New York Yankees fall to the Tampa Bay Rays as offense is silent

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-1.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well, Chad Green pitched well in relief.  Chase Headley had two hits and Arod had a hit in a pinch hit at bat. 

Nova pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Green pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs with three walks and five strikeouts. 

Jake Odorizzi pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Kevin Jepsen pitched to one batter and retired him, Dylan Floro pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Xavier Cedeno pitched to one batter and retired him.  Erasmo Ramirez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Alex Colome pitched 2/3 of an inning and earned his 23rd save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Brian McCann had a hit, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Headley had two hits, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and Rodriguez had a hit.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

Logan Forsythe had two hits and an RBI, Brad Miller had two hits and Evan Longoria had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Corey Dickerson had a hit and two RBI.  Steve Pearce had a hit and drew two walks, Kevin Kiermaier drew a walk and Steven Souza Jr. had an RBI.  Brandon Guyer drew a walk, Luke Maile drew a walk and Miller and Longoria each hit a double.  Miller hit a triple, Forsythe and Dickerson each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Guyer and Kiermaier each had a stolen base. 

IN the first Forsythe and Dickerson each hit a solo homerun to put the Rays up 2-0.  In the third Dickerson grounded into a force out and a run scored to push the lead to 3-0 Rays.  Longoria hit an RBI double in the fifth to make it a 4-0 game.  Souza Jr. hit a sac fly and it was 5-0 still in the fifth.  In the eighth Teixeira hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday evening. 

New York Yankees drop a tough one to the San Francisco Giants in extra innings

The New York Yankees were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 in 12 innings.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Didi Gregorius had two hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Aroldis Chapman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Anthony Swarzak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he took his first loss of the season.  Richard Bleier pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Johnny Cueto started for the Giants and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and an unearned run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Derek Law pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Javier Lopez pitched an inning giving up a hit and Sergio Romo pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Josh Osich pitched an inning walking two, Santiago Casilla won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Hunter Strickland saved his second game of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Gregorius had two hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had a hit, Angel Pagan had a hit and drew two walks and Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk.  Jarrett Parker had a hit, Trevor Brown had a hit and Grant Green had a hit.  Mac Williamson had two hits and two RBI.  Ramiro Pena had a hit which was a double.  Green and Brown each hit a double and Williamson hit a homerun.  The Giants were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pagan had a stolen base and Williamson and Pagan each committed an error.  Posey had a passed ball and Pagan an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Teixeira hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Williamson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 12th Williamson hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will also complete their ten game home stand and head to the road to take on the Houston Astros beginning Monday night.   

The New York Yankees win their second game in a row

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched six strong inning and the big three in the bullpen closed it out.  Carlos Beltran led the offense with three hits and Alex Rodriguez hit his first homerun in a month and his 696th of his career. 

Nova pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts and he earned his 7th win of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and Aroldis Chapman earned his 19th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk. 

Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He lost his seventh game of the season.  Donnie Hart pitched an inning giving up a hit and  a walk and Chaz Roe pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Beltran had three hits and Brian McCann had an RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Beltran hit a double, Castro hit a double and Rodriguez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Refsnyder was caught stealing and McCann committed an error. 

Adam Jones had a hit, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and an RBI and Manny Machado had a hit.  Mark Trumbo had a hit and drew a walk, J. J. Hardy drew a walk and Nolan Reimold drew two walks.  Ryan Flaherty had a hit and drew a walk.  Schoop hit a homerun and the Orioles were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Flaherty had a stolen base. 

In the second Rodriguez hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Schoop hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third McCann hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that score would hold up. 

The Yankees have won two games in a row to get back to 500 and they will play three more games in this series. 

