Yankees vs. Indians 1:05 (3/12)

The Yankees travel to Winter Haven this afternoon for a 1:05 start against the Cleveland Indians. Righty Shawn Chacon will face Indians lefty, C.C. Sabathia. Tanyon Sturtze is expected to see his first game action of the spring.

Game Recap and Notes 4:30

The Cleveland Indians rallied for 3 runs off reliever Scott Erickson in the bottom of the 8th to capture a 7-5 victory over the Yankees. Todd Donovan, who stole 62 bases at Double-A ball last season, capped the inning with a solo home run. Travis Hafner and Ben Broussard knocked in 2 runs each.

The Yankees got shutout pitcher from their starting pitcher for the second straight game. On the heels of Chien-Ming Wang's three scoreless innings on Saturday, Sunday's starter Shawn Chacon tossed three of his own. Chacon did struggle somewhat with his control, walking four, while allowing two hits and striking out three. Sean Henn looked as bad as he did in his two brief call-ups with the big club last year. Henn lasted only one inning, allowing four runs on four hits and four walks. Control problems plagued Henn throughout 2005's major league experience.

Tanyon Sturtze threw a scoreless inning in exhibition debut, while Mike Myers threw up a goose egg for his one inning of work.

Russ Johnson lead the offense with a pair of RBI, while Felix Escalona had two of the Yankees six hits and drove in a run. Eric Duncan (1 RBI, 1 run) and Melky Cabrera each singled in their only official at-bats.

Indians starter C.C. Sabathia allowed three runs (1 earned) in four innings of work. Danny Graves picked up the victory with a scoreless eighth, while Edward Mujica picked up the save after allowing a run in the 9th.

The Yankees, now 6-6 in the spring, face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at 1:05 pm.