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What Yankees' Joe Girardi loves about prospects Tyler Wade, Dustin Fowler

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- It was a move that may have been beyond Tyler Wade's years.

With runners on first and second and no outs, the 22-year-old Wade bunted for a base hit. It loaded the bases for Ruben Tejada, who clubbed an RBI single.

"I didn't ask him to sacrifice but he understood it's a good play," manager Joe Girardi said after the Yankees' 8-7 win over the Braves at Champion Stadium on Thursday. "The least I do is get the runners to second and third.