New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place

in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 4-2 Yankees.  CC Sabathia finished his spring on a high

with four more scoreless innings.  His next start will come on Tuesday night in Houston in the season

opener.  Ichiro Suzuki and Eduardo Nunez each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched four scoreless giving up three hits.  He didn't walk or strikeout a batter.  Dellin Betances gave up a hit and struck out one, Vidal Nuno pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Adam Warren gave up two hits in a scoreless inning.  David Phelps pitched 2/3 of an inning.  He gave up three hits and two runs with a walk and Cesar Cabral picked up the save pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Suzuki had three hits and an RBI, Nunez had three hits and an RBI and Jose Pirela had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had an RBI and drew a walk, Zoilo Almonte had three hits and an RBI and Adonis Garcia had two hits.  Garcia and Almonte each hit a double. 

The Yankees were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Garcia and Richardson each had a stolen base and Suzuki was caught stealing.  The Yankees will play Friday night at home in Tampa against the Florida Marlins.  They will then finish their grapefruit league schedule at home on Saturday afternoon against the Florida Marlins. 

New York Yankees news and notes

The Yankees have some roster openings this spring.  It isn't always the case, some of the young guys

have a chance to break camp and head north.  The Yankees have bullpen positions open and the

fifth starter in the rotation.  They also have utility type and technically second and third although

they expect Kelly Johnson and Brian Roberts to play a lot.  Dellin Betances is one of the young guys

trying to make the team. 

Betances had been a starter all through the minors until last year where he was converted.  He did well as a reliever and has impressed this spring.  I would be on him being in the Yankees bullpen this year.  Betances is a big guy and sometimes it is harder for those guys to get their mechanics in order.  He has done that as a reliever and his biggest problem has been solved.  Control was his main issue but doesn't seem to be much of an issue at this point. 

Betances is only 25 years old and appears to be much more comfortable.  He has pitched 5 1/3 innings this spring which are the most on the team.  He has allowed one hit and two walks with four strikeouts.  Betances said this "I think it's just more time on the mound.  Instead of having to wait every five days, I get to pitch every two, three days: maybe every day when its back-to-back.  I feel like the more time I have on the mound, I feel like the more consistent I'm able to be with my delivery and that's, I think, the key for me." 

Eduardo Nunez had a big day on Wednesday.  He was 3-3 with a double and single but more importantly he played a good second base.  Nunez said he is just trying to prove he can play.  He is hitting 364 through 11 at bats.  There really isn't much question about his offense though, it is his defense that has been the question mark.  Nunez worked out with Robinson Cano again this winter.  He said he did spend time working out at second as well as short and third.  This winter included more second then usual though.  He figured after Cano signed with Seattle that he would need to be able to play second to be on the team. 

Yangervis Solarte is a utility guy who is having a great spring.  He had another hit on Wednesday and made his second start.  He has eight total hits and an average of 667 this spring.  Mark Teixeira will make his spring debut on Thursday. 

There are no injuries to report which is good because last year it started early in the spring.  Teixeira and Jeter were both hurt as well as Curtis Granderson.  They have only had Tex recovering from his wrist surgery and Soriano being sick this year. 

CC Sabathia was supposed to throw a simulated game on Thursday but he didn't on the field due to rain.  I am not sure if he ended up doing it inside.  Manny Banuelos is scheduled for an inning on Saturday.  It will be his first time facing opposing hitters since having Tommy John surgery in 2012. 

Tyler Austin hit off a tee on Thursday morning.  He said it felt great.  He has been easing back into baseball activities since experiencing right wrist soreness earlier in the spring.  Scott Sizemore is scheduled to play again on Thursday off the bench.  David Phelps had a side on Thursday.  He and CC were the only pitchers scheduled to do non-game work on Thursday. 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.  The final score was 5-4 and the game took place in Port Charlotte, Florida.  Adam Warren started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Dellin Betances continued to impress out of the bullpen.  Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI and Eduardo Nunez had three hits. 

Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run.  He struck out two.  Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two batters, Robert Coello pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs.  Matt Daley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Yoshinori Tateyama pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Jim Miller pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Gardner  had a hit and two RBI, Antoan Richardson had a hit and Nunez had three hits.  Zealous Wheeler had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Russ Canzler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had an RBI, Yangervis Solarte had a hit and Zoilo Almonte had a hit.  Jose Pirela had a hit, Nunez and Wheeler each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 
The Yankees will play in Clearwater against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.  Masahiro Tanaka will make his first spring start and  it will be his second appearance.  Mark Teieira and Alfonso Soriano will both make their spring debuts in the game.  