The New York Yankees blow a late lead after a long rain delay

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Monday night or early Tuesday

morning as the game didn't end until almost 3AM Eastern time.  The game took place at Yankee

Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-6.  The rain had been steady since about

the fourth inning and they kept playing through it until the ninth inning when the tarp was put on

with a man on first and no outs and a 3-1 count to the batter.  The delay was so long that the

Yankees lost their closer and Kirby Yates had to pitch and he was terrible.  Ivan Nova started for the

Yankees and wasn't very good but the Yankees offense did some damage in this game. 

Nova pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out four.  Richard Bleier pitched a perfect inning, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and he struck out the side.  Aroldis Chapman gave up a walk and a run without recording an out and Yates lost his first game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a couple of strikeouts. 

Chi Chi Gonzalez pitched five innings giving up ten hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Luke Jackson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run, Tony Barnette pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and picked up his fifth win of the season.  Sam Dyson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and earned his 16th save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Brett Gardner had two hits and Carlos Beltran had three hits and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had three hits and an RBI and Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had three hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had an RBI.  Gregorius hit a double and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-19 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Gregorius and Ellsbury each had a stolen base.  Teixeira committed an error. 

Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and two RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and two RBI and Nomar Mazara had a hit.  Adrian Beltre hada hit and two RBI, Prince Fielder had a hit and drew a walk and Roughned Odor had a hit and an RBI.  Elvis Andrus had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mitch Moreland had a hit, Robinson Chirinos drew two walks and Mazara and Choo each hit a double.  Desmond hit a homerun and the Rangers were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Choo and Andrus each had a stolen base. 

Desmond hit a solo homerun in the first giving Texas a 1-0 lead.  In the second Headley hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the second Hicks hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Desmond hit an RBI groundout in the third to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the third Castro hit an RBI single giving the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  Choo hit a two run single in the fourth giving the Rangers a 4-3 lead.  In the fifth McCann hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the fifth Gregorius hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead.  Teixeira hit a solo homerun in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-4.  In the eighth Odor hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-5.  In the ninth Beltre hit a two run single giving the Rangers a 7-6 lead and then Andrus hit a two run single to extend the lead to 9-6 which would be the final score.  The game was delayed at 10:40PM and not resumed until 2:15AM and ended at roughly 2:45AM.  It was a pretty bizarre night into early morning. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees lose 8-4 to the Colorado Rockies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-4.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched poorly.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and the offense had two hits each from Brett Gardner, Carlos Beltran, Didi Gregorius and Rob Refsnyder. 

Nova pitched four innings giving up eight hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  he walked two and struck out one and took his fifth loss of the season.  Nick Goody pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts, Richard Bleier pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out three.  Anthony Swarzak pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Chad Bettis won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out eight.  Gonzalez Germen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Boone Logan pitched to one batter striking him out and Jason Motte pitched an inning striking out two.  Carlos Estevez pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Gardner had two hits and drew two walks, Beltran had two hits and Alex Rodriguez had an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Refsnyder had two hits, Gregorius and Refsnyder each hit a double and Gregorius hit a triple.  The Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Beltran and Refsnyder each committed an error. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits and two RBI, D.J. LeMahieu had three hits and Nolan Arenado had three hits and three RBI.  Carlos Gonzalez had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Story had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Descalso had a hit.  Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI, Ryan Raburn had a hit and Gonzalez, Reynolds and Story each hit a double.  Blackmon hit two homeruns and the Rockies were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  LeMahieu, Story and Gonzalez each had a stolen base and Bettis and LeMahieu each committed an error.  Raburn had an outfield assist. 

In the first Blackmon hit a solo homerun to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the first Gonzalez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  Reynolds grounded into a force out to give the Rockies a 3-0 lead.  Rodriguez grounded into a double play in the bottom of the first to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the second Arenado hit a sac fly to make it 4-1 Rockies.  Hicks reached on an error in the second to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the fourth Blackmon hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-2.  In the fifth Reynolds hit an RBI double to make it 6-2.  Rodriguez hit a sac fly to make it 6-3 Rockies.  In the sixth Arenado hit a two run homerun and it made it an 8-3 game.  Gregorius hit an RBI triple in the sixth to cut the lead to 8-4 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday afternoon.  The Rockies have taken three straight this year, the first two in Colorado and they will play the fourth and final game of the season on Wednesday. 

