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Girardi taking advantage of expanded bullpen
- Updated: September 10, 2016
NEW YORK — Michael Pineda glared over the head of Joe Girardi as the Yankees’ manager came to take his starting pitcher off the mound on Friday, one out short of qualifying for a win. If it were earlier in the season, Girardi said, he might have left him in there.
But facing a home run threat in Tampa Bay’s Brad Miller, as well as the prospect of getting closer to the playoffs, Girardi pulled Pineda to his apparent disapproval.
“It’s a really difficult decision,” Girardi said. “Early in the year, maybe you do it a little bit differently. This time in the year, I think you have to do what is best to win the game. I thought that was a really important out, and that’s why I made the decision.”
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