Results: Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays @ Knology Park, Dunedin, FL

Here are your results for the Yankees exhibition game today.

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Final Score- Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0

Here are the lines for the starters and the pitchers.  The game was cut short due to rain, Hughes was great today.  Duncan was again a beast, Duncan 3, Giambi 1.  Another great day for the Yankees, the Jays didn't get a hit today in 6 innings, that can't be good.

Damon, LF: 0-2

Jeter, SS: 0-1, K

Abreu, DH: 1-1

Rodriguez, 3B: 0-0, BB

Giambi, 1B: 0-1

Posada, C: 0-1

Ducan, RF: 2-2, R, RBI

Cabrera, CF: 1-1, RBI

Castro, 2B: 1-2

Hughes: (1-0) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Patterson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Igawa: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Traber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

This game was alright, I mean it only went 6 so we couldn't see a full spectrum of things, but there wasn't too much action on offense aside from 2 guys primarily.  The pitching was great though, headed by none other than Kei Igawa.  I guess Hughes only went one because he threw a little under a week ago, he did pretty well even though he didn't K anybody, he threw 10 pitches, 7 for strikes, so that's a great showing of his command.  But I want to focus on Kei Igawa right now, who earns the Pitcher of the Day Award, throwing 2 innings, 6-up, 6-down, 2 K's.  That was HUGE for him, because he was so dreadful against a college team on Friday, but today against a big league club, although against AAA players, he looked great, 18 pitches, 13 strikes.  That should give him a boost, he needed one bad.  Watch out International Leaguers, Kei's a'coming for ya.  There was no Igawa for A Day winner today because the Yankees threw a 5 inning perfect game.  How 'bout that Shelley Duncan, going 2 for 2 today, ripping another double, scoring another time, and knocking in another run.  That makes him, for the spring, 

6-9, with 8 RBI.  He continues to build his case to Girardi.  Giambi didn't do anything to help his own out today.  I think Shelley realizes the opportunity at hand and knows he's gotta play his absolute best this spring to seize it.  He gets Player of the Day honors today.  Good for him.  Duncan 3, Giambi 1.

Be back with some more stuff later.