Hunter Pence continues to pick up the slack for an injured Lance Berkman this spring in the Houston Astros' lineup. Pence smacked two doubles, scored two runs and drove in three more as the Astros hurt New York starter Alfredo Aceves chances of making ...

Manager Joe Girardi started his potential regular lineup, closer Mariano Rivera worked out of a bases-load jam in his first appearance and the New York Yankees beat a Houston Astros split squad 4-1 on Tuesday night. Nick Johnson hit second, Robinson Cano fifth and Curtis Granderson was in the seventh ...

Yankees manager Joe Girardi and his staff have made evaluating a pitcher's performance on more than just statistics a sort of mantra this spring. He stuck to that Sunday. Take CC Sabathia's outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates in New York's 10-5 loss: 57 ...

Alfredo Aceves has more to worry about than the competition for the No. 5 starter spot in the Yankees' rotation. "My family, my car. I don't know. I don't want a lot of things in my head," the soft-spoken Aceves ...