By Andrew Simon / MLB.com | 3/11/2014 3:41 P.M. ET
VIERA, Fla. -- The Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann outdueled the Yankees' CC Sabathia on Tuesday afternoon, as Washington bested New York, 3-2, at Space Coast Stadium.
Zimmermann, making his third spring start, tossed four perfect innings and struck out four against a Yankees lineup that included Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann. The right-hander now has nine scoreless innings to his credit in Grapefruit League play.
Sabathia wasn't nearly so sharp in his second outing of the spring. The lefty surrendered three runs on four hits over three innings, walking two and striking out three.
"I was kind of erratic, just all over the place," Sabathia said. "Couldn't really keep my delivery down. And to try to push off and get some leverage throwing downhill was hard for me."
Sabathia walked leadoff man Anthony Rendon in the first and saw him come around to score on a Wilson Ramos fielder's-choice grounder. The lefty also issued a free pass to start the second, putting Danny Espinosa aboard. Later in the inning, Anthony Rendon smoked a two-run double down the left-field line.
Once Zimmermann came out of the game, the Yankees made a little noise offensively. Third baseman Dean Anna singled home Eduardo Nunez in the fifth off Drew Storen to cut the Nats' lead to 3-1. In the sixth, Zoilo Almonte doubled off the wall in left-center against lefty Felipe Rivero, and Gardner drove him home with a sacrifice fly to deep center.
Although Gardner had the sac fly, he combined with Ellsbury, Teixeira and McCann to go 0-for-11 in the game.
Jayson Werth had two hits for Washington after a 1-for-6 start to the spring.
Up next: With Opening Day now less than three weeks away, the Yankees return to Tampa on Wednesday to face the Tigers at 1:05 p.m. ET at Steinbrenner Field, live on MLB.TV. Right-hander Hiroki Kuroda will make his third appearance of the spring and second start, looking to continue his strong spring. Kuroda, who re-signed for one year and $16 million this offseason, has allowed two hits and one walk over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out seven. This also will be the third of seven Yankees games this spring to include instant replay.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewSimonMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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