BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Cuban Defector Has Good Outing

Cuban defector Livan Hernandez pitched two scoreless innings in his debut as the Florida Marlins beat the University of Miami, 5-4, in the first game of spring training at Melbourne, Fla. Hernandez, who deserted Cuba’s national team, faced six batters, allowed one hit and struck out two. . . . San Francisco Giant outfielder Chris Singleton had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair torn cartilage and is expected to be out four to six weeks. . . . Ryne Sandberg, who had two singles in a scrimmage Tuesday while trying to come back at age 36 after retiring in 1994, was conspicuously absent from the team’s intrasquad game. “I sent him home,� Cub Manager Jim Riggleman said. “He’s been working hard since October . . . I told him that there aren’t going to be too many days off over the next seven months.