Shawn Chacon vs Brad Radke; Mariano Rivera is also scheduled to pitch.
Gary Sheffield (hamstring) and Jason Giambi (who strained his left calf yesterday) will sit out.
Injury Update
Carol Pavano and Octavio Dotel threw from the mound for the 2nd time this spring. Pavano threw 40 pitches in total, 27 from halfway up the mound, and the remainder from the rubber. Dotel threw 30 pitches, evenly splitting the amount between the halfway spot and the rubber.
Kirby Puckett
March 14, 1960 - March 6, 2006
Update 2:00
Jorge Posada hit his HR of the spring, a 2-run shot to right. Yankees lead 2-0 after 2.
Update 2:25
Top 4, still 2-0 Yankees. Sean Henn in to pitch. Chacon tossed 3 shutout innings.
Update 4:15
Yankees win it 5-0 in just 2:21. Chacon gets the victory.
Update 4:50
Both teams managed just 6 hits on the day. Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui had 2 each. Kevin Howard, acquired in the Tony Womack trade, drove in 2 runs. Shawn Chacon (2), Sean Henn (2), Mariano Rivera (1), Kyle Farnsworth (1), Ron Villone (1), and Matt Smith (1) combined on the shutout.
Yankees improve to 3-3 with their 3rd stright win. They take on the Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow evening at 7:15. Jaret Wright gets the start.
Leiter considers retirement
Leiter told mlb.com reporters, "This could be the last thing I do. Very much so". Wonder if this had anything to do with the Giants kicking his ass over the weekend?!
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