3 Days Before Opening Day: Exhibition game against the Cubs Part 2

The Yankees got off to a slow start tonight against the Chicago Cubs. Just in the first inning the cubs had 2 hits with a sacrifice fly to score first. Then in the second Wang got into some more trouble with runners on first and second. Aaron Miles doubled to score 2 in the second for a 3-0 lead.

But later in the second, Posada singles and then Cano hit a home run to bring it to a one run game. Then in the third Jeter singles to get on base for the second time and Matsui makes it count by hitting a home run to give the Yankees the first lead of the game at 3-4.

But in the top of the forth a triple by Reed Johnson later turns into a run for a 4-4 tie.

After a single by Cano and a lost pop fly by Nady, Ransom hits a 3-run homer off the left field pole to give the Yankees some breathing room in the bottom of the forth.

In the sixth inning the Yankees had 2 on second and third, in the seventh they had bases loaded, and in the eighth, they had bases loaded again, but they could not get the runners in. The Yankees are hitting, but there could be some struggling in scoring those runs again like last year.

The Yankees finish just as it was at the end of the fourth, 4-7. Congrats Yankees, with 13 hits, 3 of them multiple RBI home runs, you brought a W to Yankee Stadium in the first game.

During the game Joe Girardi was talking with the announcers and gave the comment that the Yankees were getting used to winning again. It doesn't matter that it is spring training, he wants the mentality.

Side Note, after the game MLBTV announced Gary Sheffield is a New York Met. Wow, good for him. I hope we have another Subway Series for the World Series at the end of it all.