The New York Yankees sweep four game series against the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New  York and the final score was 6-3.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the big three at the end of the bullpen closed it out.  Brett Gardner had three hits and Chase Headley had two hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts and he earned his fifth win of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and earned his 11th save of the season. 

Jhoulys Chacin pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three walks and three strikeouts and he took his fourth loss of the season.  Mike Morin pitched 2/3 of an inning, Cory Rasmus pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Huston Street pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Gardner had three hits and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit and two RBI, Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Headley had two hits and Chris Parmelee had a hit and an RBI.  Beltran, McCann and Rodriguez each hit a double and Headley hit two doubles.  The Yankees were 5-18 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gardner was picked off and Castro committed an error.  Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

Yunel Escobar had two hits, Kole Calhoun had a hit and Mike Trout had a hit.  Albert Pujols drew a walk, C.J. Cron had a hit and an RBI and Johnny Giavotella had a hit.  Jefry Marte had a hit and two RBI, Jett Bandy had a hit and Trout, Giavotella and Bandy each hit a double.  Marte hit a homerun and the Angels were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Trout had a stolen base and Cron was caught stealing.  Perez had a pickoff. 

In the fourth Cron hit an RBI single to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Parmelee hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Beltran hit a two run double to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead and Rodriguez hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 4-1.  McCann hit an RBI double still in the fifth to push the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Marte hit a two run homerun to trim the lead to 5-3.  Rodriguez hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to make it 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the four game series and it was the first time since 1993 they have swept a four game series against the Angels.  The Yankees will look to get over 500 on Friday night when they welcome the Detroit Tigers to town for a weekend three game series.  It will also be Old Timers weekend with the Old Timers game set for Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles after nearly blowing a seven run lead

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 8-6.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched very well and then ran out of the gas in the seventh and his final line didn't look so great.  Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman were great in relief though to close the door.  Alex Rodriguez and Starlin Castro each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched 6+ innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season.  Nick Goody faced one batter giving up a hit and one run was charged to him, Miller pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts and Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and earned his ninth save of the season. 

Tyler Wilson pitched four innings giving up seven hits and five runs with no walks and a strikeout.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Dylan Bundy pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three strikeouts.  Brian Duensing pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Vance Worley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Brett Gardner had two hits and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Rodriguez had three hits and an RBI and Castro had three hits and two RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Romine had a hit and two RBI, Headley, Castro, Refsnyder and Hicks each hit a double and the Yankees were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ellsbury and Gardner each had a stolen base and Romine had a passed ball. 

Adam Jones had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Hyun Soo Kim had a hit and Manny Machado had a hit.  Mark Trumbo had a hit and an RBI, Matt Wieters had a hit and drew a walk and Pedro Alvarez had a hit and two RBI.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit, Ryan Flaherty had a hit and drew a walk and Kim hit a double.  Trumbo, Alvarez and Jones each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the third Romine hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead, in the fourth Castro  hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 2-0.  Gregorius hit an RBI groundout in the fourth to push the lead to 3-0 and Refsnyder hit an RBI double making it 4-0 Yankees.  Romine hit an RBI single to extend it to 5-0 still in the fourth inning.  In the fifth Castro hit an RBI single and it was 6-0 Yankees.  A double steal including a steal of home by Ellsbury made it 7-0 in the sixth.  In the seventh the Orioles would score six runs to cut the lead to one.  Trumbo hit a solo homerun, Alvarez hit a two run homerun and Jones hit a three run homerun.  Rodriguez hit an RBI single in the ninth to give the Yankees an insurance run and make it 8-6 which would be the final score.  

The two teams have split the first two games of the series and the rubber game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon.  There is some expected bad weather so the game may not get in but we will see before the Yankees return home for four games against the Angels beginning on Monday night.   

