The Yankees entered play 3-2 on this homestand, playing the Royals and Athletics, neither team a real playoff threat in the American League. As the saying goes, beat the teams you should beat, and the Yankees were able to do that Sunday afternoon.
Michael Pineda got the win in what I thought was a classic “bend but don’t break” type of game. He notched six strikeouts in his six innings, to go along with three walks. Pineda seemed to have real problems with his breaking pitches today, putting a lot of low pitches into the dirt, and early, making it easy for a batter to lay off.