CLEVELAND — For all their first-half success, there are pitfalls ahead.
The Yankees may have gotten a glimpse of the difficulties that could haunt them in the second half. On Friday the 13th, they fell to the Indians 6-5 at Progressive Field against a rookie pitcher who handled them for seven innings.
Shane Bieber, a fourth-round pick, the 122nd selection in the 2016 draft out of UC Santa Barbara, Barry Zito’s school, was terrific, allowing only a three-run fifth inning as the Indians’ dreadful bullpen held on for the victory, with Cody Allen getting a huge double-play groundout from an overanxious Miguel Andujar in the ninth.