NEW YORK (AP) – Andrew Miller stood slim and tall on the Yankee Stadium mound, snapping off tight sliders as he protected a late lead the same as so many times before.
The only thing out of the ordinary was the uniform he wore.
Corey Kluber put Cleveland’s rotation back on track, Miller earned a save against the team that traded him last weekend and the Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday.
“It’s a lot easier just to focus on executing pitches when there’s no relationship or anything like that,” Miller said, sounding relieved. “This last week’s been pretty hectic and, like I said, happy I survived and found a way.”
Mike Napoli, Jason Kipnis and Rajai Davis homered to help the AL Central leaders recover from an early two-run deficit.