The New York Yankees lose 10-7 to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 10-7. The game took place at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Nik Turley started for the Yankees and it was a very ugly day for him. He was able to get one out and that was it as he had to be pulled from the game. He gave up five runs. The pitching was not very good for the Yankees at all. Brett Gardner had a hit and three RBI. 
Turley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five runs on three hits with four of the runs being earned. Turley committed an error also. He walked one and struck out one, Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Matt Daley pitched 1/3 of an inning walking a batter and Francisco Rondon pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Tom Kahnle pitched an inning giving up a hit, Mark Montgomery pitched a scoreless inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Josh Spence pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with none of them being earned. He walked one and struck out one, Preston Claiborne pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout and Ryan Pope pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Gardner had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Ramon Flores drew two walks and Jose Pirela had a hit and an RBI. Juan Rivera had a hit, Dan Johnson drew two walks and Kyle Roller had a hit and two RBI. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI. Francisco Cervelli had a hit, Corban Joseph drew a walk and Walter Ibarra had a hit. Rivera hit a double and Gardner hit a triple. The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Turley, Nix, Joseph, Ibarra and Pirela all committed and error.

Jake Arrieta started for the Orioles and pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two walks. T.J. McFarland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Dylan Bundy pitched two innings giving up a hit with a walk and a strikeout and Todd Redmond got the win pitching two innings giving up two hits with three strikeouts. Steve Johnson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Devin Jones pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and Branden Kline picked up the save pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking one.

Alexi Casilla had a hit and drew a walk, Yamaico Navarro drew a walk and Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk. Travis Ishikawa drew a walk, Conor Jackson had two hits and an RBI and Steve Pearce had two hits and three RBI. Russ Canzler had an RBI and drew a walk, Lew Ford had a hit and Adrian Marin had a hit. Buck Britton had a hit, Luis Exposito had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Pearce and Jackson each hit a double. The Orioles were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Ford had a stolen base and Navarro was caught stealing.

The Orioles scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back. It was an ugly defensive game for the Yankees. It was 7-0 in the second before the Yankees were able to score four runs and get back in the game. The Orioles put up a three spot in the seventh and the Yankees did the same in the ninth.

The Orioles are 4-0 in the spring and the Yankees are 1-4. The Yankees will play a split squad on Thursday. They will play one game at Houston and the other at home against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles will play at the Minnesota Twins.