Worley hit hard as Twins beat Marlins 8-7

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- When Minnesota Twins right-hander Vance Worley threw his first changeup of spring training Friday, Kyle Skipworth hit a broken-bat double.

So it went for Worley, who was satisfied with his pitching but unhappy with the results in the Twins' 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins .

"They were swinging and got the good part of the bat on the ball," Worley said.

Making his second start, Worley allowed four runs - three earned - and six hits in two innings.

Worley said his four-seamer, cutter and curve all were fine. When asked about his changeup, he shook his head.

"I broke a guy's bat for a double, so you tell me how it was," he said. "I made my pitch and got him to do what I needed him to do, but the ball found a hole. That seemed to be how every hit today was, except for a couple."

Henderson Alvarez allowed three runs and six hits in two innings in his second spring training start, and his last with the Marlins for a while. He's off to join the Venezuelan team for the World Baseball Classic.

"It's going to be a great honor for me," Alvarez said. "It's the first time I've represented my country in baseball, and it's going to bring me a lot of joy to do that and play alongside some of my countrymen and stars of the game."

Chris Colabello had a double and a single in two at-bats to help the Twins earn their fifth consecutive victory. Ryan Pressly, Tim Wood , Tyler Robertson , Pedro Hernandez and Michael Tonkin pitched one scoreless inning each.

Center fielder Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and became the first Twin to play all nine innings in spring training.

"He'll probably ask for a couple of days off now," manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Miami's Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a two-run homer. Giancarlo Stanton went 0 for 3 with a sacrifice fly in his final game before joining the U.S. team for the WBC.

The game was a reunion for former Twins catcher Mike Redmond , the Marlins' new manager. Gardenhire was glad to see his protege get the job.

"When he would be on the bench, we'd talk," Gardenhire recalled.

"`Would you hit-and-run here?' `Absolutely.'

"`Would you bunt him over here?' `Absolutely.'

"I'd say, `Well then, you do the interviews when he screws it up.' And now he gets that chance."

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