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‘Done BMC’ thrives on back-to-back nights
- Updated: May 20, 2016
OAKLAND — Less than 24 hours after vowing that he would call upon his vaunted relief trio of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman “99 percent of the time” if necessary, Joe Girardi again signaled to the bullpen, calling on “Done BMC” to finish off a Yankees victory.
This time, the manager did so after watching six strong, economical innings from starter Ivan Nova, who was surprised to learn he had been pulled after just 62 pitches. The strategy worked, as the bullpen fired three scoreless frames to help the Yankees celebrate a 4-1 victory over the Athletics.
“We haven’t burned them out,” Girardi said. “I’m going to use them when I feel the time is right. That’s my call.”
Girardi said that he wrestled somewhat with saving one of the three hurlers, after they were all used to preserve Nathan Eovaldi’s winning effort Wednesday at Arizona.
But with the Yanks up by only a run after six, Girardi said that he sensed trouble if Nova were to face the heart of the Athletics lineup again. Betances’ first assignment was to face Reddick, who …
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