Lakeland, Fla. – Corey Kluber resumed from Shadow on Tuesday and continues his ramp-up for the regular season.
The Yankees right-hander was missing his signature command, and almost didn’t make it out of the first inning, but gave up a run in 3 ² / ings innings against the Tigers to work up to his pitch count by 71 Was struggling Joker Merchant Stadium.
“I just had a hard time today resting on the mound,” Kluber said after his effort in a 5-5 tie. “I probably did not do as well for the job as I would like to make that adjustment, figuring out what that felt a little bit. I searched it out a little, spraying around it a little more than I would have liked. But eventually I had to work through a pretty long innings, reducing the damage, making pitches of the kind when I needed it for the most part. “
Kluber ran his first three batters of the spring, giving away three hits and an unearned run while striking out four. He needed 30 pitches through the first innings, but came out of the jam, straying four runners on the day.
Most importantly, however, Kluber found his health intact through another outing. The 34-year-old, who signed a one-year, $ 11 million deal this season, threw just one inning last season because of a torn muscle in his right shoulder.
“A good day’s work to get a good clue,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Thought the stuff was good. A little scattered, a little under the ball and missing a few spots that he would normally hit. But overall he was able to execute a lot of pitches, especially getting out of some trouble. for. “
Kluber has done his work from behind the scenes this spring, with two of his four “starts” coming to a live batting practice session on Tuesday. He has just one start left before the regular season starts, but he feels he is in good shape.
“I feel good,” he said. “I think I have gone through a common progression up to this point as far as construction goes. Obviously I would have preferred to command a little better today. But as far as physically progressing the pitch count, all that kind of stuff, we got the work we needed, which was good. “
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