LAKELAND, Fla. — Danny Farquhar said he feels fine physically after coming back from the brain hemorrhage he suffered while pitching for the White Sox last April.

Now, he has to adjust to pitching in games again. The right-hander, signed to a minor league deal with the Yankees, struggled with his command Sunday in a 2-2 split-squad tie with the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium.

It was Farquhar’s third outing of the spring. He surrendered five runs in his first appearance and had difficulty throwing to bases in a scoreless second outing.

On Sunday, Farquhar’s mechanics were shaky and he ended up walking three batters and throwing a wild pitch in two-thirds of an inning.

“I haven’t been in competition for a long time and sometimes you get out of sync and you’ve got to be able to get back into it and I could not figure it out today,’’ Farquhar said. “The butterflies are gone, but there are kinks from not being in competition for 10 months. The game speeds up.’’

Yankees third-base coach Phil Nevin managed the road squad and said he thought Farquhar got “off-kilter” on the mound, but noted how the crowd in the visiting ballpark was rooting for the 32-year-old after his near-death experience.

It’s something Farquhar heard, as well.

“I still feel it,” Farquhar said of the reception. “Just walking out to the mound here and hearing the extra cheers, more cheers than I ever heard at many of my home stadiums in the big leagues, I still feel it.”

The six strikeouts of Pirates hitters by J.A. Happ told you what you needed to know in Sunday’s 6-5 Yankees win at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.

“I was encouraged just with feeling a little bit more life, hopefully that continues,’’ Happ said of his 59 pitches over four innings, his second start and third appearance of the spring. “I felt it made my pitches a little more sharp.”

Happ allowed five hits, including back-to-back home runs by Jung Ho Kang and Francisco Cervelli in the third inning on consecutive pitches.

“We were trying to work on a lot of different things, but getting a little bit better command and trying to keep them off balance, just keep building,’’ Happ said.

Aaron Boone was impressed.

“I thought J.A. Happ was really good,” the manager said. “He’s had better lines down here, but I thought it looked good as far as building arm speed and I think it was the first time he had his Happ fastball. It may be 90-91 [mph], but it’s playing. He made a couple of mistakes but I thought it was a really good day for him.’’

Boone said Aaron Hicks (lower back stiffness) had a “good day” on Sunday.

“He got out and ran, played catch and took swings from both sides,’’ Boone said.

Hicks is scheduled to see the doctor Monday, but Boone doesn’t expect him to return by Tuesday, regardless of how the visit goes. … DJ LeMahieu, who played second on Sunday, is scheduled to play first base against the Blue Jays in Dunedin on Thursday, according to Boone.

Troy Tulowitzki is just 3-for-17 this spring, but Boone said he’s seen some “encouraging things” from the shortstop who missed all of last year.

“He’s just a little late [on pitches],’’ Boone said. “He’s facing big-time velocity. He’ll get there — I’m convinced of that — timing-wise. He needs reps now.”

Masahiro Tanaka called it an “honor” to be named Opening Day starter for a fourth time with the Yankees, but noted he’d rather it hadn’t come because of an injury, since Luis Severino is sidelined with an inflamed rotator cuff. … Right-hander Albert Abreu was optioned to Double-A Trenton.

Adam Ottavino looked to be in midseason form, as the former Colorado right-hander fanned all three batters he faced against Pittsburgh: Jason Martin, Starling Marte and Jung Ho Kang.

Greg Bird and Aaron Boone took issue with home plate umpire Sean Barber’s called strike three on a 3-2 count in the bottom of the first against the Pirates. Barber appeared to be slow with his call, leading to a discussion at home plate, something not seen often during spring training.

The Yankees are off Monday. They return to action Tuesday, when they host Baltimore at 6:35 p.m. at GMS Field with Jonathan Loaisiga on the mound. Hicks is expected to get his stiff lower back checked out on Monday.

— Additional reporting by Kevin Kernan in Tampa