With the Angels starting left-handed pitcher Reid Detmers, manager Scott Servais stayed true to the left-field platoon the team ... who slumped his way out of the starting second-base job back ...

That left the Yankees with a spring training battle for playing time in left field. Oswaldo Cabrera beat out Aaron Hicks and has since started 14 of the Yankees’ first 24 games there.

But in the postseason, where every out is magnified, it remains to be seen if the Yankees will be comfortable starting him in left field. The Yankees are high on Jasson Dominguez’s bat ...

“I’ve been in tough situations before and I overcame that. So I’m ready to go out there and play a good left field. I promise I’m going to keep working hard and be a great left fielder.

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Preller doesn’t need to hit another grand slam here. Getting offense out of left field that’s close to league average would strengthen the team’s bid for a fourth wild card in six years.