Yankees blast four home runs in win over Phillies

The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-7, on Wednesday afternoon in Clearwater, Fla.

Here are the takeaways…

–Marcus Stroman, who now figures prominently into the Yankees rotation plans with the injuries to Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil, had a nice afternoon. The right-hander allowed just one hit, and while he did put a couple of batters on with walks, he struck out three and did not allow a run over his 3.0 innings.

-The Yankees’ bats jumped all over Phillies starter Taijuan Walker. In the third, Jazz Chisholm Jr. lofted a towering two-run homer, giving the Yanks a 3-0 lead. The power display continued in the fourth, when both Pablo Reyes and Ben Rice homered off of Walker.

Walker allowed six earned runs on nine hits in just 3.2 innings.

–Jasson Dominguez had a nice day at the plate, hitting a single up the middle in his first at-bat and ripping an RBI double in the third.

Dominguez had three hits, scored two runs, and drove in a run.

–Cody Bellinger looks pretty comfortable hitting in the middle of the lineup. In the top of the sixth, Bellinger hit an absolute bomb of a two-run homer, clearing everything in right field.

Bellinger had two hits on the day and now has three homers this spring.

-The Yankees jumped out to a 9-0 lead before the Phillies battled back. Trailing by two runs, the Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, putting the potential winning run on base, but Cade Austin struck out Buddy Kennedy to end the game and secure the win.

Who was the game MVP?

Chisholm Jr., who drove in three runs on a pair of hits.

Highlights

What’s next

The Yankees have a split squad game later on Wednesday, when they face the Atlanta Braves at 6:35 p.m.

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