You already know that Jeremy Guthrie is starting tomorrow's game against the Yankees in Tampa, but we had some uncertainty over the bullpen because of the rainout. Alfredo Simon, Jason Berken, Cla Meredith, Matt Albers and Alberto Castillo also are making the trip.
Brian Matusz starts Sunday against the Phillies, followed by Jim Johnson, Koji Uehara, Kam Mickolio and Will Ohman. Jake Arrieta starts the B-squad game in Pirate City, followed by Brandon Erbe, Troy Patton, Chorye Spoone and Luis...
Adam Jones CF
Cesar Izturis SS
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada 3B
Matt Wieters C
Garrett Atkins 1B
Ty Wigginton 2B
Lou Montanez LF
Michael Aubrey DH
Jeremy Guthrie RHP
The Triple-A and Double-A guys are arriving today. I just saw pitchers Jim Miller, Jim Hoey and Ryohei Tanaka in the parking lot.
Miller said his shoulder feels great and he likes the way the ball is coming out of his hand. We haven't heard that term in a while, so I was relieved.
Miller is hoping to get in a few games and...
Scott Moore is feeling under the weather this morning. And the weather is really nice today - sunny and warm.
Moore is moving slowly through the clubhouse and looking like he needs a long nap.
Troy Patton has appeared in one game this spring, allowing a solo home run to former Pirates first-rounder Tony Sanchez in the March 5 game in Sarasota. He also struck out one.
Patton says his shoulder is healthy. He's scheduled to go two innings in tomorrow's B-squad game in Pirate City.
So...
Brett Gardner CF
Nick Johnson DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Curtis Granderson LF
Randy Winn RF
Juan Miranda 1B
Brandon Laird 3B
Ramiro Pena SS
Javier Vazquez RHP
The Phillies will use the following pitchers for tomorrow's game against the Orioles in Sarasota:
Kyle Kendrick
Andrew Carpenter
Sergio Escalona
Jeremy Guthrie is scheduled to go four innings today.
The Orioles might schedule an intrasquad game for Tuesday in Sarasota to provide more innings for their pitchers.
Felix Pie could return to the lineup by Monday or Tuesday. He's dealing with a sore left shoulder.
"It's more from lifting weights than it is anything else - throwing or swinging a bat," manager Dave Trembley said.
Nolan Reimold is serving as the designated hitter in today's B-squad game in Sarasota. He's also doing...
If you're prone to obsessing over spring training records, the rebuilding Indians are 5-0. They're the only unbeaten team in the Cactus League.
The offensively challenged Giants are 8-2. The Royals are 4-3. The Dodgers are 2-4. The Angels are 2-5.
The Rays are 9-1 in the Grapefruit League, their only loss coming against the Orioles in the opener. Final score: 12-2.
The Blue Jays are 5-3 and the Yankees are 4-5.
The Cardinals, the favorites to win the NL Central, are 3-5.
What's it all...
Today's game will go a full nine innings, no matter the score. The Yankees will bat in the bottom half.
The first five batters reached against Jeremy Guthrie in the first inning, and the Yankees took a 3-0 lead.
Guthrie walked the leadoff hitter, Brett Gardner, with the count full, and Nick Johnson followed with a run-scoring double over left fielder Lou Montanez's head. Jorge Posada singled to right to put runners on the corners, and Robinson Cano lined the next pitch into left field to...
Jeremy Guthrie surrendered another run in the second inning. He threw 16 pitches, 10 for strikes.
Guthrie gave up singles to the first three batters - one ball nicking Cesar Izturis' glove, another bouncing through the hole on the right side of the infied, and another almost taking Guthrie's head off.
Jorge Posada's single gave New York a 4-2 lead, but Ty Wigginton backhanded Robinson Cano's grounder up the middle and flipped the ball to Izturis without removing it from his glove,...
This is more like it.
Jeremy Guthrie needed only eight pitches to dispose of the Yankees in the third inning. Seven of them were strikes.
Randy Winn grounded an 0-2 pitch to second base, Juan Miranda lined to right and Brandon Laird flied to shallow center.
Guthrie has thrown 60 pitches, 39 for strikes. He's allowed four runs and eight hits, with one walk and one strikeout.
Alfredo Aceves has replaced Javier Vazquez for the Yankees.
Update: Garrett Atkins greeted Aceves with a home run to...
Jeremy Guthrie faced one batter in the fourth inning, retiring Ramiro Pena on a fly ball to center. He threw three pitches, leaving his total at 63 for the day. Forty-one were strikes.
Jason Berken has replaced Guthrie, who's charged with four runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. That's the longest outing by an Orioles starter this spring.
Guthrie has allowed five runs and 12 hits in 7 2/3 innings over three starts.
Update: Jorge Posada lined a run-scoring single to right field off...