ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hours before the Yankees’ 8-7 loss Wednesday night against the Rays at Tropicana Field, Aaron Boone said he didn’t know who would start the AL wild-card game against the Athletics next Wednesday.
The manager said, however, he will choose from among J.A. Happ, Masahiro Tanaka and Luis Severino, and will not use a reliever to open the loser-goes-home game, the biggest game played by the Yankees this season.
“I don’t think we can do something like we did the other day when we started a reliever [Jonathan Holder],’’ Boone said.