The New York Yankees finish season with a 14 inning victory in Houston

The New York Yankees finish season with a 14 inning victory in Houston


The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 5-1 in 14 innings and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. David Huff started and pitched well and the bullpen did a great job. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with three hits.

Huff pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run, didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven. Brett Marshall pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Preston Claiborne pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Matt Daley won his first game pitching two innings and striking out two and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning.

Nunez had three hits and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI. Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI, David Adams had a hit and Brendan Ryan had two hits. Zoilo Almonte had two hits, Granderson hit a double and Nunez hit two doubles. Adams hit a triple and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.

Eric Bedard pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with nine strikeouts. Josh Zeid pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Kevin Chapman pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Rhiner Cruz pitched to one batter and retired him. Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Lucas Harrell lost his 17th game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs. He struck out four. Jorge De Leon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez had a hit and an RBI. Chris Carter drew a walk, J.D. Martinez had a hit and Chris Corporan had a hit. Villar hit a double and the Astros were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Villar committed an error.

Dominguez hit an RBI single in the first to give the Astros a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Granderson hit an RBI single to tie the game at one. In the 14th Reynolds hit a solo homerun, Nunez hit a two run double and Murphy hit an RBI single. They scored four runs to take a 5-1 lead and that would be the final score. Murphy had his first career RBI. The Yankees finished with an 85-77 record and only missed the postseason for the second time in the last 20 years. The Astros finished 51-111 and on a 15 game losing streak. The Yankees finished with a three game winning streak.

The New York Yankees lose but Exit Sandman is a win

The New York Yankees lose but Exit Sandman is a win


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Thursday night. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched very well. The Yankees offense only managed three hits.

Nova pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five and lost his sixth game of the season. Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Mariano Rivera pitched 1 1/3 innings and Matt Daley pitched to one batter and struck him out.

Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, Granderson hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Granderson and Overbay each had a stolen base.

Alex Cobb won his 11th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits. He didn’t give up a run, walked two and struck out four. Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jake McGee pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Ben Zobrist had two hits, Wil Myers had a hit and James Loney had three hits and drew a walk. Evan Longoria had two hits and three RBI, David DeJesus drew a walk and In Delmon Young had two hits and an RBI. Luke Scott had a hit, Loney hit a double and Young hit a homerun. The Rays were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Scott was caught stealing.

Longoria hit an RBI single in the fourth giving the Rays a 1-0 lead. In the seventh Young hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0. In the eighth Longoria hit a two run single to push the lead to 4-0. The final score was 4-0 and the game was an afterthought. It was Mariano Rivera final home appearance of his career. It became a perfect and eloquent sendoff. Mariano faced four batters and retired them all and then was taken out of the game by two fellow core four members. Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter his longtime teammates came out to get him and a very moving scene took place. Rivera broke down and bear hugged Pettitte then he also hugged Jeter and those three shared a very tender moment. It was one time where the rule was broken, there was crying in baseball.

The Yankees record fell to 82-77 and the Rays record improved to 90-69. The Yankees will go to Houston and play their last three games of the season in Houston.

The New York Yankees are eliminated from the playoffs

The New York Yankees are eliminated from the playoffs


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention even before their loss tonight. The Cleveland Indians won their game when the Yankees were still playing which eliminated them. Phil Hughes started for the last time as a Yankee and wasn’t good. The Yankees offensive stars were Robinson Cano and Eduardo Nunez. They each had a couple of hits.

Hughes pitched two innings and gave up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out two and took his 14th loss of the season. David Huff pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Matt Daley faced one batter and retired him, Cesar Cabral pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and David Robertson pitched an inning striking out one. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.

Nunez had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Cano had two hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and Lyle Overbay had an RBI and drew a walk. Curtis Granderson had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Nunez and Cano each hit a double. Nunez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Ryan and Soriano each committed an error and Stewart had a passed ball.

David Price pitched seven innings and gave up six hits and two runs. He struck out eight. Brandon Gomes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Joel Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and Alex Torres pitched an inning striking out one.

