SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (6-1) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (3-3) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner . OF RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 0 .00 ERA) vs . RHP Tyler Wilson (1-0, 0 .00) 12 Chase Headley . INF Probable relievers for NYY: LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Tyler Clippard, LHP Tommy Layne, LHP Dietrich Enns 14 Starlin Castro . INF 17 Matt Holliday . DH Thursday, March 2, 2017 • GMS Field• Tampa, Florida • 6:35 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius . INF 19 Masahiro Tanaka . RHP Game #8 • Home Game #5 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: None 22 Jacoby Ellsbury . OF 24 Gary Sánchez . C YANKEE DOODLES: The New York Yankees will play the eighth exhibition game of their spring schedule tonight against the 26 Tyler Austin . INF/OF Baltimore Orioles at George M . Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla .… will be the second of two spring games between the teams 27 Austin Romine . C in 2017 (also a 4-1 Yankees win on 2/27 at Sarasota)… will play 35 total spring games, all but one against MLB opposition (will 28 Joe Girardi . MANAGER play Team Canada on 3/8)… are slated for 17 home games… will play six night games, including five at home (3/1 vs . Atlanta, 29 Tyler Clippard . RHP tonight vs . Baltimore, 3/15 vs . Philadelphia, 3/21 vs . Boston and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the road (3/31 at Atlanta at 30 Rubén Tejada* . INF SunTrust Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m .… marks the Yankees’ 22nd consecutive season 31 Aaron Hicks . OF at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field, and the 115th season in franchise history . 33 Greg Bird . INF 34 Donovan Solano* . INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Wednesday, the Yankees defeated Atlanta, 8-7, at GMS Field in Tampa… seven different Yankees 35 Michael Pineda . RHP batters had an RBI as the club got out to an 8-0 lead after six innings and tallied 14 total hits… CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2-for-2, 1HP) 36 Ji-Man Choi* . INF reached base safely in all three plate appearances, including a solo HR in the top of the first and a double in the third… 2B Starlin 38 Rob Refsnyder . INF/OF Castro (2-for-3) had an RBI-single in the third… RHP Brian Mitchell started and tossed 3 .0 scoreless IP (0H, 1BB, 2K, 36pit ./20str .), 39 Tommy Layne . LHP earning the win… has tossed 5 .0 scoreless and hitless IP over his two spring starts, having allowed just 1BB… RHP Dellin Betances 40 Luis Severino . RHP pitched in his first spring game for the Yankees, tossing 1 .0 scoreless IP (1BB, 1K) . 41 Pete Kozma* . INF 43 Adam Warren . .. RHP EARLY RISERS: At 6-1 ( .857), the Yankees have the best record in the Grapefruit League and the second-best spring record in 45 Chasen Shreve . LHP all of Major League Baseball, trailing only the 5-0 Los Angeles Angels . 47 Jon Niese . .. LHP Yankees pitchers have allowed just 43H and 18BB in 62 .1IP for a 0 .98 WHIP, the lowest among all MLB teams this 48 Chris Carter . INF 52 CC Sabathia . LHP spring… their .189 combined batting average against is second in MLB and their 3 .47 ERA ranks fifth… RHP Brian Mitchell (2GS, 5 .0IP, 0H, 1BB, 3K) is the only pitcher in MLB this spring to toss at least 5 .0 hitless innings . 53 Joe Espada . THIRD BASE 54 Aroldis Chapman . LHP Yankees batters lead MLB with 12HR and 47R this spring… have a .548 SLG (second in MLB), 295 batting average (fourth in MLB) and a .902 OPS (fourth in MLB) . 55 Bryan Mitchell . RHP 56 Tony Peña . FIRST BASE LET THEM EAT CAKE: The following Yankees will celebrate their birthdays this week: today, 3/2, RHP James Kapriellian turns 57 Chad Green . .RHP 58 Larry Rothschild . PITCHING 23 and INF Miguel Andújar turns 22… on 3/6, assistant hitting coach Marcus Thames turns 40 . 59 Rob Thomson . BENCH 60 Mike Harkey . BULLPEN WINNING WAYS: The Yankees secured their 24th consecutive winning season last year (1993-2016)… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the second-longest such streak among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ 61 Ben Heller . RHP 62 Alan Cockrell . HITTING run of 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64… the team also secured its 25th consecutive winning season at home 62 Nick Rumbelow* . RHP (went 48-33 at home in 2016), extending its run since 1992… according to Elias, it is the second-longest such streak in Major League history, trailing only the Yankees’ 47-year home winning streak from 1918-64 . 