One day after throwing 40 pitches, Yankees closer Dellin Betances realized the obvious: There was no way he could pitch Wednesday.
Manager Joe Girardi, who also was without Adam Warren (44 pitches Tuesday) for the series finale against Toronto, a 3-0 Yankees win, concurred and admitted Betances might even need two days to recuperate.
“I can’t pitch [Wednesday],” Betances said. “Obviously I threw a lot of pitches. I caused that myself.
“The more efficient you can be the better you’ll be and the better you’ll feel. So take today off see how I feel tomorrow and see what happens.