Ben Zobrist had a hit, Wil Myers had a hit and James Loney had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Evan Longoria had three hits and four RBI, David DeJesus had three hits and two RBI and Delmon Young had a hit. Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI. Desmond Jennings had a hit, Sam Fuld had a hit and Kelly Johnson drew a walk. Myers and DeJesus each hit a double and Loney hit two doubles. Longoria hit two homeruns and DeJesus hit a homerun. The Rays were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

In the first inning the teams traded runs. The Rays took a 1-0 lead on a Loney RBI double and the Yankees tied it on a Cano RBI double. In the third DeJesus hit an RBI single and Joyce hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1 Rays. The Yankees cut the lead to 3-2 on a Nunez solo homerun in the third inning. In the sixth Longoria hit a three run homerun and DeJesus hit a solo homerun. They were back-to-back homeruns to make it 7-2 Rays. Overbay had an RBI walk in the eighth to make it a 7-3 game and the Rays scored the final run of the game in the ninth. Longoria hit a solo homerun to make it 8-3.

The Yankees have now lost three in a row and their record is 82-76. The Rays are 88-69 and the two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees lose third straight to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees lose third straight to the Boston Red Sox


The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 13-9 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Huff started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch very well. Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano and Ichiro Suzuki each had a couple of hits.

Huff pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and nine runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Huff lost his first game of the season, Jim Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and Brett Marshall pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI. Cano had two hits and an RBI, Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and J.R. Murphy had a hit. Nunez, Suzuki, Gardner and Reynolds each hit a double and the Yankees were 7-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

John Lackey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Lackey won his ninth game of the season, Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Drake Britton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning giving up a walk. Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning.

Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI, Johnny Gomes had three hits and four RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, Mike Napoli had two hits and three RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and drew a walk. Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Lavarnway had a hit and an RBI and Bogaerts had two hits and three RBI. Ortiz, Bogaerts, Lavarnway, Victorino and Pedroia each hit a double. Napoli hit two homeruns; Gomes and Bogaerts each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Lavarnway had a passed ball.

Napoli hit a two run homerun in the second to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. Overbay hit an RBI single in the second to make it 2-1 Red Sox. Gomes hit a three run homerun in the third and it was 5-1 Red Sox. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to cut the lead to 5-2 Sox. In the fourth Lavarnway hit an RBI double, Bogaerts hit an RBI groundout, Victorino hit an RBI double and Gomes hit an RBI single. Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly and it was 10-2 Red Sox. Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth to make it 10-3. Bogaerts hit a two run homerun in the fifth to push the lead to 12-3. In the sixth Gardner hit a two run double, Jeter hit an RBI single and Soriano hit an RBI single to make it 12-7. Reynolds hit a two run double in the eighth to make it 12-9 and the Red Sox added another run in the ninth to make it 13-9 and that was the final score.

The Yankees have lost the first three games of this four game series. The Yankees record fell to 75-67 and the Red Sox record improved to 87-57. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will try and avoid the four game sweep.

The Yankees blow a big lead and lose to the Boston Red Sox

The Yankees blow a big lead and lose to the Boston Red Sox


The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The final score was 12-8. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well, the bullpen did not pitch well. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with two hits.

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up three runs and five hits. He walked three and struck out eight. Phil Hughes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk, Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Preston Claiborne lost his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and three runs. Claiborne struck out one; Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks. He struck out one and Matt Daley pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and two RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit, /Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Stewart had an RBI and drew two walks. Cano hit a double; Nunez and Gardner hit a triple and Soriano a homerun. The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Rodriguez was picked off.

Felix Doubront pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and six runs. He walked six and struck out two. Ruby De La Rosa pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Brandon Workman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two. Workman picked up his fifth win of the season. Franklin Morales pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Koji Uehara pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Shane Victorino had two hits and two RBI, Mike Carp had a hit and drew a walk and Dustin Pedroia had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. David Ortiz drew a walk, Mike Napoli had three hits, four RBI and drew two walks and Daniel Nava had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Stephen Drew a hit and two RBI, David Ross had two hits and an RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and an RBI. Napoli and Pedroia each hit a double; Middlebrooks, Napoli and Victorino each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Nava had an outfield assist and Doubront had a pickoff.

Soriano hit a two run homerun in the first giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Ross hit an RBI single in the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Nunez hit an RBI triple in the second to push the Yankees lead to 3-1 and Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-1 game. In the fourth Drew hit an RBI groundout and the lead was cut to 4-2. Gardner hit a two run triple in the fourth and it was 6-2 Yankees, in the fifth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to make it a 6-3 game. In the bottom of the fifth Wells hit an RBI single and Reynolds hit an RBI single to give the Yankees an 8-3 lead. In the seventh Pedroia hit an RBI single and Napoli hit a grand slam to tie the game at eight. Victorino hit a two run homerun in the eighth and Nava had an RBI walk and Drew hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 12-8 lead. 12-8 would be the final score as the Yankees blew a big lead and lost their second in a row to the Red Sox. The Yankees record dropped to 75-66 and the Red Sox record improved to 86-57. The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.

