The Philadelphia Phillies lost their Grapefruit League match to the New York Yankees 4-1 on Friday afternoon.
On The Mound
- Cole Hamels made his Spring debut, and threw two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and picking up two strikeouts.
- Nefi Ogando pitched a scoreless third inning.
- Mike Nesseth pitched just one inning, and allowed three runs on four hits and two walks. Don’t expect to see much of this guy in the majors this season.
- Jake Diekman pitched a scoreless fifth inning.
- Ken Giles made his first appearance of the spring, and had a bit of a rough outing. Giles gave up one run on one hit and two walks.
- Andy Oliver pitched two innings, and gave up two hits and walk while striking out four.
- Luis Garcia pitched a scoreless ninth.
At The Plate
- The Phillies managed just one run on four hits.
- Pinch-hitter Xavier Paul scored the team’s only run with a solo homer in the seventh inning.
- Odubel Herrera went 1-3 with a single out of the leadoff spot.
- Freddy Galvis went 1-4 with a single.
- Grady Sizemore went 0-2, dropping his average to .167.
- Ryan Howard went 0-2, making him 0-6 in his last two games.
- Darin Ruf got a start in left, and went 1-3 with a single.
