TAMPA, Fla. -- If Rays starter Matt Andriese could take away any positives from his third start on Sunday, it's that he made it through his longest outing of the spring.
What transpired during those 4 1/3 innings of work in a 7-4 defeat to the Yankees, however, is something the righty admitted he would rather put behind him.
Andriese, who will open the season as Tampa Bay's No. 5 starter, was tagged with six earned runs on seven hits during the afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Aaron Hicks provided the biggest dent to Andriese's final line, slugging a two-run homer to right field in the fourth.