New York Yankees fall to the Toronto Blue Jays as late rally falls short

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 4-2.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense couldn't get much going, Brian McCann hit a two run homerun in the ninth for the only runs. 

Nova pitched six innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  He took his third loss of the season.  Nick Goody pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and Richard Bleier made his major league debut pitching to two batters and retiring them both. 

Marco Estrada pitched eight innings for the Jays giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six and earned his third win of the season.  Aaron Loup pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a strikeout and Drew Storen earned his third save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and McCann had a hit and two RBI.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Starlin Castro drew two walks and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Hicks and Teixeira each hit a double.  McCann hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Jose Bautista drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI.  Michael Saunders had a hit and an RBI, Russell Martin had a hit and Drew Barney had a hit.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Ryan Goins had two hits and an RBI and Encarnacion, Goins, Saunders and Pillar each hit a double.  Goins hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Barney was caught stealing.  

In the first Encarnacion hit an RBI double giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Encarnacion had an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 2-0.  Saunders hit an RBI double and it was 3-0 Jays.  In the fifth Goins hit a solo homerun making it a 4-0 game.  In the ninth McCann hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees and Jays will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees bounce back with a close 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen was great as they unleashed the three headed monster in the back end of the bullpen.  Didi Gregorius had three hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four  hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.   Nova won his second game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out all four batters that he faced, Andrew Miller gave up a hit in his one inning and struck out two and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning striking out two and picking up his second save of the season. 

Jose Quintana pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He lost only his second game of the season.  Zach Duke pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Carlos Beltran drew a walk, Chase Headley drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius had three hits and an RBI, Austin Romine had a hit and Hicks, Romine and Gregorius each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, Jose Abreu had a hit and Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Melky Cabrera had a hit, Brett Lawrie had a hit and Abreu and Lawrie hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the White Sox were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Hicks hit an RBI double and Gregorius hit an RBI single to give them a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Frazier hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees are now 6-3 on their current homestand and the last game of the series and homestand will be on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees have a chance for a great homestand with a win and a good one with the loss.  They will then head out west to Arizona to begin a three game series on Monday night. 

The New York Yankees double up the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Ivan Nova made his first start of the year for the Yankees and pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and Aroldis Chapman made his season and Yankees debut.  The Yankees offense hit five homeruns. 

Nova pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Phil Coke walked a batter in 2/3 of an inning, Kirby Yates won his second game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Chapman pitched an inning giving up two hits adn a run and he struck out two. 

Chris Young started for the Royals and he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  Young lost his fifth game of the season and Dillon Gee pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and two RBI and Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had two hits and two RBI, Dustin Ackley had a hit and Ben Gamel had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and McCann, Gardner and Hicks each hit a homerun and Beltran hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Nova committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and Eric Hosmer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Gordon had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Salvador Perez had a hit and Omar Infante had two hits.  Cheslor Cuthbert had a hit, Paulo Orlando had a hit and Orlando hit a double, Gordon and Hosmer each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Dyson had a stolen base. 

In the first McCann hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gordon hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Beltran hit a solo homerun and in the third Gardner hit a solo homerun and made it 3-1 Yankees.  Hicks hit a solo homerun and Beltran hit a solo homerun still in the third to make it 5-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Hicks hit a sac fly and the Yankees lead increased to 6-1.  Hosmer hti a solo homerun in the eighth and in the ninth Escobar hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3 which would be the final score.  The Yankees have now won three out of their last four games. 

The Yankees and Royals will play game two of four on Tuesday night.  The Yankees will try to keep their winning going as they have won three of their last four and four out of their last six games.   

New York Yankees are blown out in Texas

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 10-1.  Luis Severino started and did not pitch well at all.  Mark Teixeira and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits to lead the offense which didn't do much. 

