NEW YORK -- The clock is ticking on Andrew Miller's time as the New York Yankees closer, and if Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox turns out to be his final appearance in that role, he played a hell of a farewell scene.
Not only did he post a rare four-out save, Miller got all four of those outs on strikeouts. And one of those strikeouts came at the expense of David Ortiz, who was at the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. To borrow a favorite phrase of Joe Girardi's, it was not what you want.