Girardi quick to call on ‘Run BMC’ to wrap win

PHOENIX — If there was ever a test to see if Joe Girardi could resist turning a game over to his power bullpen, this was it. Nathan Eovaldi cruised through six innings and retired 18 straight D-backs on Wednesday, needing just 85 pitches to get there.

As such, Eovaldi believed that he was going back out for the seventh, but Girardi was taking no chances after his Yankees were outplayed in the first two games of the series. Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman teamed for the final nine outs, locking down a 4-2 victory at Chase Field.

“If the score’s a little bit different, maybe I do it a little bit differently,” Girardi said. “But we had Betances, Miller and Chapman rested. That’s what they’re there for. Nate did his job and it was the responsibility of the next three guys to do their jobs.”

Eovaldi permitted just one hit, watching Jean Segura’s leadoff grounder kick off the second-base bag for a quirky double. From there, he was dominant, striking out five while walking none. His excellent command provided the brand of starting performance the Yanks have sorely lacked of late.

“In the bullpen, I felt really good, but I feel like that stuff changes when a batter gets in the box,” Eovaldi said. …

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