The Associated Press

Only a few fans were in the seats and the results didn't count. Even so, the "B" game between Detroit and Tampa Bay marked a big day for the Young brothers.

Tigers star Dmitri and Devil Rays prospect Delmon faced each other for the first time on a baseball field, with Tampa Bay winning 8-4 Wednesday at Lakeland, Fla.

Dmitri, an All-Star last season, was 1-for-3 with a walk. Delmon, the top pick in last June's draft, went 0-for-5 and drove in a run.

"It was a big game," 18-year-old Delmon said. "There's a 12-year age difference, and we had never played against each other."

Delmon started in right field for the Devil Rays and played all nine innings. Dmitri requested to play in the "B" game and was the Tigers' designated hitter.

"It was cool," Dmitri said, adding that he hadn't seen his younger brother play since coaching Delmon's team in a tournament in 2000 and 2001.

GAG ORDER: Commissioner Bud Selig recently sent a directive to all 30 teams, telling them to decline comment on the BALCO case "specifically" and performance-enhancing drugs "generally."

Though the memo was not sent to players, some liked the move.

"I think it's a good thing," pitcher Russ Ortiz, Atlanta's union representative, said Wednesday. "There's a lot of comments out there. It's not just the players. It's other people, too. But it's all speculation."

YANKEES: The Yankees won't rehire Jason Giambi's personal trainer, meaning Bobby Alejo cannot travel on team charters this season and can't supervise Giambi's pregame and postgame workouts in ballparks.

Following Selig's decision last month to enforce rules restricting clubhouse access, Giambi expressed hope that an arrangement could be worked out.

Cashman said rehiring Alejo was not an option.

"The problem is if I do something like that, then I'm going to get a lot more requests to hire people, and I don't want to be in that position, either," Cashman said.

SHORT HOPS: Jolbert Cabrera homered twice and Juan Encarnacion had three hits and drove in three runs in his first game in a Los Angeles uniform as the Dodgers beat the New York Mets 13-4 to open the exhibition season.

• Michael Young, taking over at shortstop in Texas for the traded Alex Rodriguez, signed a one-year, $450,000 contract.

The Rangers are still discussing a multi-year deal for Young.