| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |  | R | H | E |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
WP: Sanit (1-0)
LP: Vasquez (0-1)
The Yankees opened up their spring schedule with a bang today, winning the way they did so many time last year, with a walk-off homer to beat the Pirates 6-3. Sure, it came off the bat of Colin Curtis, a guy who likely won't see 1 major league at-bat this year, but it's got to be a good omen. At least that's how I'm going to look at it.
Their first three runs came in the sixth to break a 0-0 tie. Ramiro Pena got things going with a solo shot off former Yankee Steven Jackson to put the Yankees on the board and give them a one-run lead. Later in the inning, Nick Johnson doubled in a run and would then score the Yanks third run on a Jon Weber single.
While it's the first game of spring and any kind of analysis of pitchers is somewhat pointless, the Yankees did look pretty good on the mound today, especially three of the guys who are fighting for that fifth spot in the rotation. Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre, and Alfredo Aceves each pitched two scoreless innings. The three allowed a total of one hit (off Guadin), no walks, and each struck out a batter.
The only Yankees pitcher to get hit hard today was Jonathan Albaladejo, who allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits without retiring a batter. Royce Ring, Jason Hirsh, and Amaury Sanit pitched the final three innings for the Yanks.
YANKEES BOX:
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
| Jeter, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nunez, E, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Granderson, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Golson, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Teixeira, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnson, N, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Rodriguez, A, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Laird, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Thames, DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Weber, J, PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Hoffmann, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Winfree, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Gardner, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Curtis, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Cervelli, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Rivera, Mi, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pena, R, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Corona, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
a-Reached on error for Thames in the 6th. | ||||||||
BATTING 2B: Johnson, N (1, Jackson, S). HR: Pena, R (1, 6th inning off Jackson, S, 0 on, 0 out), Curtis (1, 9th inning off Vasquez, V, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Nunez, E; Johnson, N 2; Rodriguez, A; Laird; Weber, J; Curtis 4; Pena, R 4. RBI: Pena, R (1), Johnson, N (1), Curtis 3 (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cervelli 2; Winfree. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING SB: Nunez, E (1, 2nd base off Jackson, S/Kratz). CS: Cervelli (1, 2nd base by Bass/Doumit). FIELDING E: Gaudin (1, pickoff), Golson (1, throw). | ||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
| Gaudin | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitre | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aceves, A | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Albaladejo | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ring (BS, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hirsh | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sanit (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PIRATES STATS
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Yankees @ Phillies
Game Time: 1:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: MLBN
LHP CC Sabathia vs. RHP Roy Halladay
