SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (16-6) at HOUSTON ASTROS (9-10) YANKEES ROSTER 11 Brett Gardner . OF RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 3 .38) vs . RHP Lance McCullers (1-1, 3 .60) 12 Chase Headley . INF Probable relievers for NYY: RHP Luis Severino, RHP Ben Heller and LHP Chasen Shreve 14 Starlin Castro . INF 17 Matt Holliday . DH Sunday, March 19, 2017 • The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, Florida • 1:05 p.m. ET 18 Didi Gregorius^ . INF. Game #24 • Road Game #12 • TV: None • Radio: None 19 Masahiro Tanaka . RHP 22 Jacoby Ellsbury . OF 24 Gary Sánchez . C AT A GLANCE: The New York Yankees will play the 24th exhibition game of their spring schedule today vs . the Houston 26 Tyler Austin . INF/OF Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla .… will be the only spring training matchup between the two teams in 2017… will play 27 Austin Romine . C 35 total spring games, all but one against MLB opposition (10-4 win vs . Team Canada on 3/8)… are slated for 17 home 28 Joe Girardi . MANAGER games… will play six night games, including five at home (left to play: 3/21 vs . Boston and 3/28 vs . Detroit) and one on the 29 Tyler Clippard^ . RHP road (3/31 at Atlanta at SunTrust Park)… each of the Yankees’ home night games will start at 6:35 p .m .… marks the Yankees’ 30 Rubén Tejada* . INF 22nd consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2017), formerly Legends Field . 31 Aaron Hicks . OF 33 Greg Bird . INF YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Saturday, the Yankees fell to the Orioles, 5-4, in Tampa…LHP CC Sabathia started and did not 34 Donovan Solano* . INF record a decision (4 .0IP, 3H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, 1HR)…LHP Aroldis Chapman tossed a perfect fifth inning (1 .0IP, 1K) and has 6K 35 Michael Pineda . RHP in 5 .0IP over five scoreless appearances this spring (0H, 2BB)…RHP Ernesto Frieri recorded the loss his Yankees spring 36 Ji-Man Choi* . INF debut (1 .0IP, 1H, 1ER, 3K, 1HR)…all three of his strikeouts came on called third strikes…C Gary Sánchez (1-for-3) hit a 38 Rob Refsnyder . INF/OF two-run double in the third inning…LF Billy McKinney (1-for-1) hit his third home run of the spring with a solo shot in 39 Tommy Layne . LHP the eighth…CF Jacoby Ellsbury (1-for-3) also drove in a run and scored a run . 40 Luis Severino . RHP 41 Pete Kozma* . INF LEADERS OF THE PACK: At 16-6 ( .727), the Yankees have the best spring record in all of Major League Baseball . 43 Adam Warren . .. RHP 45 Chasen Shreve . LHP Yankees pitchers have allowed just 148H and 66BB in 195 .2IP for a 1 .09 WHIP, which is the best in the Majors this spring… their .204 opponents’ BA and 3 .54 ERA also lead the Majors . 47 Jon Niese . .. LHP 48 Chris Carter . INF Yankees batters are second in the Major League with 34HR…their .489 slugging percentage is third throughout baseball and they are tied for fifth with 128R… have scored at least 5R in 14 of their 22 games so far…also rank fifth in 50 Ernesto Frieri* . RHP OPS ( .826) and tenth in BA ( .277)… 1B Greg Bird and C Gary Sánchez are tied for sixth in the Majors this spring with 52 CC Sabathia . LHP 4HR each (only five others have 5HR or more) . 53 Joe Espada^ . THIRD BASE 54 Aroldis Chapman . LHP GLOBAL ENTRY: Six Yankees players participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic…RHP Tyler Clippard (USA) and INF 55 Bryan Mitchell . RHP Didi Gregorius (The Netherlands) advanced to the semifinals…RHP Giovanny Gallegos (Mexico), LHP Tommy Layne 56 Tony Peña^ . FIRST BASE (Italy) and INF Donovan Solano (Colombia) were eliminated in the first round of pool play and have returned to the 57 Chad Green . .RHP Yankees and RHP Dellin Betances was eliminated in the second round…yesterday, in front of a crowd of 43,002 USA 58 Larry Rothschild . PITCHING (2-1) defeated the Dominican Republic (1-2) 6-3 to advance to the semifinal round at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles… 59 Rob Thomson . BENCH Clippard threw 1 .1IP (2H, 1ER, 1K) and Betances pitched 1 .0 scoreless inning (2K) . 60 Mike Harkey . BULLPEN Additionally, first base coach Tony Peña managed the Dominican Republic squad, and third base coach Joe Espada 61 Ben Heller . RHP is serving as third base coach for Puerto Rico . 62 Alan Cockrell . HITTING 63 Wilkin Castillo* . C HOPE WEEK 2017: The Yankees are proud to announce the return of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) 63 Marcus Thames . ASST . HITTING 65 Jonathan Holder . RHP in 2017 for the ninth consecutive season… the initiative, which will run in New York from Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 67 J .R . Graham* . RHP 26, is rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the 68 Dellin Betances^ . RHP gesture… this year marks the seventh consecutive year that the Yankees have kicked off HOPE Week-themed events by 71 Billy McKinney* . OF recognizing a Tampa-area organization for making a difference in the Bay area . 