[外電] Yanks' Wang strikes out 11 in extended spring training

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TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang threw 70 of 91

pitches for strikes over seven innings in an extended spring training

game on Thursday.

Wang, who is 0-3 with a 34.50 ERA, was sent to the Yankees' minor league

complex to work on pitching consistency. He allowed five runs -- four

earned -- nine hits and struck out 11 against Philadelphia Phillies minor

leaguers.

The right-hander has not been told if he will make his next start in the

majors or the minors. Wang is flying to Boston on Friday to rejoin the

Yankees for a weekend series with the Red Sox,

"Good day," Wang said. "Sinker down more, but sometimes got higher and

the ball didn't sink."

Yankees pitching coordinator Nardi Contreras planned to watch video of

Thursday's game and previous games Wang appeared in to compare mechanics.

"He doesn't have the arm strength he had last year," Contreras said.

"But he hasn't pitched in eight months prior to this spring training.

What I saw today, he had the best slider I've seen since I've known

Chien-Ming. The slider has improved and the changeup is very good.

His offspeed pitches are coming in really well."

Wang missed the final 3? months last season with a foot injury but appeared

to be healthy during spring training and says he feels fine.

Yankees vice president Billy Connors worked on mechanics with Wang before

the game, including staying back a little longer during his delivery.

"I thought he did well," Connors said. "What I looked for was groundballs

on his sinker. He had a good sinker. In this league here, you throw

groundballs the ground is so hard they're base hits. He needed to get out

there and let his mind back in the groove."

In other news, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez increased both his

running and hitting sessions as he continues a rehab program after right

hip surgery on March 9.

Rodriguez ran four times from the plate to first after swinging a bat,

and went from first to second six times.

The three-time AL MVP also took 28 swings on curveballs off a pitching

machine for the first time. He followed that with 63 swings in regular

batting practice.

The Yankees expect Rodriguez to rejoin the team by May 15.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11667831

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→ dino1206:感覺內容不錯，只是失5分責分4分有點…
→ dino1206:而且評價是滑球跟變速球，伸卡是Wang自己說好
推 nytime:滑球和變速球變強了?
推 nytime:The slider has improved and the changeup is very good
推 mayday896614:說法怎麼不太一樣 這裡說5R(4ER)
→ nytime:Contreras說滑球是他認識王以來看過王投最好的-這該喜該憂?
→ mayday896614:當然好啊 現在只要伸卡球速回的來一定很殺
→ nytime:我覺得照這個內容來看,重點不在失分而在觀察王的球種和強度
→ foolishboy:..他的手臂仍然不夠強= = 伸卡有幾球也投高...
→ kf7649:伸卡主要不是球速回來吧 而是噁心的尾勁.......
推 phix:球速跟尾勁不能通通有嗎???...>///<
推 eddit:伸卡也是要有速度的好杯~~~~~~
推 lovemachi:至少今天控球有出來，不像之前球都亂飄，所以才被打爆
→ lovemachi:現在應該只要多試個幾場慢慢找回球感吧!
推 loudness:失5分責分4分....這樣應該不算好
推 lovemachi:失四分 ER3 官網新聞~
推 honafire:王需要成長 不是只會拿手的伸卡球 就能在mlb闖天下的
→ yulo:地板太硬所以滾地都變安打XD 這是在安慰王嗎
→ argoth:...比較硬的地板 滾地球€會變成跳跳球
→ argoth:那種球本來就會比較難處理 沒有安慰的意思 樓上別想太多
→ CGary:在這種比賽最重要的是球的品質有沒有恢復, 失分其實是還好
→ CGary:因為他不會刻意做任何閃躲打者的動作　重點會放在調整
推 argoth:同意