The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-2, on Tuesday afternoon in Tampa, Fla.

Here are the takeaways …

- The Yankees went with an interesting outfield alignment, starting Aaron Hicks in left, Aaron Judge in center and Giancarlo Stanton in right.

- Clarke Schmidt got the start on the bump for the Yankees, and came out of the gates strong, pitching a 1-2-3 first inning with a pair of strikeouts. His fastball hit 97 mph and he also showcased some sharp breaking stuff.

The second inning was a different story, though. Schmidt allowed a leadoff single to Nick Castellanos and then walked Alec Bohm to put a pair of runners on. The Phillies pushed two runs across in the inning on a Garrett Stubbs single and a Darick Hall force out.

To Schmidt’s credit, he bounced back in the third with another 1-2-3 frame, and with that his day was done. Schmidt went 3.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits with three strikeouts and one walk.

- The Yankees climbed out of that two-run hole in the bottom of the second. First, it was a bit of small ball with a perfectly executed hit-and-run by Isiah Kiner-Falefa that moved Hicks to third. The big blow then came from Marwin Gonzalez, who launched an Aaron Nola fastball over the wall in right for a three-run shot.

Gonzalez had another good day as he pushes for an Opening Day roster spot. Starting at first base, Gonzalez went 3-for-3 with four runs driven in.

- The Bombers showcased some more firepower in the bottom of the fifth. After a Gonzalez single chased Nola from the game, Kyle Higashioka jumped all over a first-pitch curveball from Aaron Barrett, blasting his fourth home run of the spring over the wall in right-center.

- Josh Donaldson had a bit of an adventurous day. He went 1-for-3 at the plate, but he also had a fielding error in the top of the fifth and then committed a base-running blunder in the bottom half of the inning, getting caught between second and third on a grounder to short before getting tagged out.

- The Yankees tacked on some late insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth. After loading the bases, it was infield prospect Max Burt lining a grand slam out to left, blowing things wide open at 11-2. Stud prospect Anthony Volpe then walked and came around to score on a double from Aldenis Sanchez, and a Benjamin Cowles homer made it a 14-2 game. All in all, the Yankees put eight runs on the board in the eighth.

Here are the takeaways …

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