72 Jason Gurka* . LHP This year’s Tampa honoree, Blanket Tampa Bay, is an organization that provides to the homeless and working poor in the 74 Ronald Torreyes . INF. Tampa area…in the spring and summer, the organization distributes rain gear, including ponchos, umbrellas, socks and 75 Clint Frazier* . OF hygiene products, and in the fall and winter, they also give out blankets, hats and gloves…the organization was founded 77 Dustin Fowler* . OF in 2014 by Beth Ross, who, with her husband, Ray, have collected donations for more than 1,000 individuals in need . 81 Gleyber Torres* . INF 82 Tyler Wade* . INF GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD ENHANCEMENTS: During this past offseason, George M . Steinbrenner Field underwent 85 Luis Cessa . RHP significant ballpark enhancements, including a new entrance gate in right field by the Dale Mabry Highway overpass and a 86 Kyle Higashioka . C two-level team store by the home plate entrance… bullpen clubs on the first and third base lines provide great social gathering 90 Jordan Montgomery* . .. LHP spaces for all fans to enjoy… fans will now be able to walk a complete loop around the entire stadium with newly installed 99 Aaron Judge . OF concourses and seating in the outfield… more shaded areas have been added to the stadium… additional highlights include *Non-roster invitee / ^Current WBC participant 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 built cabanas in the outfield… fans will also be able to enjoy a redesigned menu courtesy of Legends Hospitality . Fans attending home spring training Yankees games are strongly encouraged to arrive early and budget an appropriate amount of time for MLB-mandated metal detection screening via hand-held wanding… fans should also note the already established bag check policy prohibiting the admission of bags larger than 16” x 16” x 8” into Steinbrenner Field . Steinbrenner Field gates open to fans with valid tickets 2 hours prior to every game . For complete GMS Field information, fans should visit: http://yankees .mlb .com/nyy/spring_training/ballpark or call (813) 879-2244 during regular business hours . WHAT’S NEW AT YANKEE STADIUM: During this offseason, Yankee Stadium has undergone its first series of major design enhancements, which are intended to improve the guest experience for fans of all ages… enhancements include seven new social gathering spaces and additional dynamic food and beverage areas, available to all ticketholders… among the many highlights, the Sunrun Kids Clubhouse — shaped like a mini-baseball field with a soft artificial surface and Yankees-themed playground equipment — will be the Stadium’s first-ever children’s zone… Frank’s RedHot Terrace (LF) and the Toyota Terrace (RF) will be open-air social gathering spaces overlooking the bullpens, featuring specialty food and drink at drink rail locations which will have power/USB outlets . TURN STYLES: The Yankees have announced their special events and promotional schedule for the 2017 regular season… featured dates include Derek Jeter’s number retirement plaque dedication (Mother’s Day-5/14) and the 71st Annual Old-Timers’ Day (6/25)… limited-edition collectible player bobbleheads presented by AT&T feature Gary Sánchez (4/30), Reggie Jackson (6/9), Whitey Ford (7/9) and Aroldis Chapman (8/27)… other giveaways include Replica Bat Day pres . by Bank of America (6/11), Yankees Star Wars Night (8/25) and 1977 World Championship Fan Ring Day, presented by Betteridge Jewelers (9/17)… Military Appreciation Day (7/29) will see the first 18,000 Guests in attendance (21 and older) receive a Yankees camo baseball cap . FOR STARTERS: Today at Houston, RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 3 .38 ERA) will make his fourth spring appearance and third start for the Yankees…has allowed just seven baserunners in 8 .0IP (5H, 3ER, 2BB, 5K, 3HR) this spring…last pitched in relief on 3/7 vs . Tampa Bay and permitted 2ER in 3 .0IP (4H, 1BB), with the runs coming on back-to-back solo HRs in the fifth (Adames, Dickerson)…combined to go 7-4 with a 4 .68 ERA (65 .1IP, 34ER) in 58 games (one start) with the Cubs and Yankees in 2016… opponents batted .244 (59-for-242); LH .179 (15-for-84), RH .278 (44-for-158)…went 4-2 with a 3 .26 ERA (30 .1IP, 11ER) in 29 relief appearances after rejoining the Yankees…was acquired by the Yankees with SS Gleyber Torres, OF Billy McKinney and OF Rashad Crawford from the Cubs in exchange for LHP Aroldis Chapman on 7/25/16…was originally drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft .