New York Yankees roll past the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 11-2 on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.  Adam Warren made the start and pitched well, Chase Whitley also pitched well out of the bullpen.  Alex Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder each hit a homerun. 

Warren pitched five innings giving up one run on four hits.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out three batters.  Warren earned his second win of the spring.  Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Whitley pitched three innings giving up three hits and earned a save. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and Brendan Ryan had a hit and an RBI.  Nick Noonan had an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, E. Rodriguez drew a walk, Garrett Jones had a hit.  Francisco Arcia  had a hit, Jose Pirela had a hit and two RBI and Jonathan Galvez had a hit and two RBI.  Refsnyder had a hit and two RBI, Ryan and Pirela each hit a double.  Gardner, Galvez and Heathcott each hit a triple and A. Rodriguez and Refsnyder each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-8 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Galvez committed an error. 

In the first Ryan hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  McCann hit an RBI single to make it 2-0, Pirela hit a two run double to extend the lead to 4-0 and Refsnyder hit a two run homerun to make it 6-0.  In the fifth A. Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-0 game.  In the bottom of the fifth Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-1 game.  In the sixth Ian Kinsler hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the eighth Galvez hit a two run triple to push the lead to 9-2.  Cole Figueroa reached on an error scoring another run to make it 10-2.  The Yankees added another run on a Nick Noonan sacrifice fly and the final score was 11-2. 

The Yankees will take on the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon in Tampa, Florida.  Michael Pineda will make the start looking to keep his impressive spring going.   

New York Yankees lose under the lights to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.  The final score was 7-3 and the game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Esmil Rogers started and wasn't very good, Chase Headley hit a homerun and Stephen Drew had an RBI double to lead the offense. 

Rogers pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  David Carpenter pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and striking out a batter, Tyler Webb pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Nick Goody took the loss pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and a run, he struck out two.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He struck out two batters. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Drew had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI.  Headley had a hit and an RBI, Drew hit a double and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Pirela committed an error. 

In the first Ryan Howard hit an RBI single giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Cody Asche hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0 Phillies.  In the bottom of the second Headley hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Carlos Ruiz hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1 Phillies.  In the bottom of the third Drew hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth the Yankees tied the game on a Beltran RBI single.  In the eighth inning Darin Ruf hit a solo homerun giving the Phillies a 4-3 lead and they wouldn't relinquish it.  Jordan Danks hit an RBI double and Andres Blanco reached on a fielding error to score a run and then Chris Nelson hit an RBI single to make it 7-3 all in the ninth inning.  7-3 was the final score. 

The Yankees will travel to Lakeland, Florida to take on the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon. 

The New York Mets win a pair of split squad games

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon.  The final scores were 7-3 and 3-1 and the games took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.  Jon Niese started the away game and pitched well and Dillon Gee pitched well in the home game.  Curtis Granderson, Michael Cuddyer and Travis d'Arnaud each had a hit and an RBI in the home game.  Wilmer Flores had a couple of RBI and David Wright a couple of hits in the home game. 

Niese pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and six strikeouts.  He picked up his second win of the spring.  Dario Alvarez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk, Zach Thornton pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Scott Rice pitched to one batter and retired him.  Jon Velasquez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Chase Bradford pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  In the home game Gee pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and picked up his first win of the spring.  Jack Leathersich pitched to one batter and struck him out, Rafael Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Sean Gilmartin pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Carlos Torres picked up the save pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Wilmer Flores had a hit and two RBI, T.J. Rivera had a hit and two RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Phillip Evans had a hit, David Wright had two hits and an RBI and Dustin Lawley had a hit.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, John Mayberry Jr. had an RBI and Travis Taijeron had a hit.  Eric Campbell had a hit, Kyle Johnson drew a walk and Anthony Recker drew a walk.  Johnny Monell drew a walk, Alex Castellanos had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Campbell and Lawley each hit a double.  Castellanos hit a triple and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Evans was caught stealing. 

In the home game Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cesar Puello drew a walk and Cuddyer had a hit and an RBI.  d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Cory Vaughn drew a walk.  Brandon Allen had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit and d'Arnaud hit a double.  Cuddyer and Granderson each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Puello, Muno and Vaughn each had a stolen base.  Muno committed an error. 

Cuddyer hit a solo homerun in the first and Granderson in the second to give the Mets a 2-0 lead and in the sixth d'Arnaud hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 3-0 lead in the sixth.  In the seventh Jonathan Villar hit an RBI double to make it a 3-1 game.  The final score was 3-1. 

