For the ninth time in eleven days this month, Zach Britton did not pitch for the Yankees last night. Britton tossed 1-2-3 innings against the Athletics and Mariners on September 4th and 8th, respectively, and that’s it so far in September. He hasn’t been needed much this month, but when he’s pitched, he’s been effective.
Reliever workloads can be fickle. Britton has pitched twice in eleven days this month, but he might be needed five times in the next seven days. That’s just kinda how these things work. Right now Britton isn’t being used much because the Yankees have gotten some length from their starters recently, and because there haven’t been many small leads to protect.