Live Updates: New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles — Spring Training Game 25

Author:
Max Goodman
Updated:
Mar 26, 2021 9:45 PM EDT
Original:
Mar 26, 2021

TAMPA — The Yankees will play their final night game of the spring on Friday, hosting the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

As this game gets underway in Tampa, take a look at the starting lineups and some related reading (as the Yankees dropped some major roster news right before first pitch).

New York Yankees

DJ LeMahieu 3B

Aaron Judge RF

Brett Gardner CF

Giancarlo Stanton DH

Gary Sánchez C

Mike Tauchman LF

Tyler Wade SS

Chris Gittens 1B

Andrew Velazquez 2B

Gerrit Cole SP

After Friday night's outing, Gerrit Cole has six days before taking on the Toronto Blue Jays on opening night at Yankee Stadium.

Derek Dietrich was initially starting at first base, but he was scratched from the lineup. Dietrich, as well as veteran outfielder Jay Bruce, are in the process of deciding whether or not to opt out of their contracts with New York as non-roster invitees.

Aroldis Chapman, Chad Green and Darren O'Day are also expected to pitch in relief.

Baltimore Orioles

Mullins CF

Mancini DH

Mountcastle LF

Franco 1B

Ruiz 3B

Hays RF

Galvis SS

Sisco C

Sánchez SP

After Friday night, the Yankees play three more Grapefruit League exhibition games before taking the trip up north.

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First inning

Gerrit Cole takes care of business in the first, retiring the side in order with one strikeout.

Aaron Judge just keeps on hitting the baseball hard this spring. This time it's a line drive into the right-field corner for a double. He was stranded on third later in the frame to end the inning, though.

Fifth inning

We're through five innings and both teams have combined for three hits... Not much offense, but both pitchers are working efficiently and effectively.

Cole has four strikeouts and has allowed just one base hit entering the sixth.

Sixth inning

Gerrit Cole's night is over after 5.2 scoreless innings. He gets quite the ovation from the crowd here at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Cole threw 89 pitches, striking out five and allowing just two hits.

Seventh inning

Aroldis Chapman had been magnificent up to this point in spring training. Tonight, he allowed three runs and had three wild pitches in 0.1 innings pitched. Boone had to come out and end Chapman's outing before he recorded a second out.

Ninth inning

Baltimore adds another run, this time off right-hander Brooks Kriske, making this a 4-0 game.

FINAL: Yankees 1, Orioles 4

New York doesn't get shutout (as Rob Brantly brings home New York's first run on an RBI ground out) but the bats were held down all night long. The Yankees had just three hits, leaving the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth.

The Yankees are back in action on Saturday afternoon, hosting the Blue Jays back here at GMS Field.

Appreciate you following along and we'll see you back here next time!