In the road game against the Cardinals Mayberry Jr. hit a sacrifice fly in the first and Flores hit a solo homerun in the third to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the third Matt Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Wright hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Mets adn in the seventh Castellanos hit an RBI triple to extend the lead to 4-1 Mets.  Flores hit a sacrifice fly and it was 5-1 Mets and then Rivera hit a two run single in the eighth to make it 7-1.  In the eighth Peter Bourjos hit a solo homerun and it was a 7-2 game which was the final score. 

The Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in Port St. Lucie on Friday afternoon. 

Masahiro Tanaka impresses again in New York Yankees blowout win

The  New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 12-5 on Wednesday night.  The game took place in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  Tanaka started and pitched very well, Andrew Bailey had a good debut and Didi Gregorious and Brian McCann led the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.  Tanaka earned the win, Jose Ramirez pitched an inning giving up three hits and three unearned runs with a strikeout, Jacob Lindgren pitched to one batter and retired him and Bailey pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run.  Danny Burawa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and James Pazos pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Mason Williams had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Galvez drew a walk, McCann had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Tyler Austin had an RBI and drew two walks, Garrett Jones had a hit and an RBI and Francisco Arcia had a hit.  Drew had a hit and two RBI, Chris Young had a hit and an RBI and Slade Heathcott drew a walk.  Gregorious had three hits and an RBI, Cole Figueroa had a hit and drew a walk and Jones and Teixeira each hit a double.  Gregorious hit a triple, Drew and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gregorious had a stolen base, Jones, Refsnyder and Galvez each committed an error. 

In the third Headley hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Drew hit a two run homerun in the fourth and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the fifth McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead.  Young hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 Yankees.  Gregorious hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Kelly Johnson hit a three run homerun to make it 7-3.  The Yankees scored a couple of runs on a balk and Jones hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 10-3 game.  Alberto Callaspo hit an RBI single to make it a 10-4 game in the sixth.  In the seventh Williams hit an RBI single to increase the Yankees lead to 11-4.  Joey Terdoslavich  hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to cut the lead to 11-5 and in the eighth Figueroa had an RBI walk to make it 12-5 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Philadelphia Phillies at home in Tampa on Thursday night. 

CC Sabathia makes his debut in New York Yankees loss

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  CC Sabathia made his spring debut and was ok but felt good and his control and velocity were good.  Mark Teixeira hit a homerun and Chris Young had a couple of hits. 

Sabathia pitched two innings giving up four hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts.  Sabathia took the loss.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Kyle Davies pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a couple of walks.  Domingo German pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Chris Martin pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out three and Jared Burton pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Jonathan Galvez drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Tyler Austin had a hit.  Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Garrett Jones drew a walk and Young had two hits.  Stephen Drew had a hit and an RBI, Jose Pirela had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran and Austin each hit a double.  Pirela hit a triple and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young was caught stealing and McCann and Burton committed an error.  Gardner had an outfield assist.  Betances had a pickoff. 

In the second Dayan Viciedo hit an RBI double to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Devon Travis hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Blue Jays.  In the bottom of the second Drew hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Josh Donaldson hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-1 Blue Jays.  In the fourth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Jose Bautista hit an RBI groundout to give the Jays a 4-2 lead.  That was the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night from Disney.  Masahiro Tanaka will make his second start of the spring.   

New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins with a late rally

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Jacob deGrom pitched very well and Jennry Mejia also pitched well.  The Mets only had six hits and no one had more than a hit. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up a hit and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out six.  Steven Matz pitched a perfect inning, Scott Rice didn't record an out and gave up a hit and a run,  Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jeurys Familia picked up his second win of the spring pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run.  Mejia picked up the save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and striking out a batter. 

Juan Lagares drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit, Brandon Allen had an RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew two walks.  Wilfredo Tovar had a hit, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Johnny Monell had a hit and three RBI.  Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI, Nieuwenhuis hit a double and Plawecki and Monell each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the bottom of the fifth Plawecki hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Marcell Ozuna hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  Michael Morse hit a two run homerun to give the Marlins a 3-1 lead.  In the eighth J.T. Realmuto hit an RBI single to increase the Marlins lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the eighth a wild pitch scored a Mets run and cut the lead to 4-2.  Allen hit a sacrifice fly and it was 4-3, Monell hit a three run homerun to make it 6-4 Mets and that was the final score. 

The Mets will be off on Wednesday and resume play on Thursday.  They will play a split squad on Thursday afternoon.  They will take on the Astros at home in Port St. Lucie and the Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida. 

