Yankees vs. Twins - March 5 Recap

Not a stupendous day for the Yankees pitching, though starter Ian Kennedy and relievers Heath Phillips and Ross Ohlendorf looked good. Edwar Ramirez certainly didn't help his cause in trying to gain a spot in the bullpen. On top of that he already had Michael Kay using his "Girl with the Curl" metaphor.

Robinson Cano is already tearing the ball off the cover. 3 more hits today put his spring average at .700.

And how about the statement Shelley Duncan is making? One at-bat, one home run. He's already got 9 RBI and is making an early push to share 1st Base duties with Jason Giambi (and maybe right field duties against certain left-handers).

The Twins newly acquired left fielder, Delmon Young, hit his 1st home run of the spring. It was really the only mistake that IPK made in his 2 innings of work.

The Yankees head to Bradenton tomorrow for a 1:05 match up with the Cincinnati Reds.

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, LF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Duncan, 1B	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	.636
Jeter, SS	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	.375
Woodward, SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.556
Abreu, RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.600
Lane, RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.273
Rodriguez, A, DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	.333
a-Porter, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Giambi, 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.429
Curtis, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Posada, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Cervelli, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Cano, 2B	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	.700
1-Castro, B, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Green, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Betemit, 3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.200
Ensberg, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Cabrera, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.375
Gardner, B, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals	37	5	11	5	2	8	12
a-Struck out for Rodriguez, A in the 7th. 1-Ran for Cano in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Cano (1, Slowey), Betemit (1, Slowey). HR: Duncan (2, 9th inning off Sosa, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Damon; Duncan 4; Jeter 2; Woodward; Abreu; Giambi; Cano 4; Betemit 2. RBI: Betemit (3), Damon (1), Abreu (1), Cano (3), Duncan (9). 2-out RBI: Damon; Abreu; Duncan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Giambi; Rodriguez, A 2; Abreu; Duncan. GIDP: Cabrera. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Damon (1, 2nd base off Slowey/Mauer). FIELDING Outfield assists: Cabrera (Morales, J at 3rd base). DP: 2 (Cano-Jeter-Giambi, Cabrera-Betemit).

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kennedy	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	4.50
Phillips (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Chamberlain (H, 1)	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	9.00
Albaladejo (BS, 1)	1.2	4	1	1	0	2	0	3.38
Ramirez (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	0	13.50
Britton	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ohlendorf	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00