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Betances says ‘right move’ to pull him in 9th
- Updated: September 7, 2016
NEW YORK — There was hardly anything left in Dellin Betances’ right arm as he attempted to overrule a pitching change, unwilling to accept an outing that had already seen him burn a season-high 40 pitches while recording just one out.
But as Betances rejoined his teammates in the dugout, cheering as Blake Parker recorded the final two outs of the Yankees’ 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday, the closer said that he recognized taking him out was absolutely the right call.
“I had a lot of pitches there,” Betances said. “As a competitor, you always want to finish it yourself, but it was the right move right there. I felt like I was out of gas toward the end, but as a competitor you always want to stay in.
“I’m glad that Parker came in and did a tremendous job to [strike out] Kevin Pillar, and then [Brett Gardner] made a hell of a catch to end the game. If we lost that game, I wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.”
It was the third consecutive day of work for Betances, who threw 10 pitches on Sunday at Baltimore and 12 …
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