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Joe Girardi waits too long to use Andrew Miller
- Updated: May 6, 2016
11:44 PM ET
BALTIMORE — Joe Girardi’s point isn’t completely illogical, even if you don’t agree with it. It’s just that a lot of observers, including this one, thought he should have turned to closer Andrew Miller to start the 10th against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday instead of Johnny Barbato.
Yes, the New York Yankees had no lead, but Miller — who has yet to allow a run this year and had thrown just 15 pitches over the previous 10 days — could have extended the game.
It seems like simple math to worry about the 10th before you concern yourself with the 11th. Girardi didn’t see it that way.
Before Miller could enter the game, it was too late. Barbato put on two guys. Pedro Alvarez hit a fly ball off Miller to Jacoby Ellsbury’s rag arm and the game was over, 1-0 for the Orioles, to end an awful 2-7 Yankees’ trip.
Johnny Barbato quickly gave up two hits in the 10th and was ultimately saddled with the loss when the Orioles scored on a walk-off sacrifice …
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