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- Updated: May 14, 2016
NEW YORK — The Yankees’ 7-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday night was a tough one, even for the guys who played well.
“Those are the tough ones to pitch in,” reliever Chasen Shreve said. “They’re just going in there hacking. They’re trying to ambush fastballs. They’re just trying to get their at-bats and get their hits. It’s kind of hard to pitch in those situations. You’ve got to throw a lot more offspeed because they’re going to be swinging at the first pitch. And just adrenaline is not there as much as when it’s tied or you’re up.”
But even with circumstance stacked against them, the unheralded members of the Yankees’ bullpen salvaged an otherwise unimpressive day, throwing 6 1/3 innings of two-hit, no-run baseball and preserving the arms of Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances.
Nick Goody was the star of the day for the Yanks, entering the game in the third inning after starter Luis Severino allowed seven runs and promptly setting down the first seven White Sox he saw. In all, Goody tossed 3 1/3 innings, recorded two more outs than Severino did, and allowed just one hit while striking out three.
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