Severino pitched three innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He lost his third game of the season.  Ivan Nova pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs with no walks or strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

A.J. Griffin pitched eight innings for Texas and picked up his third win of the season.  He gave up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Tony Barnette pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Teixeira had two hits and an RBI.  Torreyes had two hits and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Roghned Odor had a hit and an RBI, Nomar Mazara had two hits and Adrian Beltre had a hit.  Prince Fielder had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ian Desmond had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Mitch Moreland had two hits and two RBI.  Elvis Andrus had three hits and an RBI, Brett Nicholas had a hit and an RBI and Beltre, Andrus and Nicholas each hit a double.  Desmond and Odor each hit a homerun and the Rangers were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Fielder hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 Rangers.  In the third Desmond had an RBI walk, Moreland hit a two run single, a wild pitch made it 5-0 and a Andrus RBI single extended the lead to 6-0.  In the fifth Desmond hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 7-0.  Nicholas hit an RBI double in the sixth and it was 8-0 Rangers.  Teixeira hit an RBI single to make it 8-1 in the seventh and in the bottom of the seventh a wild pitch made it 9-1 Texas.  In the eighth Odor hit a solo homerun to make it 10-1 which would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees lose as close game gets away late

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well.  Ivan Nova was not good out of the bullpen.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits. 

Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and took his first loss of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Nova pitched an inning giving up five hits and four runs. 

J.A. Happ pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Happ earned his first win of the season.  Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and struck out one and Pat Venditte pitched a perfect inning.  Ellsbury had two hits, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits, Starlin Castro drew a walk and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Torreyes had two hits, Austin Romine had a hit and Torreyes hit a double and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Jose Bautista had two hits and an RBI.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Saunders had two hits and drew a walk, Russell Martin had an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Smoak drew a walk.  Ryan Goins had three hits and two RBI including two doubles and Saunders hit two doubles.  Donaldson and Bautista each hit a double.  The Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Saunders was caught stealing. 

In the second Goins hit an RBI double giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  Pillar reached on a throwing error and a run scored to give the Jays a 2-1 lead still in the fifth.  Donaldson grounded into a double play and a run scored and it was 3-1 Toronto.  In the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the eighth the Jays broke the game open.  Bautista hit an RBI double, Tulowitzki hit an RBI single, Martin hit a sac fly and Goins hit an RBI single and it was 7-2 Jays and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Thursday night.  Nathan Eovaldi will go up against Marcus Stroman. 

The New York Yankees offense explodes in rout of the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 16-6.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and did not pitch very well, Ivan Nova pitched very well in relief.  Starlin Castro had four hits and five RBI and Mark Teixeira had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up eight hits and six runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  He earned his first win of the season.  Nova pitched four shutout innings giving up four hits and a walk with five strikeouts and earned his first save of the season. 

Collin McHugh started for the Astros and pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked two and didn't strike out any batters.  Michael Feliz pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with four walks and four strikeouts, Tony Sipp pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Josh Fields pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs and he struck out one.  Pat Neshek pitched a perfect inning. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner drew four walks and Alex Rodriguez drew two walks.  Teixeira had two hits and four RBI, Brian McCann had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had two hits and two RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Ronald Torreyes had a hit and two RBI.  Castro had four hits and five RBI, Didi Gregorius had three hits and McCann and Castro each hit a double.  Torreyes hit a triple and Castro, Teixeira and Beltran each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 9-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Headley and Ellsbury each had a stolen base. 

Jose Altuve had a hit, George Springer had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Correa had four hits and two RBI.  Colby Rasmus had two hits, Luis Valbuena had a hit and Tyler White had two hits.  Preston Tucker had a hit and Rasmus, Tucker and White each hit a double.  Correa hit two homeruns and Springer hit a homerun.  The Astros were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Castro committed an error. 