New York Yankees news and notes

The New York Yankees resume action on Tuesday night in Tampa.  They had their first off day on Monday and it will be a big night as CC Sabathia makes his spring debut.  Alex Rodriguez will be playing third base and Jacoby Ellsbury is curiously out of the lineup and not on the travel roster for Wednesday either.  It may end up being nothing or it could be something, we will have to see later on. 

Andrew Bailey who most of us have probably forgot is even in camp will make his spring debut Wednesday in Disney against the Braves.  He hasn't made an appearance in 20 months.   Brendan Ryan who has been hurt since early in camp is listed for both infield drills and normal batting practice on Tuesday.  Bryan Mitchell and Andrew Miller are throwing simulated games. 

The Yankees have about three weeks before opening day and they have only played a couple of weeks of spring games.  They begin tonight though with a few less guys as they were reassigned to minor league camp.  That will continue to happen until all the regulars are only playing the last week or so of camp.  We should start to see more of the regulars now as the minor league guys are starting to leave.  I think you will get a better idea on the hitters now and really the last couple of weeks of spring before they break camp. 

There have been a couple of things we have learned in spring.  It appears pretty obvious that Joe Girardi intends to have Ellsbury, Brett Gardner and Carlos Beltran as his first three in the order and then some combo of Teixeira, McCann, Rodriguez and Headley in the middle with Drew and Gregorius at the bottom.  That could change with injury and of course with certain guys like Chris Young and Garrett Jones in the lineup but the regular lineup will feature the three at the top and two at the bottom with the others in the middle. 

I think the Yankees will like to have Adam Warren as the fifth starter with Esmil Rogers as a long man but I also could see Chase Whitley making the team.  I think they will keep Bryan Mitchell in AAA as a starter and the same with Scott Baker as depth and Kyle Davies if they are still around after camp ends. 

Ellsbury was scratched on Tuesday and he will also sit out Wednesday with a slight abdominal injury.  Girardi said it isn't serious and they will reevaluate him on Thursday.  Brendan Ryan appears to be just about ready to get in a game.  He has been going through drills the last couple of days. 

The New York Mets lose a tight one to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets were defeated by the Boston Red Sox by the score of 4-3 on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, Florida.  Matt Harvey made the start and pitched well.  Juan Lagares, Michael Cuddyer and John Mayberry Jr. each had two hits. 

Harvey pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out three.  Noah Syndergaard pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Alvarez pitched to one batter and struck him out and Sean Gilmartin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.  Buddy Carlyle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Mazzoni pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk. 

Lagares had two hits, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk, Cuddyer had two hits and Mayberry Jr. had two hits and an RBI.  Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI, Cuddyer and Recker each hit a double and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Plawecki had a passed ball. 

In the second Mayberry Jr. had an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Recker hit an RBI double to make it a 2-0 game.  In the third Granderson hit an RBI single to increase the Mets lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Matt spring hit a solo homerun to get the Red Sox on the board and a wild pitch scored a second run to make it 3-2.  In the eighth Blake Tekotte hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the ninth a passed ball scored the winning run as the Red Sox won the game 4-3. 

The Mets will take on the Miami Marlins on Tuesday afternoon at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. 

The New York Mets are doubled up by the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Mets were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place in Tampa.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and struggled.  Wilmer Flores and Kirk Nieuwenhuis each had a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched two innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Chase Bradford pitched an inning walking two men, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jon Velasquez pitched a perfect inning.  Jack Leathersich pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Matt Bowman pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs but struck out the side and Carlos Torres pitched an inning walking one and striking out one. 

Flores had two hits, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk.  Nieuwenhuis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Alex Castellanos had an RBI and Johnny Monell had two hits and an RBI.  Matt den Dekker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Daniel Muno had two hits and Flores and Plawecki each hit a double and Monell hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left on base.  den Dekker had a stolen base. 

In the first Evan Longoria hit a sacrifice fly to give the Rays a 1-0 lead and James Loney hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Rays.  In the second Nick Franklin hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 3-0 lead and John Jaso hit a two run double to increase the lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Castellanos hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 5-1.  den Dekker hit an RBI single and it was a 5-2 game.  In the bottom of the fourth Longoria hit an RBI single to make it 6-2 Rays.  In the bottom of the seventh Allan Dykstra hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 and Juan Francisco homered to make it 8-2 Rays.  In the eighth Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-3.  In the ninth Monell hit a solo homerun to make it 8-4 which was the final score. 

