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- Updated: May 6, 2016
BALTIMORE — Conventional wisdom says that managers should not use their closers in a tied game on the road, an axiom that has been heavily debated in recent years. But that book burned the Yankees in the 10th inning on Thursday, and the Orioles celebrated a 1-0 victory at Camden Yards.
With left-hander Andrew Miller warm in the bullpen, the Yankees instead opted for rookie right-hander Johnny Barbato to start the 10th. Barbato permitted two singles before Miller was summoned in an emergency effort, and he surrendered Pedro Alvarez’s deciding sacrifice fly.
Manager Joe Girardi had been ejected in the fourth inning, handing the lineup card to bench coach Rob Thomson, but accepted responsibility for the decision to start the 10th with Barbato.
“Because we’re not winning,” Girardi said. “Then once he got in trouble and [with] two left-handers up, I said, ‘We’re going to go to Miller at this point. He’s our guy we need to save. I’m going to use him for one inning; maybe one and a couple of outs at the …
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