New York Yankees notes after a disappointing 2-4 road trip

The New York Yankees just completed a 2-4 road trip through Tampa Bay and Toronto. Here are some notes from Wednesday night; the Yankees were off on Thursday. The Yankees will begin a long homestand on Friday night against the Orioles followed by the White Sox and the Red Sox.

Hiroki Kuroda has been the Yankees ace really for the past two years now. He has become very hittable over his last couple of starts though. Joe Girardi said his command hasn’t been as sharp and he doesn’t know why. Kuroda is 38 years old and maybe it is catching up to him a little or maybe it is just a bad stretch that every baseball player goes through.

Eduardo Nunez tweaked his knee on Tuesday night and was scratched late on Wednesday. He will have an MRI on Thursday; he told Bryan Hoch he is worried he could miss two weeks or more. Mark Reynolds started at second and looked pretty good, he was a middle infielder in college and the minor leagues.

Alex Rodriguez tried to score from first in the fourth inning and was thrown out. Girardi said he didn’t have a problem with the decision but it did kind of halt the Yankees rally. Stewart had a passed ball in the first that led to two runs. He said he called a slider and a fastball was thrown but he tried to force the issue and should of just eaten the ball instead of throwing it wild and allowing the two runs to score. It was 4-0 instead of 2-0 and maybe the game would have been different without that play.

The Yankees have 29 games to play and a lot of teams in front of them. They really can’t afford to lose many more games. It looks like they will have to go somewhere around 20-9 to make it. I don’t think it is going to happen but it is possible. The Yankees will have to go 8-2 on this homestand to have any chance.

The New York Yankees sweep the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees sweep the Toronto Blue Jays


The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday evening. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3. The game didn’t start until late afternoon due to the rain. Andy Pettitte started and pitched well, the pen was shaky. Eduardo Nunez had a two run single and Curtis Granderson a homerun.

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up one run and four hits. He walked three and struck out three and won his ninth game of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Boone Logan struck out the only batter that he faced and Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit. David Robertson picked up his second save of the season. He pitched a perfect inning.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had an RBI and Alfonso Soriano drew a walk. Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds drew a walk. Nunez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Suzuki hit a double and Granderson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Rodriguez had a stolen base.

J.A. Happ pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with five walks and four strikeouts. Happ took his third loss of the season. Brad Lincoln gave up a hit and a run with a walk, Aaron Loup pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a strikeout and Neil Wagner pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one.

Jose Reyes had two hits, Rajai Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Edward Encarnacion had an RBI. Mark DeRosa drew a walk, Brett Lawrie had a hit and J.P. Arencebia had a hit and an RBI. Moises Sierra drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk and Munenori Kawasaki had two hits and an RBI.

Arencibia hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Davis had two stolen bases, Lawrie committed an error and Davis had an outfield assist.

Arencibia hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. Granderson hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at one. Wells flew into a force out but a run scored to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Nunez hit a two run single in the sixth and Stewart had an RBI groundout. The Yankees had a 5-1 lead. The Jays scored two runs in the seventh inning to make it a 5-3 game. That was the final score. Kawasaki hit an RBI single and Encarnacion grounded into a force out and a run scored.

The Yankees swept the four game series and improved their record to 68-59. The Jays record fell to 57-71. The Yankees will head to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays in a three game weekend series.

The Yankees win with a ninth inning comeback in Texas

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. The final score was 5-4 and the game took place in Rangers ballpark in Arlington, Texas. Phil Hughes started and pitched well giving up only three unearned runs. Boone Logan gave up the lead with a two run homerun but Eduardo Nunez had a big hit to tie the game in the ninth.

Hughes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three unearned runs on four hits. He walked three and struck out one. Logan gave up two hits and a run without recording an out, Preston Claiborne pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one, Joba Chamberlain pitched a perfect inning picking up his second win of the season and Mariano Rivera saved his 32nd game of the season. He pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Vernon Wells had a hit and drew a walk. Nunez had two hits and an RBI, Brent Lillibridge had a hit and two RBI and Melky Mesa had a hit. Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, Mesa, Romine and Wells each hit a double. Nunez hit a triple and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position with four men left on base. Lillibridge had a stolen base and committed an error.

