Live Updates: New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

TAMPA — Can you believe we're already through two weeks of spring training games?

The Yankees host the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second time this week at George M. Steinbrenner Field with Corey Kluber on the mound.

Before first pitch, here are the starting lineups and some related reading.

New York Yankees

DJ LeMahieu 2B

Aaron Judge RF

Aaron Hicks CF

Giancarlo Stanton DH

Luke Voit 1B

Gleyber Torres SS

Gio Urshela 3B

Gary Sánchez C

Brett Gardner LF

Corey Kluber SP

Besides Brett Gardner in left, this is pretty much the kind of lineup we'll be seeing during the regular season. Now that we're a few weeks into games, expect at least two at-bats from each of these starting position players as they ramp up toward Opening Day.

Kluber has been strong in his first few outings. Judging by the workload of Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole thus far, three innings (depending on pitch count) would be a safe bet for how long Kluber goes.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Adam Frazier 2B

Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B

Bryan Reynolds CF

Phillip Evans 1B

Anthony Alford LF

Tony Wolters C

Erik González SS

Oneil Cruz DH

Troy Stokes Jr. RF

JT Brubaker SP

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First inning

Corey Kluber gives up a leadoff double, but has no problem working out of the first frame. He strikes out Ke'Bryan Hayes on a filthy pitch in the dirt and then gets Phillip Evans to bounce into an inning-ending double play.

Yankees get on the board first after Aaron Hicks rips an RBI double to bring home DJ LeMahieu.

Exit velocity from the #Yankees in the first inning:

DJ LeMahieu (1B): 95.3 mph
Aaron Judge (L9): 105.6 mph
Aaron Hicks (2B): 102.8 mph

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— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) March 13, 2021

Second inning

Have a day DJ LeMahieu. The second baseman slugs a three-run homer to right, giving New York an early 4-0 lead.

Third inning

Kluber allows a booming solo home run off the bat of Troy Stokes Jr., but he gets out of the rest of the inning unscathed. He's got two strikeouts and four hits allowed through three.

Fourth inning

Pittsburgh puts a second run on the board on an RBI groundout to shortstop, cutting the deficit to two runs.

Sixth inning

After a perfect inning from Aroldis Chapman, Darren O'Day allows a solo shot over the short porch from Bryan Reynolds. It's 4-3 now.

Seventh inning

New York gets some insurance from outfielder Ryan LaMarre, who clubs a two-run shot to the opposite field on a full-count pitch. Tremendous at-bat, giving the Yankees a 6-3 lead.

Eighth inning

Chad Green allows a two-run home run and this is now a one-run game. Pittsburgh's Rodolfo Castro goes deep to straightaway right.

New York responds with ANOTHER home run. It's a derby out here, folks. Socrates Brito clanks one off the right-field foul pole and it's 7-5.

Ninth inning

FINAL: Yankees 7, Pirates 5

Luis Cessa gets the save in the ninth as New York closes out the win.

The Bombers are back in action on Sunday in Dunedin against the Toronto Blue Jays. Thank you, as always, for following along and we'll see you back here on Sunday!