Yay Andy. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty)

The Yankees wrapped up their exhibition schedule today with a big win over the Mets. Andy Pettitte threw 13 pitches and faced the minimum in his one inning of work (video), giving up a ground ball single that took a big hop over the first baseman’s head (runner was later thrown out trying to steal), a pop-up to shortstop, and a routine ground ball to second. Seriously, it was like he never left. Same old Andy.

Frankie Cervelli clubbed a two-run homer before a) getting demoted, and b) the minor league replacements unloaded on the Mets. Kevin Mahoney, Ramon Flores, and Hector Rabago all drove in runs. David Robertson practiced his Houdini act, striking out the side after putting men on the corners with no outs. Here’s the box score and here’s the final Spring Training update from Tampa…

• “It was good to get out there…everything felt great,” said Pettitte after his outing. His plan is to be ready for the big leagues in about a month, and if today was any indication, he’ll be just fine. [Erik Boland]
• “No pain right now,” said Michael Pineda when asked how he and his shoulder are feeling. He has not yet been told when he will pick up a bawseball, however. [Boland]
• Hiroki Kuroda, Rafael Soriano, and Phil Hughes all threw their regularly scheduled side sessions, the final tuneup before the regular season. Mariano Rivera threw a simulated game yesterday, by the way. [Chad Jennings]
• David Phelps won the James P. Dawson Award as the top rookie in camp. His reward was a spot on the Opening Day roster. I can only hope Phelps has a better big league career than the former winners. [Pete Caldera]

Here is your open thread for the evening. The Nets are playing tonight, plus there’s an actual regular season baseball game being played. The Marlins officially open their new ballpark against the Cardinals on ESPN at 7pm ET (Johnson vs. Lohse). Enjoy.

The Yankees lost to the Mets on an Ike Davis walk-off homer this afternoon. Ivan Nova was simply awful, with no command of his fastball and lots of hard hit balls. Not even reduced-velocity Michael Pineda was giving up that much hard contact. Nova allowed five runs on eight hits in 2.2 IP and now has two bullpen sessions to figure things out before his first regular season against the Orioles next Monday.

David Phelps only threw 1.1 IP while D.J. Mitchell threw three full innings, making me wonder if Mitchell is the front-runner for the long man spot. Nick Swisher had two hits (double and homer), Eduardo Nunez had another hit, Doug Bernier had two hits, and a bunch of other guys had one knock each. Here’s the box score and here’s the rest from Spring Training…

• Both Jayson Nix and Dewayne Wise will start the year in Triple-A. They had out clauses in their contracts, but could have only used them if another team offered a 25-man roster spot today. That didn’t happen. Bill Hall doesn’t have an out and will head to Triple-A. [Marc Carig & Jack Curry]
• Both Cesar Cabral (elbow) and Brad Meyers (shoulder) will start the season on the DL. The two Rule 5 Draft picks can not be placed on waivers or returned to their original teams unless they are 100% healthy. [Chad Jennings]
• The roster has to be set by 5pm ET tomorrow, though the last two bullpen spots are really the only positions up for grabs. Clay Rapada is a virtual lock for one. [Carig]

Here is your open thread for the night. All five hockey and basketball locals are playing tonight, plus MLB Network will have a pair of games on later tonight. You folks know how this works by now, so have at it.

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Raul I-bomb-nez. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Yankees and Astros played Homerun Derby this afternoon, with the good guys coming out on top 5-4. They also won the rain-shortened game 11-9. Robinson Cano hit his second jack of the spring, Raul Ibanez hit his third (woulda been fourth if it wasn’t for Jason Heyward), Jose Gil got hit first, and — get this — Dante Bichette Jr. hit not one, but two dingers. He only saw two pitches too [Marc Carig]. Now that’s pretty cool.

Adam Warren‘s final bid for a bullpen spot didn’t go well; he gave up six runs on ten hits in 5.2 IP. Now that he has a virtual lock on the second lefty job, Clay Rapada went ahead and gave up a homer to the left-handed hitting Brian Bogusevic. How about that timing? Here’s the box score and here’s the rest from Tampa…

• Andy Pettitte threw a 33-pitch live batting practice session this afternoon, calling it “another step in the right direction.” Joe Girardi was pleased, but it seems unlikely that Pettitte will get into a game before the end of Spring Training. [Bryan Hoch & Erik Boland]
• George Kontos is dealing with a blister, which isn’t that big of a deal given all the other injury stuff going on around camp. [Chad Jennings]
• In case you missed it, we have some Michael Pineda (shoulder tendinitis) and Cesar Cabral (stress fracture in his elbow) injury updates earlier today.

Here is tonight’s open thread. The Devils, Knicks, and Nets are all playing tonight, plus MLB Network will be airing a game later on tonight. Talk about whatever you want here, go nuts.