The Yankees continued their reset series against the MLB-worst Oakland A’s with another dominant win, scoring in bunches once again. They benefitted from some Oakland follies, sure, but Gleyber Torres and Jake Bauers showed some renewed pop while Clarke Schmidt went six innings for the first time in his career. Those are positives that are hard to ignore, no matter the opponent.
Despite a nine-pitch inning in the first, Schmidt did run into trouble right away in the next frame. He walked leadoff hitter JJ Bleday on four pitches, missing the target by a considerable margin each time, and then gave up a single to backstop Shea Langeliers.