said. "Theres a lot of wear and tear on a guy over the years. Hes smart, backed off and well give him a little breather. Theres still a full month (of spring training) left. Hell be ready to go." Janssen, who saved 34 games for the Blue Jays last season, said he plans to rest and start throwing again in a few days. Yankees: Girardi said first baseman Mark Teixeira, limited to 15 games last season because of a right wrist injury, might play in his first spring training game on Thursday or Friday. Alfonso Soriano, recovering from flu-like symptoms, went through a workout Sunday morning that included batting practice and defensive drills. The outfielder/designated hitter could play in his first exhibition game in the next few days. FIRE DRILL The Yankees dealt with a minor scare before the game when a towel inside of a dryer caught fire in the grounds crew clubhouse located next door to the teams clubhouse. 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"Its still the same cranky Phil.TORONTO - Peter Horachek saw positives but the Maple Leafs first step under their new interim coach started with another loss.Marcus Johansson and Eric Fehr scored two goals apiece as the Washington Capitals, backed by a record-tying performance by Braden Holtby in goal, defeated Toronto 6-2 Wednesday night.There were some good things, said Horachek, who opened his post-game address with a folksy Hows everyone?We outchanced them, our possession numbers were better. We outshot them but we gave up some poor timely goals ...Weve got to eliminate those issues where were making things happen to ourselves. But we did a lot of things that we wanted to do and sometimes its just going to be harder at first than we want it to be, to get back into the win column.The contest, before 19,047 at the Air Canada Centre, came one day after the firing of Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle.Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Washington (21-11-7). It was Ovechkins 20th goal of the season and 50th career point against Toronto in 35 games.I thought we were pretty slow out of the gates today, said Washington coach Barry Trotz. I thought as the game went on we played more to our identity than we did early in the game.Holtbys 22nd straight start tied Wayne Stephensons club record as Washington, 7-1-2 in its last 10 games, won its third in a row while upping its road record to an impressive 12-6-3The Caps, who benefited from a couple of shots tipped by Leafs sticks, extended their mastery over Toronto to 11-4-2 in the last 17 games between the two.Daniel Winnik and Trevor Smith scored for Toronto (21-17-3), which has lost three straight and eight of its last 10 after a 10-1-1 run.The Leafs outshot the Capitals 33-26.It was the Leafs first home game since Dec. 20, returning from a 2-5 road trip forced by the world junior hockey championship.Horachek, a former assistant to Trotz in Nashville, moved Leafs sniper Phil Kessel and others around, mixxing his lines.dddddddddddd Kessel had five shots on goals, four of which came in the third period.Kessel found himself in the spotlight in the wake of Carlyles firing, not surprisingly objecting to being labelled as uncoachable.We did some good things out there but again we didnt get it done. We gave them a couple of goals, he said.I think guys are positive here, he added. We know we have a good team here. We havent been playing our best and were making some mistakes and theyre getting goals off them.Washington led 1-0 despite being outshot 7-4 in the first period, with Johansson opening the scoring on the Caps first shot on Jonathan Bernier.Actually Marcus shot is very underrated. ... The guy can really shoot the puck and you see tonight with two really nice goals, said Laich. The visitors scored three more in a more open second period that saw five goals in all as Washington outshot the Leafs 14-12.The Caps added two more in the third.Toronto defenceman Roman Polak showed his commitment to the cause, returning late in the second period after taking a puck to the face midway through the first period, leaving a pool of blood on the ice.Polaks face, adorned by stitches near his mouth, was grotesquely swollen after the game,Hes a warrior, said Leafs defenceman Stephane Robidas. I knew he was a warrior but he just proved it to us again.One of the costly goals was Fehrs short-handed effort at 6:20 of the second period that made it 2-1 for the Caps. Fehr beat Bernier after a fine rush and feed by Jay Beagle. Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly went to the bench as the puck went past him on a poor line change.Toronto shot itself in the foot again when Johansson restored the two-goal lead with a wrist shot just 42 seconds after Smith cut the margin to 3-2 late in the second period.The Leafs outshot the Capitals 14-8 in the third.Toronto, which hosts Columbus on Friday, plays nine of its next 12 games on the road.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Blackhawks Jerseys Store Cheap Wild Jerseys Cheap Red Wings Jerseys Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys Penguins Jerseys Store Capitals Jerseys For Sale Blues Jerseys Store Cheap Kings Jerseys Adidas Lightning Jerseys Stars Jerseys For Sale Cheap Predators Jerseys Ducks Store Sharks Jerseys For Sale Cheap Sabres Jerseys Rangers Jerseys For Sale ' ' '