Michael Pineda better, but not completely fixed

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OAKLAND — Compared with his last couple of outings, the game Michael Pineda pitched against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday was nothing short of a gem: six innings, six hits, none of which left the ballpark, and just three runs.

It was what agents call a quality start, and it was good enough to allow the New York Yankees to leave O-Town with a 5-4 win and their first four-game series sweep of the A’s in 37 years. (OK, so they don’t play all that many four-game series.)

But that strange malady that has afflicted Pineda all season struck again in the fifth inning. When Pineda gets to two outs, the other team has him right where they want him. Pineda got to two outs with a man on first in the fifth, but once again, instead of putting the A’s away, he …

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