BALTIMORE — The amazing thing was, this would be the last time the Yankees would have to face this dilemma — with luck — for the rest of the year. Nothing in the modern game of baseball can be more polarizing — and more fun to chronicle on social media — than the visiting team tied, on the road, in extra innings.
This is what the book says: Save your closer.
“I can’t ask him to go two innings there, which is what you’re looking at if you ask him to start the 10th inning,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of Andrew Miller, his closer (at least until Monday), which is why the 10th inning of a 0-0 game started with Johnny Barbato on the mound.