Alexi Ogando pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked none and struck out two. Ross Wolf pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Jason Frasor pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Neal Cotts pitched a perfect inning. Joe Nathan blew his second save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two runs and two hits with a walk and a strikeout. Nathan also took the loss his first of the season; Robbie Ross pitched to one batter and retired him.

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Jurickson Profar drew a walk and Adrian Beltre had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Elvis Andrus had a hit and an RBI, Mitch Moreland had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Craig Gentry had a hit. Engel Beltre had a hit, which was a double, A. Beltre hit a double, Kinsler and Gentry each hit a double. Moreland hit a homerun and the Rangers were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

In the third Romine hit an RBI double and Suzuki hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the third Lillibridge hit a fielders choice and a run scored to make it 3-0. The Rangers scored all four of their runs in the sixth inning. Beltre hit an RBI double, Andrus hit an RBI single and Moreland hit a two run homerun. The Rangers took a 4-3 lead; the Yankees scored two runs in the ninth to take a 5-4 lead, which would be the final score. Nunez hit an RBI triple and Lillibridge an RBI single.

The Yankees record improved to 53-47 and the Rangers record improved to 55-45. The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night.

The Yankees get even with a win in Boston

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening. The final was 5-2 and the game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was very good. The bullpen was good and Lyle Overbay and Eduardo Nunez led the offense with three hits each.

Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked one and struck out four and earned his ninth win of the season. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Mariano Rivera saved his 31st game of the season. Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Brett Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and two RBI and Overbay had three hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, Nunez had three hits and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Nunez and Overbay each hit two doubles and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nunez and Cruz each stole a base and Gardner was caught stealing. Cano committed an error and Wells had an outfield assist.

John Lackey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and four runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out seven and took his seventh loss of the season. Joe Thornton pitched an inning giving up two hits, Pedro Beato pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run and Drake Britton pitched a perfect inning.

Daniel Nava had a hit, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had three hits. Jonny Gomes had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew drew a walk and Carp hit a double. The Red Sox were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Pedroia committed an error

Gardner hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the seventh they extended their lead to 4-0. Cruz hit an RBI single; Cano hit an RBI single and Overbay an RBI single. It was 4-0 Yankees; the Red Sox scored two runs in the seventh inning to cut the lead in half. Gomes hit a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch scored the second run. The Yankees scored the final run of the game in the ninth on a Cano sacrifice fly.

The Yankees record improved to 52-45 and the Red Sox record fell to 59-40. The two teams have split the first two games of the series and the rubber game will be on Sunday night.

The New York Yankees win their sixth straight

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 5-4 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and was shaky, the bullpen was good. Lyle Overbay and Eduardo Nunez in his return led the Yankees offense.

Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked none and struck out four. Pettitte won his sixth game of the season, Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning and struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. Rivera saved his 29th game of the season.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Overbay had three hits and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit and drew two walks and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Pettitte committed an error.

Chris Tillman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Brian Matusz pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out one and Kevin Gausman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one.

Manny Machado had a hit, Adam Jones had two hits and Chris Davis had a hit and two RBI. Brian Roberts had a hit, J.J. Hardy had a hit and Nick Reimold had a hit. Alexi Casilla had two hits and an RBI, Flaherty had a hit and Taylor Teagarden had a hit and an RBI. Casilla, Machado and Hardy each hit a double. Davis hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Casilla had a stolen base and Teagarden was caught stealing and had a passed ball. Reimold had an outfield assist.

In the first Davis hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Casilla hit an RBI double in the second to extend the Baltimore lead to 3-0. In the second Cruz hit an RBI single and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. Teagarden hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it a 4-2 game. In the bottom of the fifth Suzuki hit an RBI single and Cano hit an RBI single to tie the game at four. Nunez hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 5-4 game. The final score was 5-4 Yankees.

The Yankees won their sixth straight and improved their record to 48-39. The Orioles record fell to 48-40. The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon with the Yankees looking for the three game sweep.

New York Yankees notes from Baltimore

The New York Yankees lost two out of three in Baltimore. Here are some notes from the last couple of days. Phil Hughes had a dreadful start his last time out, he couldn’t even get out of the first inning. He pitched on Tuesday night though and was a lot better. He gave them a quality start even though he or they didn’t win. Vidal Nuno has pitched well in the limited time he has pitched. He came in though in the game and gave up a walkoff homerun to the only batter that he faced. 
Nuno though to his credit isn’t rattled. He has been a starter and isn’t used to coming into a game in the tenth inning. He hasn’t pitched in a while though since his start was skipped with the rainout and he was available for multiple innings, unfortunately he gave up a homerun and that ended the game.

