Sox beat Dodgers, Peavy solid for five innings


GLENDALE—Andruw Jones hit his first spring home run and added four RBI against his former team, and the White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday.White Sox starter Jake Peavy pitched five innings, giving up a run on three hits.Jones crushed a three-run home run to left field in the fifth inning off Ramon Troncoso. He also had an RBI double in the third off Russ Ortiz.James Loney delivered the only run off Peavy, a solo home run in the second inning, his first of the spring. It was Loney’s first game since returning from a goodwill series in Taiwan.Manny Ramirez, who went 0 for 2 with a walk, was also playing in his first game since returning from Taiwan.Loney’s home run is the only run Peavy has given up in eight innings this spring.Ortiz, in the battle for the No. 5 slot in the Dodgers’ rotation, gave up two runs on six hits in four innings. The veteran right-hander opened the spring with seven scoreless innings before the White Sox scored twice in the third.Ortiz was trying to keep pace with namesake Ramon Ortiz, who already has pitched nine scoreless innings for the Dodgers this spring.The Dodgers’ Carlos Monasterios, a Rule 5 pickup from the Phillies, pitched three scoreless innings in relief to also remain in the fifth-starter battle.White Sox relievers Matt Thornton, Tony Pena, Scott Linebrink and Carlos Torres held the Dodgers scoreless over the final four innings, giving up a combined three hits.White Sox catcher Ramon Castro received a glancing blow off the top of his helmet by an Ortiz pitch in the fourth inning and left the game. He was sent to a local hospital for a CT scan that came back negative.

NOTES—White Sox relievers Bobby Jenks and J.J. Putz both pitched in simulated games. … The White Sox released RHP Daniel Cabrera (21.00 ERA in three appearances) who pitched previously with Baltimore, Washington and Arizona. They also released OF Jason Botts and optioned top minor-league prospect Dayan Viciedo.