GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE ROUNDUP Hampton solid against Indians

The Braves pitcher hit a two-run homer in a 11-6 win over Cleveland.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Last year's knee injury has slowed Mike Hampton on the basepaths this spring, which is no problem when he's hitting home runs.
More importantly, Hampton also has slowed down on the mound, and the results have been promising.
Hampton gave up two runs in five innings and added a two-run homer in the Atlanta Braves' 11-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday.
The left-hander, who had surgery in October to repair torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee, has allowed only three runs in 14 innings spanning four starts this spring.
Hampton has issued just four walks, including one Friday, and he credits a lesson learned in his recovery from surgery.
"The knee was probably a blessing in disguise," Hampton said. "I have to slow down a little bit. I can't jump to the plate. ... I understand, slow it down. If I'm rushing, my arm has to catch up and bad things happen."
Overall, the Braves' starters have allowed only six earned runs in 44 innings for a 1.23 ERA.
Hampton, who leads all active pitchers with 14 career homers, already has two this spring. But when not allowed the luxury of jogging around the bases after homers, Hampton says he'll have to take it easy when running the bases.
He gave up two first-inning runs before recovering to shut out the Indians for the next four innings. Hampton allowed seven hits and one walk.
Making his first start and fourth appearance of the spring, Cleveland's Denny Stark gave up 10 runs, nine earned, in 1 1/3 innings. Stark walked four batters.
Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer, his fourth, in the first inning. The Braves added seven hits and seven runs in the second.
For Cleveland, Jeff Liefer hit a homer off Kyle Davies in the eighth inning. Aaron Boone and Victor Martinez each drove in a run off Hampton in the first.
Phillies 7, Pirates 6
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A.J. Hinch hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning to lift Philadelphia over Pittsburgh.
Hinch, competing with Todd Pratt for the Phillies' backup catcher's job, homered for his second straight game in the seventh inning. Hinch, who started the spring 0-for-10 has five hits in his last seven at-bats.
"From day one I've been trying to make the team," Hinch said. "My attitude coming in was to make the team, then fight for playing time."
The Phillies scored five runs in the seventh, highlighted by Marlon Byrd's three-run homer.
The Pirates tied it 6-all with four runs in the top of the eighth off Phillies reliever Geoff Geary. Rob Mackowiak had a two-run double.
Phillies starter Cory Lidle allowed one run and five hits over four innings.
"I felt like I was making good pitches," Lidle said. "It was a good outing. They had some base runners in the first and fourth, and that gave me a chance to work out of the stretch."
Zach Duke had another impressive start for the Pirates. The left-hander pitched five shutout innings to lower his spring ERA to 3.60. He worked out of a jam in the fourth by striking out both Bobby Abreu and Jim Thome.