Live Updates: New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies — Spring Training Game 27

The New York Yankees travel to the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 27 of spring training exhibition games. Stay tuned for live updates and analysis in Clearwater

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Yankees are back in Clearwater for the second time this week for the final road game of the spring.

New York takes on the Phillies for the eighth time this month, bringing a slew of starters and right-hander Corey Kluber over from Tampa. 

Before first pitch from BayCare Ballpark, here are this afternoon's starting lineups and some related reading.

New York Yankees

DJ LeMahieu 3B

Gleyber Torres SS

Aaron Hicks CF

Jay Bruce 1B

Clint Frazier RF

Gary Sánchez C

Mike Tauchman LF

Austin Wells DH

Tyler Wade 2B

Corey Kluber SP

Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela didn't make the trip over to Clearwater. Jay Bruce is now New York's starting first baseman after Luke Voit's partial meniscus tear in his left knee.

Philadelphia Phillies

Andrew McCutchen LF

Rhys Hoskins 1B

Bryce Harper RF

Alec Bohm 3B

Didi Gregorius SS

Jean Segura 2B

Brad Miller DH

Odúbel Herrera CF

Andrew Knapp C

Zack Wheeler SP

Domingo Germán is scheduled to pitch in Monday's spring training finale at George M. Steinbrenner Field against the Tigers. 

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone also revealed the order of New York's starting rotation for the beginning of the regular season on Sunday. Here's the latest and what it means:

Yankees Reveal Order of Starting Rotation to Start Regular Season

Check back in right here once this game gets underway for live updates, some video and more. And as always, be sure to follow @MaxTGoodman for coverage as we head to the regular season.

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Second inning

After a quiet first for both sides, Jay Bruce hits a booming double off the wall in right-center field. He was eventually stranded on third, though.

Third inning

Corey Kluber ran into some trouble in the third. After loading the bases, the right-hander plunked Didi Gregorius to bring in Philly's first run. Then, a sac fly from Jean Segura to left makes it 2-0.

It's also worth noting that Mike Tauchman left this game after fouling a pitch off the inside of his right ankle. He struck out and stayed in the game in the bottom of the second, but was replaced in the bottom of the third. 

Fifth inning

New York gets on the board as Clint Frazier scores on a sacrifice fly. Frazier grimaced at third base after stealing second and advancing to third on an errant throw. He stayed in the game, though. 

Seventh inning

Phillies extend their lead to 5-1 as Nick Maton delivers an RBI double to the center field wall, following by another RBI double from Luis Garcia. Then, Bryson Stott ripped an RBI single for the third run of the inning off Luis Cessa.

Ninth inning

Thairo Estrada goes yard to left field, making the score 6-2. Pretty much all of the starters have come out of the game at this point for both teams.

FINAL: Yankees 2, Phillies 6

That'll do it. Estrada's home run was the seventh hit of the day for New York, but they only managed to score two runs against Philly this afternoon.

The Yankees are back in action on Monday at home against the Tigers, the final game of spring training.

Thank you for following along as always and we'll see you back here one last time before the regular season on Monday afternoon!


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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.