After a harrowing starting pitching experience in the first game of the doubleheader, the Yankees needed rookie Randy Vásquez to step up in a big way. The 24-year-old righty rose to the task, pitching 5.2 scoreless innings in just his second big league start. Ron Marinaccio was nails coming out of the bullpen while home runs from Gleyber Torres and Billy McKinney proved just enough to secure the 3-0 victory and avoid a sweep at the hands of the White Sox.
The malaise which characterized the Yankees’ offensive efforts for much of the first two games of the series returned in the open to the finale.