In the first Correa hit a solo homerun to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Teixeira hit an RBI single, McCann hit a two run double, Beltran hit an RBI groundout, Headley hit an RBI single and Castro hit an RBI single to make it 6-1 Yankees.  In the second Springer hit a grand slam to cut the lead to 6-5 Yankees.  In the second Castro hit a three run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 9-5.  In the third Teixeira hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees a 12-5 lead.  In the fifth Correa hit a solo homerun to make it 12-6.  In the sixth Beltran hit a solo homerun and in the seventh Torreyes hit a two run triple to make it 15-6 Yankees.  Castro hit an RBI single making it 16-6 Yankees and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Thursday afternoon.  The Yankees will then head to Detroit for three games and Toronto for three before returning home for a long homestand. 

The New York Yankees shutout the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 2-0.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched great.  Aaron Hicks led the offense with three hits. 

Nova pitched six innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out two.  Andrew Miller gave up a hit to the only batter he faced, he left after being struck in the right hand.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, Bryan Mitchell pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two with a strikeout and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Dustin Fowler had a hit, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Billy Fleming had a hit and an RBI.  Hicks had three hits, Dustin Ackley had a hit and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Vicente Conde drew a walk, Cesar Puello had a hit and Juan Silva had a hit.  Puello and Hicks each hit a double and Fowler and Fleming each hit a triple.  The Yankees were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Hicks, Puello and Silva each had a stolen base. 

In the eighth Fleming hit an RBI triple and Romine hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  2-0 would hold up as the final score.  The Yankees improved their spring record to 13-13 with a couple of tie games.  They will play the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon in Lakeland, Florida.   

New York Yankees lose a wild one to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida and the final score was 11-10.  Ivan Nova started and didn't pitch well.  Brett Gardner led the offense with a couple of hits and an RBI. 

Nova pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and James Pazos pitched an inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and Matt Tracy gave up two hits and three runs with one of them being earned and a walk without recording an out. 

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Ben Gamel had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Starlin Castro had an RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Rob Refsnyder had a hit, Dustin Ackley had a hit and drew a walk and Deibinson Romero drew a walk.  Chris Parmelee drew a walk, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk and Chris Denorfia had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Jake Skole had two hits and an RBI, Cesar Puello had two hits and Dustin Fowler had a hit.  Gregorius, Puello and Higashioka each hit a double, Gardner hit a triple and Denorfia hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-17 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Castro comitted an error and Refsnyder comitted two errors. 

In the second Denorfia hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees the 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Mark Trumbo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the third Castro hit a sac fly to extend the Yankees lead to 4-1.  Headley hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 still in the third.  In the bottom of the third Caleb Joseph hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 5-3 and in the bottom of the fourth J.J. Hardy hit a two run homerun to tie the game at five.  In the bottom of the fifth Chris Davis hit an RBI single making it 6-5 Orioles.  In the seventh Gardner hit an RBI triple to tie the game at six and Torreyes hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 7-6 lead.  Machado hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at seven.  In the eighth Gamel hit an RBI groundout to make it 8-7 Yankees and in the ninth Nolan Reimold tied the game on a solo homerun.  In the tenth Skole hit an RBI single and Kozma grounded into a double play and a run scored giving the Yankees a 10-8 lead.  In the bottom of the tenth Reimold hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 10-9, Garabez Rosa hit a two run single to give the Orioles a 11-10 walk-off win. 

The Yankees record fell to 9-12 with a couple of tie games on the spring.  They will play the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in Dunedin, Florida. 

The New York Yankees win as Ivan Nova has his first shaky start

The New  York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Century Link Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Florida and the final score was 6-4.  Ivan Nova started and didn't pitch very well.  Ronald Torreyes led the Yankees offense with a couple of hits. 

Nova pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Bryan Mitchell pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up no hits and no runs with two strikeouts, Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up a hit and Johnny Barbato pitched an inning with a strikeout.   

Brett Gardner had an RBI and drew a walk, Dustin Fowler had a hit and Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew a walk.  Cesar Puello had a hit and an RBI, Brian McCann had an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Deibinson Romero drew a walk, Eddy Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Pete Kozma drew a walk.  Torreyes had two hits, Headley and Rodriguez each hit a double and Puello hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gamel had a stolen base and Hicks had an outfield assist. 

