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Five things we learned Sunday
- Updated: May 23, 2016
10:44 PM ET
Jackie Bradley Jr. is almost halfway to Joe DiMaggio, Noah Syndergaard became the first pitcher in New York Mets history with back-to-back starts of 10-plus strikeouts, zero walks and zero earned runs, Mike Trout limped out of the game after tweaking his ankle but says he’s fine, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres kept playing and playing. Here are five things we learned Sunday in an American League-heavy edition …
1. Here come the New York Yankees. When the Yankees fell eight games under .500 in early May, those of who aren’t Yankees fans started dreaming of the inconceivable: a season where the Yankees finish under .500. There are students graduating from college this spring who have never seen that happen — the Yankees have had 23 consecutive winning seasons. So they were struggling, they looked old and awful, and then Aroldis Chapman came off the suspended list and since he appeared in his first game on May 9, the Yankees have gone 10-4 and just swept the A’s in Oakland to improve to 21-22. Sunday’s scenario in a 5-4 win was exactly what the Yankees imagined when they traded for Chapman: Starter Michael Pineda pitched six innings, Dellin Betances pitched the seventh, Andrew Miller the eighth and Chapman closed it out.
Yankees are starting to get hot.NY shuts the door on A’s to complete the sweep and win their 5th straight game. …
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