Earlier this week the Yankees played a doubleheader in Detroit, and if not for Sunday’s rainout in Baltimore, they would’ve had to use a spot starter at some point. If not in the doubleheader than either yesterday or today. All the rainouts stink, but, in this case, it allowed the Yankees to avoid starting a minor league call-up.
The Yankees never did reveal the identity of the call-up starter, though, based on the schedule and the fact he’s already had two stints with the Yankees this season, David Hale seemed like a good guess. He started and threw 6.