Hughes did give up a couple of more homeruns, they were both to Chris Dickerson a former teammate. That is Hughes big knock against him, he does give up a lot of homeruns, at least these two were solo homeruns. Preston Claiborne has been a find for the Yankees. He was one of the last guys to be cut in spring training, continued to pitch well in AAA and got his chance in the majors. He has been great and pitched in a tie game in the ninth inning on Tuesday night. He has impressed everyone.

Travis Hafner has returned from injury and gone 4-9 in the past couple of games. He had two RBI last night. The game on Tuesday night was the first time this season the Yankees lost after scoring first in a game. It was the longest such stretch all-time for an American League team according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Joba Chamberlain was supposed to make an appearance today in a rehab game in Tampa. Joe Girardi said he wants him to have a couple of those before he is activated. He will most likely rejoin the team next week. Kevin Youkilis and Mark Teixeira are playing in simulated games now which is a good sign. Ivan Nova is feeling good but no one is saying right now what is next for him. Andy Pettitte may just pitch in a simulated game, no rehab game.

Hiroki Kuroda left the game on Wednesday after getting hit in the foot due to not being able to push off of it. He is scheduled to make his next start though and said he could of pushed through the start but they took him out as a precaution. Kuroda had allowed two homeruns three homeruns this season and then allowed two in the first inning in this game. He had a very rare off night even before being injured. He allowed a season high in hits and runs in this game. Eight and five were the numbers and he pitched in just two plus innings.

Claiborne hadn’t allowed a run this year until rushing into the game to replace Kuroda and giving up a three run homerun. Claiborne to his credit said he was fine, just didn’t execute the pitch. Adam Warren was impressive pitching four shutout innings, he allowed five singles and no walks. He induced two double plays and has a 1.14 ERA this season. Curtis Granderson had his best night since coming off the dl. He was 3-3 with a double and a homerun. He appears to be getting his timing back and he should be a big help to the team and offense.

David Adams has been impressive in the field at third and with the bat. He hit his second homerun in three days on Wednesday night. The Yankees are off on Thursday and then will play a three game weekend series in Tampa Bay. They will see some of their teammates down there who are rehabbing. They will then come back to New York to play the Mets two games at Citi Field and then two home games against them before playing the Red Sox at home.

The New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 5-4 on Sunday afternoon by the Oakland Athletics. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and struggled once again for his second start in a row. He didn’t get hit hard in this game but his command was not good at all. The Yankees offense fought back but fell just short in the ninth. 
Pettitte pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked four and struck out two. Preston Claiborne made his major league debut pitching two perfect innings, Boone Logan took the loss pitching an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and drew two walks, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit and two RBI. Gardner and Suzuki each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Wells had a stolen base and Cano committed an error.

Dan Straily pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Sean Doolittle won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning and Ryan Cook gave up two hits and no runs in an inning of work. He struck out one batter and Grant Balfour saved his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

Adam Rosales had a hit, Derek Norris drew a walk and Jed Lowrie had two walks. Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nate Freiman had a hit, Luke Montz had two hits and an RBI and Josh Reddick had a hit. Montz and Reddick each hit a double, Montz, Cespedes and Donaldson each hit a homerun and the A’s were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Cespedes had an outfield assist.

In the third Cespedes grounded into a force out to give the A’s a 1-0 lead. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game at one. Montz hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the A’s a 2-1 lead and Cespedes hit a two run homerun in the fifth to give the A’s a 4-1 lead. The Yankees rallied for three runs in the sixth to tie the game at four. Ichiro hit an RBI double and Overbay hit a two run single. In the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to break the tie and give the A’s a 5-4 lead which they would hold onto and win the game.

The Yankees lost two out of three in this series but finished their long 10 game homestand with a 7-3 record and one game out of first place in the AL East. They trail the Red Sox by one game in the loss column. The Yankees will have the day off on Monday and then head to Colorado to begin a three game series on Monday. The Yankees record dropped to 18-12 and the A’s record dropped to 18-14.

The New York Yankees bounce back and defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 7-4 on Tuesday night. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched well but had a strange start. He struggled the first three innings but hung in there and pitched seven scoreless. The bullpen wasn’t great but Mariano Rivera did get his 10^th save in 10 chances. Travis Hafner, Eduardo Nunez and Ichiro Suzuki each had three hits. 
Kuroda pitched seven scoreless giving up four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts. Kuroda won his fourth game of the season which he has never had four wins in April before. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and Rivera earned his 10^th save striking out the only batter that he faced.

