CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) _ Chuck Knoblauch's new position hasn't affected his hitting.

Knoblauch went 4-for-4, but didn't get any fly balls in left field as the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 Saturday.

"When we open the season, he's our left fielder," Yankees manager Joe Torre said, admitting for the first time Knoblauch's move is more than an experiment.

"I think he's enjoying himself. For a club that's won the World Series the last couple years during his struggles, I don't think he enjoyed himself as much. He's such a force at the top of the lineup, it makes it tough for the pitcher to pitch through the order."

Knoblauch scored a run and drove in one.

Christian Parker (1-1) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings _ his worst start of the spring. Parker, the front-runner to be the Yankees' No. 5 starter, struck out three, walked three and hit one batter. The 25-year-old right-hander had allowed just two earned runs in 10 innings prior to the game.

"Those are the kinds of situations that separate guys," Parker said about pitching out of trouble. "It's easy to pitch with nobody on base."

D'Angelo Jimenez had two hits, including a two-run homer for the Yankees, who won for just the second time in 11 games.

Robert Person (1-2), making his first start since March 12, allowed five runs and 11 hits in four innings. He struck out four and walked none.

Person was scratched from a start on March 17 because of tenderness in his right shoulder, and was rained out last Monday.

"No problems physically," Person said. "My curveball is still iffy, but it's coming. I located my fastball. They hit my off-speed pitches. Make a good pitch and here's a dribbler, a bloop, little things like that happen."

Knoblauch, starting just his second game in left field after being moved from second because he no longer can throw accurately to first, played five innings.

His only opportunity to touch the ball came in the third when he fielded a double in the corner by Person. Knoblauch's throw hit the cutoff man on a line.

After spending just three days learning the position _ playing it in practice for two days and for six innings during a Class A exhibition game Thursday _ Knoblauch debuted in left field on Friday, and caught one fly ball in six innings.

He left the stadium without comment.

Notes: Yankees manager Joe Torre announced that Roger Clemens will start on opening day, followed by Andy Pettitte. The starter of the third game depends on the health status of Orlando Hernandez. ... Drew Henson, who would have been a leading Heisman Trophy candidate had he remained at Michigan, signed a $17 million, six-year contract with the Yankees. ... Eddie Oropesa, the 29-year-old Cuban defector, continued his impressive bid to make the Phillies as the second left-hander in the bullpen. Oropesa threw two shutout innings, and hasn't allowed a run in 10 games this spring, a span of 11 innings. ... The crowd of 7,208 at Jack Russell Stadium was the largest since April 2, 1993, when 7,350 came to see the Phillies play the Boston Red Sox.