In the second Eduardo Escobar had an RBI groundout to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  John Ryan Murphy hit an RBI groundout to make it 2-0.  In the third Gardner drew an RBI walk and Hicks hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  McCann hit an RBI groundout and the Yankees had a 3-2 lead all in the third inning.  In the fifth the Yankees scored on a balk to push the lead to 4-2.  The Twins tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a Mauer two run single.  Puello hit a solo homerun in the eighth and Rodriguez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will have off on Monday and then take on the New York Mets on Tuesday night in Tampa.  They are now 8-9 on the spring with a couple of ties. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, Florida and the final score was 6-3 Yankees.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Dustin Ackley had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Nova pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Bryan Mitchell pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up four hits and a run with a strikeout and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI, Cesar Puello had a hit and two RBI and Ronald Torreyes drew a walk.  Ackley had two hits, Cito Culver had a hit and two RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Ben Gamel had a hit which was a double and Culver hit a double.  Hicks hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Silva had a stolen base and Pete Kozma committed an error. 

In the first David Ortiz grounded into a double play and a run scored giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Hicks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Puello hit a two run single to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  Silva reached on a throwing error and a run scored to push the lead to 4-1, Culver hit a two run double and it was 6-1 Yankees.  In the eighth Deven Marrero hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2 and in the ninth Sam Travis hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 6-3 which would be the final score.  The Yankees improved their spring record to 4-8 with a couple of ties.  The Yankees will play at home in Tampa against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. 

The New York Yankees and New York Mets play to a 4-4 tie

The New York Yankees and New York Mets played to a 4-4 tie on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 4-4 after the Yankees came back down by two in the ninth inning.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well and other then James Kaprielian who had a rough day all the pitching was good.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well in his spring debut.  Antonio Bastardo had a rough ninth inning to cough up the lead.  Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes and Kevin Plawecki all led the Mets with two hits each.  Dustin Ackley and Chris Parmelee each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Nova pitched three innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kaprielian pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four htis and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two batters and struck out a batter, Nick Goody pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out a batter, Johnny Barbato pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two.  Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jacob Lindgren pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out a batter. 

deGrom pitched three innings giving up five hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Akeel Morris pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Bastardo pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Stolmy Pimentel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Ackley had two hits, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI and Parmelee had two hits.  Sebastian Valle had a hit and an RBI, Hicks, Ackley and Parmelee each hit a double.  Higashioka and Valle each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gary Sanchez, Jorge Mateo and Lindgren each committed an error. 

Granderson had two hits, Gavin Cecchini had a hit and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Neil Walker drew a walk and Dilson Herrera drew a walk.  Johnny Monell had a hit, Nevin Ashley had a hit and Alejandro De Aza drew a walk.  Ty Kelly drew two walks, Plawecki had two hits and T.J. Rivera had a hit and two RBI.  Rivera hit a double and the Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the third Headley hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rivera hit a two run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and then Cabrera hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-1 Mets.  Cespedes hit an RBI single to extend the Mets lead to 4-1.  In the seventh a wild pitch cut the lead to 4-2.  In the ninth Higashioka hit a solo homerun and Sebastian Valle hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four which would be the final score after 10 innings. 

The Yankees are now 2-5-1 in the spring and the Mets are 3-3-2.  The Yankees will play in Sarasota on Thursday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles and they will also play at home in Tampa against the Toronto Blue Jays in a split squad.  The Mets will remain at home and take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. 

New York Yankees get roughed up in second spring game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched ok and the bullpen struggled once again especially Jacob Lindgren who had no control.  Alex Rodriguez hit a homerun and drew a walk. 

