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Two Teams With Identical Records In The Grapefruit League Are Matching Up Today On The Diamond Because Detroit Is Hosting New York For Spring Training Game In Lakeland Florida

Two teams with identical records in the Grapefruit League are matching up today!

Where?

On the diamond in Lakeland Florida as New York and Detroit matchup in a spring training game!

Why?

Because Detroit is hosting New York for a Spring Training game!

New York comes into the game with a record of 6-4!

Why?

Because they won their previous Spring Training game by a score of 6-1 over Philadelphia!

When?

Yesterday!

Where?

Clearwater Florida!

Why?

Gerrit Cole pitched three innings and in those innings he scattered three hits and struck out five around a walk while tossing 38-of-50 pitches for strikes, nicked in the third inning as Scott Kingery doubled and scored on an Andrew McCutchen single and Aaron Hicks hit a lead off according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com

While Detroit like New York comes into the game with a record of 6-4 but unlike New York Detroit lost their Spring Training game to Toronto!

When?

Yesterday!

Where?

Dunedin, Florida.

Why?

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Toronto’s impressive lineup swinging for the fences. “according to an article by Jason Beck on mlb.com”

Jameson Taillon is going to start for New York!

The right handed pitcher last pitched on Sunday where he faced his former team in Pittsburgh and pitched two scoreless innings according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com” and comes into the spring training game with a record of 0-0 with an earn run average of 0.00 and five strikeouts. He is going to be opposing Detroit’s Julio Teheran who like him is a right handed pitcher but unlike him Julio Teheran has a record of 1-0 with a 0.00 earn run average. “according to Baseball Probable Pitchers | MLB.com”

First pitch is set for 1:05pm from Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on FS-D!