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Suzuki had three hits and Robinson Cano had two hits. Hafner had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had an RBI and Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI. Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI, Nunez had three hits and Chris Stewart had two hits and an RBI. Nunez hit two doubles and Overbay hit a homerun. The Yankees were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Gardner and Suzuki each had a stolen base.

Philip Humber started for the Astros and pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out two and took his sixth loss of the season. Wesley Wright pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Brad Peacock pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and Rhiner Cruz pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.

Robbie Grossman had a hit and drew two walks, Jose Altuve had two hits and two RBI and Jason Castro had two hits. Carlos Pena had a hit and drew a walk, Chris Carter had a hit and two RBI and Dominguez had a hit. Barnes drew a walk, Gonzalez had a hit and hit a double with Altuve and Castro. Carter hit a homerun and the Astros were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Altuve was caught stealing.

Hafner hit an RBI single in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Hafner hit an RBI single in the third to make it 2-0 Yankees. In the fifth the Yankees built up a 4-0 lead. Boesch hit an RBI groundout and Nix hit an RBI single. Carter hit a two run homerun in the eighth to cut the Yankees lead in half to 4-2. In the bottom of the eighth Overbay hit a solo homerun, Stewart hit an RBI single and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it 7-2 Yankees. The Astros scored a couple of runs in the ninth before Rivera shut the door. Altuve hit a two run double to complete the scoring and make the final 7-4.

The Yankees and Astros have each won a game in the series and will play the rubber game on Wednesday night. The Yankees record improved to 16-10 and the Astros record dropped to 8-19.

The New York Yankees defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 4-2 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Andy Pettite made the start and was very good and their bullpen was very good also. Vernon Wells and Eduardo Nunez each had a couple of hits to lead the Yankees offense. 
Pettitte pitched six innings giving up two runs, one of them was earned. He gave up five hits, no walks and struck out six batters. Joba Chamberlain, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera each pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Melky Mesa had a hit and Robinson Cano had two hits. Kevin Youkilis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis Hafner had a hit and Wells had two hits. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit. Cano and Wells each hit a double and Youkilis hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Nunez and Gardner each had a stolen base. Youkilis committed an error.

Jordan Zimmerman pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Zach Duke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one, Henry Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a walk and Ryan Mattheus pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Denard Span had a hit, Bryce Harper had a hit and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and an RBI and Zimmerman hit a double. The Nationals were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

In the fourth Youkilis hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Nunez hit a two run single and Stewart hit an RBI single to make it 4-0. The Nationals scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on a Desmond RBI single. LaRoche hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it 4-2 and that was the final score. The Yankees bullpen completely shutdown the Nationals in the last three innings.

The Yankees will now play one last exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at West Point against Army. They will be off Sunday and open the regular season on Monday afternoon at home against the Boston Red Sox.

New York Yankees notes as they head to final day in Tampa

The New York Yankees are giving Lyle Overbay a three day tryout. It isn’t a lot of time to see if he can be the first baseman but either he will be or they will waive him. They aren’t going to have him go to the minor leagues. He started out well with a two hit night last night and he has always had a good glove. My guess is that he will make the team and that Juan Rivera probably will also but won’t be playing as much as he may have thought. 
The Yankees will head to Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals tomorrow and then West Point on Saturday, they have an off day Sunday and then Monday is the season opener against the Red Sox. Ronnier Mustelier was scratched last night due to soreness in his knee, I really didn’t think he was going to make the team anyway but who knows if the injury will affect that.

The Yankees have said that Vernon Wells will be there everyday left fielder until Curtis Granderson comes back. It will be interesting to see if both Brennan Boesch and Juan Rivera make the team, Ben Francisco is also there but they can’t all make it and it is possible for them to go to the minors. Wells can not so that is why he is on the team.

Eduardo Nunez who is the starting shortstop until Derek Jeter gets back which is anyone’s guess had a good night. He played error free ball again and went 2-3 and now his average is up to 293. There is no doubt from me or the Yankees that he will hit and can create some things on the base paths but his defense is the question. He has worked hard this spring though and has shown some real improvement. If he can play solid defense then he could be a huge player for them going forward.

David Phelps finished up his spring, it was a good one for him and it looks like he will be making a start the first time through the rotation. He will most likely become the long man when Phil Hughes comes back. He will be valuable to the team no matter what though. If Nova struggles again he can be plugged right into the rotation and there are always injuries so I think everyone will be able to pitch enough.