Nova pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Diego Moreno pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Lindgren pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four runs and three walks and Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs.  James Pazos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  Brady Lail pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Slade Heathcott drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Rodriguez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Deibinson Romero had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Gary Sanchez drew two walks, Lane Adams had an RBI and drew a walk and Tyler Wade had a hit.  Jorge Mateo drew a walk, Headley hit a double and Rodriguez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Wade and Mateo was caught stealing, Corporan and Gamel each committed an error. 

In the first Darin Ruf hit an RBI double to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Rodriguez hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Maikel Franco  hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Adams drew an RBI walk to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Franco drew an RBI walk to tie the game at three.  Ruf hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 5-3 lead.  Tyler Goeddel hit an RBI single to push the Phillies lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the fifth Romero hit an RBI single to make it a 6-4 single.  In the sixth Roman Quinn hit an RBI triple to push the Phillies lead to 7-4.  J.P. Crawford reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored to make it 8-4 Phillies.  In the seventh Jorge Alfaro hit an RBI single the Phillies took a 9-4 lead and Cedric Hunter hit a two run double to make it 11-4 Phillies.  In the eighth Alfaro hit an RBI single and in the ninth Quinn hit a solo homerun to finish the scoring at 13-4. 

New York Yankees Training Camp News and Notes

Jacob Lindgren is healthy and ready to show the Yankees what he can really do.  He is amongst many competing for the last few spots in the Yankees bullpen.  We know the back end three and then maybe Chasen Shreve but other than that the other three spots are open.  I would expect one of Ivan Nova or Bryan Mitchell most likely to be the long man but you never know with that either. 

Rob Refsnyder had been working at third base over the weekend and he was feeling pretty encouraged by the early results.  The throw is of course longer and he said that he is working on having a strong base set when he makes the throw.  It is still very very early in the process but Refsnyder said he feels more comfortable at third than he did after his first two sessions learning second base. 

The Yankees announced their first three grapefruit league game starters which begin on Wednesday.  They will be Luis Severino, Ivan Nova and Bryan Mitchell.  Girardi said those three are the guys that are ready to pitch.  Brett Gardner had a good day on Sunday as he did tee-and-toss for the second day in a row.  He also did some throwing and went through some outfield drills.  He is scheduled to not swing on Monday and then to take full indoor batting practice on Wednesday.  It was supposed to be on Tuesday but the Yankees will have a team bonding at Steinbrenner Field.  They won't be doing any practice at all tomorrow and no one is sure what kind of team bonding they will be doing but we will all find out on Tuesday. 

Ivan Nova took a line drive off his leg on Sunday.  The liner came off of the bat of Aaron Judge, he is fine though.  As Refsnyder has been working at third at least somewhat, Starlin Castro has only worked at second.  Joe Girardi said he still wants to get him some work at third but it is more important for him and Didi Gregorius to get comfortable with each other as they will mostly be the double play combo this year.

The Yankees will open up the grapefruit league schedule on Wednesday at home in Tampa.  There are years where they go with a bunch of big league regulars but Girardi said he is not planning to play all of his regulars on Wednesday.  There is another home game on Thursday and Girardi said he will probably split the everyday guys between the two days.  Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran aren't likely to play in the early games.  Girardi said he isn't exactly sure when they will get into games but he wants to give them a couple of extra days. 

Chasen Shreve was hit by a comebacker on Monday but he seems to be ok.  Michael Pineda appears to be the early standout at camp and that continued on Monday.  Nathan Eovaldi has a sore groin but Eovaldi doesn't seem too concerned.  Girardi said it is more of just give it some extra time since it is spring training and he hasn't missed any of his sides or anything like that.  Aroldis Chapman was impressive in live BP as everyone still awaits a decision on any suspension that could happen with him.  CC Sabathia, Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller also threw live BP early on Monday.  Girardi said that they all threw well but Chapman threw really well.  Eovaldi and Masashiro Tanaka are the only starters who haven't faced hitters yet.  Tanaka got up to 61 pitches in the bullpen on Sunday but the Yankees haven't announced when he may throw live BP yet.  He is getting closer to that though.