Yanks Beat Phillies in Grapefruit League Finale

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
PHI	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3		5	10	1
NYY	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	X		8	9	0

Today was CC Sabathia's final spring tune-up before opening day, and it wasn't his best outing. In 3.2 innings the big lefty allowed two runs on six hits and a walk, he also struck out five. He threw 70 pitches, 44 of them for strikes. He was limited to 70 pitches today which is the reason for the early exit. His next start will be opening day against the Orioles, a day I know we've all been waiting for. I'm pretty excited to see CC pitch in a real game for our Yankees.

It was a very good day for all relievers that are on the roster. Jose Veras, Damaso Marte, Phil Coke, and Brian Bruney combined for 4.1 scoreless innings, they allowed one hit (Veras), walked two, and struck out three.

Jason Stephens had a rough outing, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.

Steven Jackson retired the only batter he faced and picked up the save.

Mark Teixeira finished off his great spring with a 3-for-3 day. He homered, his third of the spring, and drove in three. In 54 at-bats this spring, Teixeira hit .444/.500/.741 with 3 HR, 11 RBI, and 7 doubles. Nice spring.

Hideki Matsui also had a good day at the plate; he went 2-fo-3 with a homer, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored.

Nick Swisher, Cody Ransom, and Todd Linden drove in the Yankees other three runs.

The Yankees finished with the best record in the Grapefruit league, going 22-10. And you know what that means. Absolutely nothing.

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Jeter, SS	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.355
1-Pena, PR-SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.295
Damon, LF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.283
Cabrera, M, LF-CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Teixeira, 1B	3	1	3	3	0	0	0	.444
2-Duncan, S, PR-1B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.324
Matsui, DH	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	.233
5-Cash, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Posada, C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.262
a-Molina, J, PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Cano, 2B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.333
3-Berroa, PR-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.373
Swisher, RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.240
Linden, RF	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.115
Ransom, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.268
Leone, 3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.139
Gardner, CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	.377
4-Rodriguez, J, PR-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.318
Totals	31	8	9	8	6	5	10
a-Grounded into a forceout for Posada in the 6th. 1-Ran for Jeter in the 4th. 2-Ran for Teixeira in the 4th. 3-Ran for Cano in the 5th. 4-Ran for Gardner in the 5th. 5-Ran for Matsui in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Swisher (4, Drabek). 3B: Cano (1, Happ). HR: Teixeira (3, 3rd inning off Drabek, 1 on, 1 out), Matsui (3, 4th inning off Happ, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Teixeira 6; Matsui 5; Posada; Cano 3; Swisher 2; Ransom. RBI: Teixeira 3 (11), Swisher (12), Ransom (6), Matsui 2 (12), Linden (4). 2-out RBI: Ransom; Matsui 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada; Gardner 2. SF: Swisher; Linden. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Pena (3, 2nd base by Happ/Ruiz).

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sabathia (W, 3-1)	3.2	6	2	2	1	5	1	4.26
Veras (H, 5)	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.59
Marte	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.50
Coke	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32
Bruney	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.73
Stephens	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	0	40.50
Jackson, S (S, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08

The Yankees head north for their first workout in their new home. Then they take on the Chicago Cubs for two exibition games on Friday and Saturday. Chien-Ming Wang will make the first start for the Yankees on Friday, and he will face Chicago's Ted Lilly. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m., and the game can be seen on YES and heard on WCBS 880.