The Yankees also have Chien-Ming Wang stashed in AAA as depth, he has looked good this spring mostly pitching in the WBC. The Yankees have a lot of guys in the minors too that have looked good this spring and could possibly make an impact. They aren’t hurting on the pitching front and that is the most important thing.

Jeter won’t play in a game until Monday at the earliest, he will stay back in Tampa when the team leaves. They are just trying to rest the ankle and get the pain to go away. I don’t think this will be a long term thing but something he has to deal with as he comes back from major ankle surgery. I would expect to see him by the middle of April but you really just don’t know. If Nunez is playing well they can take their time with him and have him come back slower and be ready to go for the rest of the season.

The New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins 9-7

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins by the score of 9-7 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Lee County Sports Complex in Lee county, Florida. Ivan Nova started and didn’t pitch very well. Robinson Cano and Ronnier Mustelier each had a couple of RBI. 
Nova pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. Jim Miller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and picked up his first win of the spring. Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run and Kelvin Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.

Eduardo Nunez had two hits, Corban Joseph had two hits and an RBI and Cano had a hit and two RBI. Reegie Corona drew a walk, Juan Rivera had a hit and an RBI and Ben Francisco had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Thomas Neal had two hits and Melky Mesa had a hit and an RBI. Mustelier had three hits and two RBI, Neal, Cano, Joseph, Stewart and Mustelier each hit a double. Joseph hit a triple and the Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Nunez and Corona each had a stolen base, Mesa, Rivera and Johnson each committed an error.

Vance Worley started for the Twins and pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He struck out two, Brian Duensing pitched a perfect inning, Ryan Pressly pitched an inning giving up a hit and Tyler Robertson took the loss pitching an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout. Josh Roenicke pitched a perfect inning.

Brandon Boggs had two hits and two RBI, Dan Rohlfing had a hit and an RBI and Josh Willingham drew a walk. Justin Morneau had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Doumit had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Trevor Plouffe had two hits. Wilkin Ramirez had three hits, Ray Olmedo had an RBI and Ramirez hit two doubles and Plouffe hit one. Morneau, Doumit and Rohlfing each hit a homerun and the Twins were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Plouffe committed an error and Boggs had an outfield assist.

Cano hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the second on a Mesa groundout. The Twins took a 3-2 lead in the second on back-to-back homeruns by Morneau and Doumit and a Boggs RBI single. Joseph hit an RBI triple and Cano an RBI double in the third giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead. Olmedo hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at four in the fourth inning. The Yankees took a 5-4 lead in the fifth and the Twins tied it in the sixth and then the rest of the runs were scored in the eighth and ninth innings. Francisco hit an RBI single, Stewart hit an RBI double and Mustelier hit a two run double to make it a 9-5 game. Boggs hit an RBI single in the eighth and Rohlfing hit a solo homerun in the ninth to complete the scoring at 9-7.

The Yankees improved their record this spring to 11-16 and the Twins are now 12-13. The Yankees will play at Detroit on Saturday afternoon and the Twins will play at Tampa Bay.

The New York Yankees shutout the Boston Red Sox 4-0

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Vidal Nuno started for the Yankees and pitched great, Dave Robertson and Joba Chamberlain also pitched well. Eduardo Nunez, Jayson Nix and Chris Stewart each had a hit and an RBI. 
Nuno picked up his first win of the spring, he has been great all spring and opened some eyes. He pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout. Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one, Chamberlain pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Spence retired the only batter that he faced. Cody Eppley pitched to two batters and retired them both with a strikeout and Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Nunez had a hit and an RBI and Juan Rivera had a hit. Dan Johnson drew a walk, Ben Francisco had a hit and Nix had a hit and an RBI. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Thomas Neal had a hit and Melky Mesa had a hit. Francisco hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Mesa was caught stealing. Nunez committed an error.

Felix Doubront started for the Red Sox and picked up the loss. He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Andrew Bailey pitched to two batters retiring them both, one by strikeout, Joel Hanrahan pitched a perfect inning and Clayton Mortensen pitched a perfect inning. Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.

Brock Holt had a hit, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew a walk and Jackie Bradley had two hits. Bradley hit a double and the Red Sox were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Sutton and Carp each committed an error.

The Yankees scored all of the runs in the game in the second inning. Nix hit a sacrifice fly, Stewart had an RBI single, a wild pitch scored the third run and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to complete the scoring. The final was 4-0.

The Yankees improved their record to 10-15 on the spring and the Red Sox record dropped to 13-12. The Yankees will host the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night and the Red Sox will host the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.