New York Yankees Topple Atlanta Braves 7 to 4

Kissimmee FL  Masahiro Tanaka pitched 5 solid innings of 2 hit 1 run ball Luke Voit slammed a solo home run while Aaron Judge knocked in two runs with a 2-run triple as the New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves 7 to 4 at Champion Stadium in front of Atlanta Braves spring training home crowd of 10,750 paid attendance.

Tanaka pitched well cruised right along with little trouble walking 2 and striking out 7 Braves batters. Tanaka raised his spring record to 2 -0 with a 3.00 era

Atlanta Braves Bryse Wilson started the game going  4 innings 5 hits 3 runs earned walking 1 striking out 4 strikeouts took the loss dropping to 2-2 3.29 era

The Yankees accumulated 10 hit with no errors while the Braves recorded 9 hits and 1 error.  In addition to Voit and Judge Austin Romine led the Yankees in hits going 3 for 4 with 2 rbi's to help the Yankees winning effort.

 Daniel Alvarez the 5th of 5 Yankee pitchers pitched a scoreless 9th inning giving up 1 hit while striking out 2 got credit for the save his first of the year. The Yankees raised their record to 14-6 good for first place in Florida's Grapefruit League.                MLB Box Score

 The Yankees will host the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, March 19th at 1:05 PM EST.

New York Yankees Sign Left-Handed Free Agent Pitcher Gio Gonzalez 

Bronx Bomber Blues news notes that various media reports that the New York Yankees have signed Free Agent Pitcher Gio Gonzalez to a minor league deal for 3 Million Dollars plus incentives. if he is placed on the roster. Gonzalez can opt out of the deal by April 20th if he is not placed on the major league roster according to a source as told by ESPN,  Buster Olney.

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