The Mets will take on the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon from Fort Myers, Florida.  Matt Harvey will be on the hill. 

The New York Mets beat up on the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 13-4 on Saturday afternoon.  The Mets pitched a lot of guys and the pitching was pretty good overall.  David Wright had three RBI and Michael Cuddyer, John Mayberry Jr. and Juan Lagares all had a couple of hits. 

Tyler Pill pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and he picked up the win and Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning.  Akeel Morris pitched an inning walking one and striking out a batter, Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up a hit and Dillon Gee pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts.  Cody Satterwhite pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Erik Goeddel pitched  an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Daniel Muno had a hit and Wright had a hit and three RBI.  Alex Castellanos had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Dilson Herrera had an RBI and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and three RBI and Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI.  Mayberry Jr. had two hits and two RBI, Brandon Allen drew a walk, Lagares had two hits and Johnny Monell had a hit.  Anthony Recker had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI and Matt Reynolds had a hit.  Lagares, Cuddyer, Castellanos, Murphy and Plawecki each hit a double and Lagares hit a triple.  Wright, Cuddyer and Mayberry each hit a homerun adn the Mets were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Tejada hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Wright hit a three run homerun and it was 4-0 Mets.  In the sixth Cuddyer hit a solo homerun to extend the Mets lead to 5-0.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the sixth and it was 6-0 Mets.  In the seventh Sandy Leon hit a two run single to make it 6-2 Mets.  Mayberry Jr. hit a two run homerun in the seventh and it was 8-2 Mets.  In the eighth Herrera had an RBI walk to make it 9-2 Mets.  Plawecki hit a three run double to push the lead to 12-2 and Mayberry hit an RBI single to make it 13-2.  Ian Stewart hit a two run homerun in the ninth to make it 13-4 and that was the final score. 

The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies behind more strong pitching

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon by the score of 3-2.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Nathan Eovaldi and Chase Whitley both pitched well.  The offense had only five hits but it was good enough. 

Eovaldi pitched four innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.  Whitley pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts.  David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Wilken Rodriguez saved his second game of the spring pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and an RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Kyle Roller had a hit and Brian McCann had an RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Ellsbury hit a triple and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first McCann hit a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Domonic Brown hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the seventh Headley hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Heathcott hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 in the seventh and then in the eighth Andres Blanco hit an RBI groundout to make it a 3-2 game and that was the final score. 

The Yankees will have a rare off day on Monday and then play again on Tuesday night at home in Tampa against the Toronto Blue Jays.  CC Sabathia will make his spring debut in that game.   

The Yankees split their split squads on Saturday

The New York Yankees played a split squad on Saturday afternoon.  They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1 at home in Tampa and lost 1-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin.  Michael Pineda started the home game and was very good and Esmil Rogers started the road game and was very good.  Chase Headley had two hits in the home game and Alex Rodriguez had a hit in the road game. 

Pineda pitched three innings giving up a walk and striking out four.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Andrew Miller pitched an inning striking out two and Nick Rumbelow got the win pitching 1 1/3 innings walking one and striking out two.  James Pazos pitched 2/3 of an inning, Jaren Long pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Jared Burton pitched an inning striking out one and saving his second game of the spring.   

In the road game Rogers pitched three innings giving up four hits and striking out three.  Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Danny Burawa pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Tyler Webb took the loss pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  Cesar Vargas pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Diego Moreno pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

The offense at home was led by Headley with two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Jonathan Galvez drew a walk and Stephen Drew had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had an RBI, Austin Romine had a hit and Tyler Austin had a hit.  Ramon Flores had a hit, Mason Williams had a hit and Headley and Austin hit a double and Williams hit a triple.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Slade Heathcott had two stolen bases and Pineda had a pickoff. 

The offense in the road game didn't produce much.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Michael O'Neill had a hit and Rodriguez had a hit.  Chris Young had a hit and drew a walk, Eddy Rodriguez drew a walk and Cole Figueroa had a hit.  Figueroa hit a double and the Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  O'Neill had a stolen base and Ellsbury was picked off.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

The only run scored in the road game was an RBI single by Caleb Gindl in the sixth inning.  In the home game Gregorius hit a sac fly in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  IN the fourth Josh Wilson hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Teixeira hit into a force out to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead as two runs scored on the play.  There was an error involved and a runner thrown out at second.  In the seventh a balk scored the final run of the game to make it 4-1 which was the final score.

The Yankees will take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon in Tampa.  They will then have their first day off of spring training before resuming Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays in Tampa.