Astros 9, Yankees 5, Final - Mar. 7, 2008

The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: A-Rod to DH due to sore shoulder
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 3/7/2008 — TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a sore right shoulder and is scheduled to be the designated hitter in Friday's game against Houston. Rodriguez said he felt discomfort Thursday and the shoulder bothers him only when he throws. ...

Spring training Game 7: Astros at Yankees
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/7/2008 — YANKEES Melky Cabrera CF Derek Jeter SS Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Shelley Duncan 1B Wilson Betemit 3B Jason Lane RF Jose Molina C Brett Gardner LF Pitching Andy Pettitte (2-3 innings, 40 pitches) Mariano Rivera Steven White ...

Yankees Lose 9-5
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/7/2008 — The Yankees lost 9-5 to the Astros today at Steinbrenner Field. Andy Pettitte started today's game and looked OK, giving up 2 ER on 3 hits in 2.2 innings of work. The two runs came on a 2-run homer by Victor Diaz in the 2nd inning... Mariano Rivera made his first appearance of the spring and did not disappoint. He pitched one inning and struck out two batters, the other batter grounded out ...

Yankees-Astros: The live blog
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/7/2008 — Good afternoon and welcome to Legends Field. It’s a balmy 79 degrees and mostly sunny here in Tampa as the Yankees prepare to play the Houston Astros. The Yankees beat the Astros 7-6 on Monday and you can bet Houston will be itching for ...

The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: Notes: Pettitte getting in the zone
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 3/8/2008 — TAMPA, Fla. -- Andy Pettitte has said time and again this spring that he just wants to put the offseason distractions behind him and move on with his baseball career. Once again, he received support from the sellout crowd, which lavished upon him the ...

Everyone Knows it's Windy — My Pinstripes

Helen of LaTroy — My Pinstripes

Start the Season — My Pinstripes

Yankees vs Astros 07/03/2008 — Made in 1903

Yanks fall to Astros 9-5 — Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog

3/7/08 Astros 9, Yanks 5. Mo looks good. — The Sommer Frieze

Yankees vs. Astros - March 7 Recap — My Pinstripes

Spring Training Liveblog - Astros at Yankees: March 7, 1:05 PM ET — Replacement Level Yankees Weblog

A-Rod to DH due to sore shoulder — Major League Baseball News 3/7/2008
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a sore right shoulder and is scheduled to be the designated hitter in Friday's game against Houston.

Notes: Don't count Chacon out — Major League Baseball News 3/7/2008
Shawn Chacon kept his name in the running for the fifth spot in the Astros' rotation with an encouraging outing on Friday against the Yankees.

Mariano Rivera makes appearance in Yankees' 9-5 loss to Houston — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 3/7/2008
TAMPA, Fla. - Mariano Rivera made quick work of his first appearance this spring. The Yankees closer needed just eight pitches to throw a perfect fourth inning in New York's...

Yanks' Rivera has strong spring debut (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/7/2008
Mariano Rivera made quick work of his first appearance this spring. The Yankees closer needed just eight pitches to throw a perfect fourth inning in New York's 9-5 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday. "Someone made the comment, 'See you next ...

Closer Mariano Rivera make his first spring appearance in Yankees' 9-5 loss to Houston — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 3/7/2008
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Mariano Rivera made quick work of his first appearance this spring.The Yanke...

Who's starting at first for the Yankees? — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/8/2008
The Yankees have many options at first base.  Some of the top contenders for the first base job are Jason Giambi, Shelley Duncan, Wilson Betemit, and Morgan Ensberg.  The only place that you could put Giambi at besides being the DH is at ...

Injuries Limit Rodriguez and Posada — NYT > Baseball 3/8/2008
Both Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada shared the designated hitter spot because of the same injury, a sore lat muscle, in the Yankees’ 9-5 loss to Houston on Friday.

Rivera goes 1-2-3, 8 pitches in first outing — Newsday.com - Yankees 3/8/2008
TAMPA, Fla. - Mariano Rivera 's exhibition debut against the Astros on Friday went like this: strikeout swinging, grounder to second, strikeout looking. Eight pitches, seven strikes.