The Yankees are skipping Michael Pineda’s next scheduled start, but they aren’t doing it because he’s hurt — they’re doing it because he’s healthy and pitching well, and they aim to keep it that way.
“We’re going to skip Michael Pineda one start, and it’s only because of innings,’’ manager Joe Girardi said before Friday’s 8-7 victory over the Angels. “This is a guy that hasn’t thrown a lot of innings since 2011. He probably threw maybe at most 100 last year. In 2011, he threw 171. So with these days off, we feel like we can do that without overtaxing the other pitchers.