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Green latest Yankees rookie to make strides
- Updated: August 22, 2016
ANAHEIM — Chad Green didn’t have a feel for his cutter on Sunday, but he didn’t need it to hold the Angels to just one run in six innings. Unfortunately for the rookie, that one run was all the Angels needed as they handed the Yankees a 2-0 loss in the finale of the weekend series.
The run came in the first inning when Andrelton Simmons knocked in Albert Pujols, whom the 25-year-old Green said he grew up watching. Pujols would finish 3-for-4 on the day, with the sole out requiring a homer-saving catch from center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Outside of the veteran, Green held the Angels to just three hits.
“I think fastball command was pretty good,” Green said. “Was able to throw the slider for a strike when I needed to. The cutter really was a nonfactor for the day, just couldn’t throw it for a strike on a …
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