Game 1 of this series was won by the Yankees 6-3. Ben Rice went 4-5 and drove in a pair to pace the attack for New York. Five Yankees’ pitchers combined to give up just three runs despite allowing 12 hits. Tim Hill got the win for the Pinstripes.

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It was “definitely a little bit odd” for the Yankees to occupy the visitors’ side of their spring facility on Thursday evening, as manager Aaron Boone put it, describing his team’s first experiences underneath the third-base grandstands of George M.

Aaron Boone felt weird walking into the visiting clubhouse with the New York Yankees at the team’s spring training home.

Ben Rice had his first big league four-hit game and drove in two runs, Oswaldo Cabrera hit a solo homer and New York rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in the Yankees’ first game as a visitor at their spring training home.

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Chisholm argued balls and strikes, was ejected, then posted on social media during the game against league and MLBPA policies.

New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr., who was ejected for arguing a strike call during a win over the Tampa Bay Rays, went on to criticize the umpire on social media during the game, likely violating MLB policy.