spring training game 12.
boone plays his starting hitters every other game.
then the bench players get their day. game 12 was a bench day.
so using a tourney term - the last 6 in are -
gardner, kraken, bruce, frazier, the tauch, wade
taillon started.“These games, right now, matter a lot, especially to me, not having played in a while,” Taillon said on Friday, having tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the Yanks’
[URL]https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-tigers/2021/03/12/642075#game_state[/URL]=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=642075]4-2 Grapefruit League victory[/url] over the Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. “There’s some urgency on my end just to put in good work every day. When I go home tonight, I’ll really think about what I did well, because it’s going to start counting here soon.”Envisioned as New York’s No. 3 starter behind Gerrit Cole and Corey Kluber, Taillon didn’t exhibit sharp command, tossing 28 of 51 pitches for strikes while issuing three walks. But his stuff was good, as he permitted a pair of hits, struck out four and was clocked as high as 95.1 mph with his fastball. Taillon averaged 93.9 mph with his 28 heaters, also tossing 12 curveballs, nine sliders and two changeups.