Yanks Get Blanked By Phils 4-0

The Yanks fell to 13-10 this spring, with a 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Chien-Ming Wang got the start for the Yankees and did not pitch well. He hasn't really pitched well all spring, and even though Spring Training stats aren't a big deal, I'm a bit concerned. Wang went five innings and gave up four runs on six hits and two walks. Wang's ERA this spring is 8.04. ... The rest of the staff did their job today. Ross Ohlendorf struck out two in his scoreless inning of work. ... Joba Chamberlain, Billy Traber and Brian Bruney all threw 2/3 of a inning of scoreless ball each.

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wang (L, 2-2)	5.0	6	4	4	2	2	0	8.04
Ohlendorf	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.08
Chamberlain	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.00
Traber	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.08
Bruney	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.25

PHILLIES PITCHING

As you might imagine with a 4-0 shut out the Yankee offense was pretty pathetic today, only mustering up four singles. Robinson Cano (2-for-4) had two of the four Yankee hits and raised his Spring Training batting average to .467. The only other hits by the Yankees were by Cody Ransom (1-for-1) and Jorge Posada (1-for-2, BB).

In the battle for the bench, Wilson Betemit (Yes, he's still a loser) went o-for-3, dropping his spring average to .167. Cody Ransom, as I already mentioned was 1-for-1 and raised his avg. to .270. Chris Woodward was 0-for-1 and is now hitting .393,

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gardner, B, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.324
a-Castro, B, PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Cano, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.467
1-Mendoza, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Abreu, RF	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	.385
2-Porter, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
Rodriguez, A, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.432
Ransom, 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270
Giambi, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.385
Chamberlain, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Traber, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bruney, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Green, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.160
Posada, C	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.250
Molina, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.343
Betemit, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167
Woodward, SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.393
Lane, LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.227
Wang, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Ohlendorf, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ensberg, 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Totals	30	0	4	0	4	9	16
a-Struck out for Gardner, B in the 5th. b-Struck out for Bruney in the 9th. 1-Ran for Cano in the 9th. 2-Ran for Abreu in the 9th.
BATTING TB: Cano 2; Ransom; Posada. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Wang; Woodward 2. GIDP: Rodriguez, A. Team LOB: 7.

PHILLIES HITTING

The Yankees will play their final home spring training game tomorrow when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow and Steinbrenner Field. Left-hander Kei Igawa will make the start for the Yanks, and will go up against Pittsburgh lefty Tom Gorzelanny. The first pitch is set for 1:15 p.m. contest. The game can be seen on YES, and MLB.TV. The Yankees will officially rename Legends Field, George M. Steinbrenner Field tomorrow in a pregame ceremony.