Chris McCosky checks in from Lakeland with Bob Wojnowski on the start of spring training, Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, and more. The Detroit News
Tampa, Fla. — This is how cruel baseball can be for guys on the roster bubble.
Left-handed pitcher Ryan Carpenter, signed to a minor-league contract this off-season and in the fight for the fifth rotation spot, pitched two scoreless innings against a well-stocked Yankees lineup Friday in the Grapefruit League opener.
It was his first start in a big-league spring game and he allowed just one hit and a walk with three strikeouts in a game won by the Yankees 3-1.