Odorizzi recorded four strikeouts and gave up one earned run on five hits over two innings in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-inning Grapefruit League loss to the Yankees.

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Facing a Yankees lineup laden with several regulars that included catcher Gary Sanchez and first baseman Chris Carter, Odorizzi pitched to some contact but avoided the big hit. He surrendered a first-inning RBI single to Carter for his only run, and although he threw a total of 48 pitches, a lot of that was due to Odorizzi focusing on throwing his off-speed pitches. He remained around the strike zone for the duration of his outing, which also was partly responsible for the frequent contact, but he emerged pleased with the way he got other pitches besides his fastball to work to his advantage. "I got a lot of strikeouts on the change-up," Odorizzi said. "My slider is my big emphasis right now. I threw it quite a bit today. I got some takes, some swings and misses, so some encouraging results."