Hellickson’s sharp 6 1/3 highlight Phils’ effort

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Phillies right-hander Jeremy Hellickson turned in his sharpest outing of the spring. He limited New York to Brett Gardner‘s third-inning RBI single over 6 1/3 innings, permitting five hits in his sixth start. The right-hander walked one and struck out three.

Gardner's RBI single — Gardner’s RBI single

PHI@NYY: Gardner scores Judge with single to center

Brett Gardner singles to center and drives in Aaron Judge to cut the Yankees’ deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the 3rd

“I’ll take that every time,” Hellickson said of his strong start. “Felt good, got some early outs and some great plays out there to help me out a little bit.”

Freddy Galvis supported Hellickson with a two-run single as the Phillies sent eight men to the plate in the second inning against CC Sabathia.

Galvis' two-run single to left — Galvis’ two-run single to left

PHI@NYY: Galvis opens scoring with two-run single

Freddy Galvis singles down the left-field line to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning

The veteran left-hander scattered nine hits over 5 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out one in a 75-pitch effort (51 for strikes). Sabathia was helped by an Aaron Judge outfield assist that cut down Cesar Hernandez at home plate in the fourth inning.

Judge saves a run

PHI@NYY: Judge throws Hernandez out at the plate

Aaron Judge shows off his impressive arm strength in right field as he throws Cesar Hernandez out at the plate in the top of the 4th

“I just got more aggressive, I think,” Sabathia said. “Early in the game I wasn’t aggressive enough, but I felt like I got better as the game went on.”

Sabathia's strikeout — Sabathia’s strikeout

PHI@NYY: Sabathia whiffs Hanigan

CC Sabathia gets Ryan Hanigan to swing at strike three to finish the top of the third

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Michael Saunders was hit in the right hand by a Sabathia pitch in the top of the fifth inning and was removed for precautionary reasons with a bruised hand.

Phillies Up Next: Saturday’s road game in Fort Myers against the Red Sox will be a de facto long man audition for one of the open bullpen spots. Alec Asher will get the start, while Adam Morgan will also get his share of innings in the 1:05 p.m. ET start (live on MLB.TV and Gameday Audio).

Yankees Up Next: Adam Warren will make his fourth spring start on Saturday as the Yankees host the Blue Jays at 1:05 p.m. ET. Michael Pineda had originally been scheduled to pitch but will work in a Minor League game instead. Mat Latos will start for Toronto in a game that can be seen on MLB.TV and heard on Gameday Audio.

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Bryan Hoch has covered the Yankees for MLB.com since 2007. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and on Facebook.

Ben Harris is a reporter for MLB.com and covered the Phillies on Friday.

This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.