SARASOTA, Fla. -- Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, including his first home run of the spring, but the Orioles made a late comeback keyed by ninth-inning homers from Joey Rickard and Ryan Mountcastle to force a 6-6 tie on Thursday at Ed Smith Stadium.
The Orioles were down to their final out against left-hander Ryan O'Rourke, but he served up a solo homer to Rickard before giving up the game-tying homer to Mountcastle. Neither team scored in the 10th, so the matchup ended in a tie.
Twins right-hander Phil Hughes, making his second start of the spring, went two innings and faced one batter in the third, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with one strikeout.