From Bryan Hoch:
The Yankees reached the official halfway point of their season on Friday, and as handshakes wrapped and the postgame music pulsed through the clubhouse, various voices in uniform provided a range of assessments: “a rollercoaster,” “incomplete,” and “pretty good.”
June certainly hasn’t been their finest month, but the big picture remains promising: still standing atop the American League East after their latest victory, a 3-0 win over the Athletics on Friday evening at Yankee Stadium. More importantly, there is a sense that the best is yet to come.
“When we play Yankee baseball the way we’re supposed to, there’s not anybody that can beat us,” said rookie right-hander Will Warren, who tossed five scoreless innings to pick up his fifth win.
New York (47-34) returned to 13 games over .500 with the victory, supported by a Jazz Chisholm Jr. home run and run-scoring singles by Cody Bellinger and DJ LeMahieu.
They’re still not scoring enough runs based on their prodigious ability to get on base, but otherwise, this was a fine win. Will Warren bounced back nicely from a rough start to the game, but his rough start meant he couldn’t go more than five (I was very happy that Boone stuck with him with two men on and no outs in the fifth).
The bullpen did nicely, and Devin Williams has really begun to settle into the closer role.
Featured image is Warren celebrating getting through five shutout innings.