Aaron Hicks went 3-for-3 with a double to pace the offense. Austin Romine, Dustin Ackley, and Ronald Torreyes had base hits as well. Dellin Betances (three strikeouts) and Kirby Yates (two strikeouts) tossed perfect frames out of the bullpen. Today’s game was not broadcast anywhere, so there are no highlights. Here’s the box score and here are the rest of the day’s notes from Tampa:
- Some news from earlier, if you missed it: Andrew Miller (wrist) and Bryan Mitchell (leg) left today’s game with injuries. Miller was hit by a line drive. X-rays came back negative, and he’ll soon have a CT scan. Mitchell managed to sprain his big toe covering first base and will go for an MRI.
- More news from earlier: Torreyes has beat out Pete Kozma for the final bench spot, plus three more relievers (Branden Pinder, Nick Goody, Tyler Olson) were optioned out. The Opening Day roster must be submitted to the league by 12pm ET Sunday. [Sweeny Murti]
- Masahiro Tanaka still has not been told whether he will start Opening Day. Joe Girardi said he was planning to announce the rotation and the last two bullpen spots tomorrow, but said Nova’s start today may push things back. [Brendan Kuty, Mark Feinsand, Bryan Hoch]
- Carlos Corporan does not have a standard opt-out in his contract. If the Yankees don’t add him to their 40-man roster, they have to email the other 29 teams to let them know he’s available. Other teams have 24 hours to respond and add Corporan to the 40-man. The email went out today, Brian Cashman said. [Chad Jennings]
Here is the nightly open thread. MLB Network is showing a bunch of games on tape delay throughout the night, plus the Knicks are playing too. Talk about those games or any of the day’s news right here. Have at it.
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