CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach Plesac followed a family tradition.
Like his uncle, his first major league win came against baseball’s most celebrated team.
Plesac dodged some early danger and pitched seven strong innings, Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer and the Cleveland Indians posted a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees, who welcomed back shortstop Didi Gregorius on Friday night.
Making just his third start at 24, Plesac (1-1) showed poise beyond his years by settling down after a few anxious innings and stifling the AL East’s top team. The Yankees, who are just 1-3 so far on a six-game trip, managed just six hits — and only two after the third — against the right-hander and nephew of former major leaguer Dan Plesac.