KANSAS CITY -- Summoned to serve as the Yankees' 26th man in Saturday's doubleheader,
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\"It's pretty cool, my first one in the big leagues,\" said Adams, who said he secured a baseball to signify the milestone. \"It's a good feeling. Obviously, the more important thing is the team got the 'W,' but it feels good for me to get a first big league win.\"
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In that first game,
\n\n\"I feel good right now,\" said Adams, ranked [No. 20 by MLB Pipeline in the Yankees' system](http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=nyy). \"I've been tweaking some things. I just comfortable with myself out there.\"\n\nAdams was charged with three runs in four innings, but he was not helped by his defense, as outfielders
Boone was impressed by Adams, who deserved a cleaner line.\n\n\"Man, \\[Adams was\\] really good,\" Boone said. \"Really big pickup for us. He's come up here now twice and pitched well both times. Hopefully it's something that's a building block for him. He's been throwing the ball well in Triple-A. You can tell he's pitching with more confidence up here. He'll be back and he'll help us at some point this year, especially if he continues to throw the ball like that.\"\n\nGardner had
\n\nThe duo then could not find
Boone acknowledged that the nightcap was not the Yanks' crispest effort, but they were able to squeak by. Chapman made it a one-run game in the ninth, walking pinch-hitter