Yankees Lose 9-5

Greg C. posted 3/7/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com [flag]

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 ... [link]

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Spring training Game 7: Astros at Yankees

MY BASEBALL BIAS found this 3/7/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com

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alanhull1 posted 3/7/2008 from baseballmastermind.com

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River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A ... found this 3/7/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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