The game: So much for Tom Gorzelanny's shoulder issue.

He rushed through Major League Baseball's richest lineup, holding the New York Yankees to one run and two hits over six innings of the Pirates' 5-2 victory yesterday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

"I felt good today," Gorzelanny said. "I was aggressive, and I was adjusting to hitters."

The only damage came on Derek Jeter's line-drive home run to left in the first inning. Otherwise, there was an Alex Rodriguez single, walks to Hideki Matsui and Jeter, and strikeouts of Shelley Duncan and Rodriguez.

Most impressive, perhaps, he needed only 74 pitches to get that far, including a four-pitch fifth inning.

"Tom threw the ball really well, kept his pitch count low, and was efficient in the strike zone with good stuff," manager John Russell said. "It's kind of what you're looking for."

Perhaps most important, Gorzelanny's shoulder discomfort, which delayed his first spring start and sent a shudder through the organization, is completely gone, he said yesterday. It did not happen immediately, but gradually.

"Everything's great," he said.

His final spring ERA, after he gave up five runs in two of his previous three starts: 6.23.

The Pirates pounced on New York starter Kei Igawa for a 4-1 lead through two innings, highlighted by Adam LaRoche's RBI double to left-center in the first and Nyjer Morgan's RBI liner to right in the second.

LaRoche, batting .321, has a seven-game hitting streak.

Today: The Pirates' Phil Dumatrait will start against the Minnesota Twins' Francisco Liriano, 1:05 p.m. in Fort Myers, Fla. Paul Maholm will start in a minor-league game in Bradenton, Fla.

Camp roster: 27, with 13 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders and five outfielders, including injured Chris Duffy.

Battle lines: Ryan Doumit continues to perform at a level that could push Ronny Paulino ... and not just for platoon duty.

He doubled and walked in four plate appearances, and has hit safely in 11 of 12 games while raising his average to .289 after a slow start. Moreover, he caught -- and called -- all six of Gorzelanny's innings.

Franquelis Osoria, a lock for the roster but still not official, rebounded from his only poor out of the spring to pitch a scoreless eighth. Cody Ransom led off with a single, but Osoria retired the next three batters, two on swinging strikeouts.

Fun in the sun: This late in the spring, it is common to have players from the low minors participate in games as late substitutes. And, for the most part, it is a thrill.

Not for poor Albert Laboy.

He is a Class A outfielder who was dispatched by Russell in the seventh to pinch-run for Nate McLouth at second base ... and was picked off ... by the catcher ... to end the inning. It was quite the long trot back to the dugout.

Kent Sakomoto, Laboy's Hickory teammate and a first baseman, fared a bit better.

He drilled a fastball the other way for a home run that put the Pirates ahead, 5-1, in the ninth and was mobbed by his teammates, including the major-leaguers.

Inside pitch: Although 10 teams scouted St. Louis starter Anthony Reyes' spring outing three days ago -- the Cardinals are making the 26-year-old right-hander available through trade -- the Pirates are not believed to have been among them.

The Pirates' focus apparently is more on acquiring depth starters than anyone for the current rotation.

Countdown to Atlanta: 3 days.