63 Wilkin Castillo* . C 63 Marcus Thames . ASST . HITTING 64 Johnny Barbato . .. RHP THE SKIPPER: In 2017, Manager Joe Girardi enters his 10th season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns a 65 Jonathan Holder . RHP 819-639 ( .562) record in nine years with the club, which is the Majors’ best mark over the stretch… according to Elias, is the 66 Mason Williams . OF only current manager to guide his team to winning records in each of the last nine seasons (2008-16)… is sixth in Yankees 67 J .R . Graham* . RHP history in managerial wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre (1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins 68 Dellin Betances . RHP (1,067) and Ralph Houk (944)… the Yankees have reached the postseason in five of his nine seasons as manager (2009-12, 70 James Reeves* . LHP ‘15), including three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009… was named to the post 71 Billy McKinney* . OF on 10/30/07, becoming the 32nd manager in franchise history… in 2016, guided the Yankees to an 84-78 ( .519) record . 72 Jason Gurka* . LHP 73 Joe Mantiply* . LHP GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 74 Ronald Torreyes . INF. significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a 75 Clint Frazier* . OF two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering 76 Domingo Germán . RHP spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed 77 Dustin Fowler* . OF concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include 78 Kellin Deglan* . C a redesigned right field pavilion, loge boxes on the first and third base lines, a group party area on the left field deck and newly 79 Francisco Diaz* . C built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . 80 Jorge Saez* . C Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate 81 Gleyber Torres* . INF amount of time for MLB-mandated metal detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already 82 Tyler Wade* . INF established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . 83 Chance Adams* . RHP Steinbrenner Field gates will open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . 84 Daniel Camarena* . LHP For complete Steinbrenner Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark 85 Luis Cessa . RHP or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours . 86 Kyle Higashioka . C 87 J .P . Feyereisen* . RHP WHAT’S NEW AT YANKEE STADIUM: During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design 88 James Kaprielian* . RHP enhancements, which are intended to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven 89 Brady Lail* . RHP new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage areas, available to all ticketholders… among the 90 Jordan Montgomery* . .. LHP many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini-baseball field with a soft artificial surface and Yankees- 91 Dietrich Enns . LHP themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the 92 Giovanny Gallegos . RHP Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at 93 Jorge Mateo . .. INF drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets . 94 Miguel Andújar . INF 95 Yefry Ramírez . .. RHP TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular season… featured 96 Ronald Herrera . RHP dates include Derek Jeter’s number retirement plaque dedication (Mother’s Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day 97 Evan Rutckyj* . .. LHP (6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented by AT&T feature Gary Sánchez (4/30), Reggie Jackson (6/9), 98 Justus Sheffield* . LHP Whitey Ford (7/9) and Aroldis Chapman (8/27)… other giveaways include Replica Bat Day pres . by Bank of America (6/11), 99 Aaron Judge . OF Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1977 World Championship Fan Ring Day, presented by Betteridge Jewelers (9/17)… Military *Non-roster invitee Appreciation Day (7/29) will see the first 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap . FOR STARTERS: Tonight vs . Baltimore, RHP Adam Warren will make his second spring start for the Yankees… tossed 2 .0 perfect IP (2K) in his first start and appearance on 2/25 at Philadelphia… combined to go 7-4 with a 4 .68 ERA (65 .1IP, 34ER) in 58 games (one start) with the Cubs and Yankees .