Nathan Eovaldi started, allowed three runs in a rough first, then cruised for the next four innings. He struck out six. I’m pretty excited about him, this afternoon’s first inning notwithstanding. Dellin Betances allowed a bloop single and a walk in his scoreless inning, striking out the side. PitchFX says he averaged 95.3 mph and topped out at 96.4 mph, which is good. He still seemed to be fighting his mechanics a bit but otherwise looked much better than he has in recent weeks. Dellin’s not all the way back yet but this afternoon was definitely a step forward. Here’s the box score, here are the video highlights, and here’s the rest of the day’s news:
- If you missed it earlier, Austin Romine has been designated for assignment. John Ryan Murphy will be the backup catcher, which is what was expected basically the entire offseason. The Opening Day roster is pretty much set now. The Yankees just have to officially announce it. That’ll happen tomorrow probably.
- Masahiro Tanaka said he’s not expecting to throw as hard this year because he’s changing his approach and focusing on sinkers, basically. “I’m trying to establish a certain pitching style for me this year, so maybe it’s not the wisest to ask for velocity from me this year. I think it will be a little bit, as far as miles per hour go, lower than last year.” [Dan Martin]
- And that’s pretty much it for camp notes for the spring. The Yankees are off tomorrow then play Opening Day on Monday, at home in Yankee Stadium against the Blue Jays. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05pm ET. Hooray for that.
This is your open thread for the night. This afternoon’s game against the Nats will be replayed on MLB Network at 3am ET tomorrow morning, if 3am baseball is your thing. MLB Network is showing the Dodgers and Angels live later tonight plus you’ve got college hoops and all the local hockey and basketball teams in action aside from the Knicks. Talk about whatever you like here.
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