It was looking like it could be another long afternoon for the Yankees when they fell behind early, 4-0, as Luis Severino hit a few bumps in his first start of the spring. However, the offense kept chipping away until they struck the big blast — an Oswaldo Cabrera 6th inning grand slam to complete the turnaround. The procession of relievers used after the second inning put up zero after zero until Michael Gomez blew the save with a four-run ninth to doom the Yankees to an 8-7 loss.
One of the early highlights of the game was Cameron Maybin making his YES Network broadcast debut.