Nevin, Allen homer, Miller converts 4-out save as Oakland A’s beat New York, split four-game series at Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK (AP) — The legend of Mason Miller continues to grow. The A’s closer needed 17 pitches to get the four outs, three by strikeout, averaging 100.8 mph with eight fastballs to slam the door on the New York Yankees 3-1 on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. The A’s split the four-game series, with Miller also earning a save in the opener. Thursday, Miller got Aaron Judge to fly out to right on a slider with a runner on for his first four-out save. “Obviously it’s a pretty special fastball, but he’s got feel for his slider,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “So he’s not just 80, here it comes. He mixes it up. It’s100-plus miles an hour and it looks like that up close. They, obviously, look like they’ve got a good one at the back end.” Miller, who is perfect in six save chances, struck out six of eight batters in the series and has fanned 23 in 11 1/3 innings this season. The A’s, who conclude a 10-game East Coast trip with three games at Baltimore, got an early lead when Nick