"This lineup is pretty aggressive," Pineda said. "My slider is not the best today. I'll continue fighting, you know? I like to get the strikeouts, but for me, my biggest thing is getting deep in the game and getting outs. Today is not my best day, but it happens sometimes."
Pineda battled to keep the Royals to two runs through the first five innings before the contest got out of hand in the sixth, which started with the Yanks trailing, 2-1. Visited on the mound by manager Joe Girardi after a leadoff Alex Gordon double and a groundout, Pineda was challenged to get a strikeout with the infield in.