In scratching back into the playoff chase during the last week, the Yankees put a heavy burden on the young and talented players now populating their roster. The team still has veterans with large profiles and larger salaries, but it has been youth that often carried the day.
On Sunday, though, it was C. C. Sabathia, 36 and in his 16th major league season, who performed the dutiful work for the Yankees. He pitched six and two-thirds innings against the Baltimore Orioles, subduing for most of the game the fourth-highest-scoring offense in the American League.