Spring Training Game 10: Yanks vs. Tigers

Spring Training Game 10
Yankees vs. Tigers
George M. Steinbrenner Field- Tampa, FL
Game Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV/radio: none

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES
Brett Gardner CF
Johnny Damon LF
Nick Swisher 1B
Jorge Posada DH
Shelley Duncan RF
Cody Ransom 3B
Jose Molina C
Angel Berroa 2B
Ramiro Pena SS

Pitching: CC Sabathia, Alfredo Aceves, Jose Veras, Steven Jackson, David Robertson and Anthony Claggett.

TIGERS
Ryan Raburn RF
Placido Polanco 2B
Gary Sheffield DH
Marcus Thames LF
Mike Hessman 1B
Brent Cleven CF
Brandon Inge 3B
Dane Sardinha C
Adam Everett SS

Pitching: Justin Verlander, Brandon Lyon, Bobby Seay, Freddy Dolsi.

News & Notes: Marc Carig of NJ.com is reporting that A-Rod hit and threw today to test his ailing hip. There is no word yet on how those tests went. These tests will be key in determining whether A-Rod has surgery or not.

I'll be posting updates throughout the night. You can also follow the game on MLB.com's live boxscore.

UPDATE 7:26 p.m.: Sabathia's first inning as a Yankee: A strikeout of Rayburn for out number one. A misplay from Shelley Duncan on a Polanco pop fly ball that lead to a ground-rule double. Gary Sheffield then hit a grounder to short for out number two, and Polanco moved to third. Marcus Thames reached on an error on a routine grounder by Angel Berroa allowing Polanco to score. Hessman grounded out to third for the final out of the inning.

UPDATE 8:13 p.m.: Sorry for the delay but the terrible Detroit radio guys put me to sleep and I just woke up... No I'm not kidding. Apparently these idiots don't know anything. They didn't even know that Brett Gardner was fast. I guess they aren't watching the game in front of them.

Anyway, CC Sabathia pitched a scoreless second inning of work. He also struck out another hitter. His final line: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.

The Yankees scored their first run on a passed ball in the second that scored Cody Ransom who had previously doubled.

They added three more in the bottom of the second inning. Johnny Damon drove in one with a double. Nick Swisher added another with a RBI ground out, and Shelley Duncan drove in the 4th Yankees run with a RBI single. The Yanks now lead 4-1.

Sorry for the delay...

UPDATE 10:00 p.m.: The Tigers scored two runs off Steven Jackson on a two-run single by Alex Avila in the top of the 6th.

The Yankees came back with one of their own in the bottom half of the inning on a Ramiro Pena RBI single.

UPDATE 10:21 p.m.: The Yankees scored two more in the bottom of the 8th on an Eduardo Nunez RBI single and a Colin Curtis sac-fly.

UPDATE 10:24 p.m.: David Robertson strikes out the side in the 9th to finish off the game. Yanks win 7-3.

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