The Yankees looked like they were finally going to win one against the Red Sox. They had a 3-1 lead in the 8th with C.C. Sabathia cruising along.
Then came a hit to Nick Green & a walk to Dustin Pedroia, 2 on, no outs. Girardi goes to the mound & leaves Sabathia in since J.D. Drew was coming up. Lefty on lefty didn't work too well as Drew singled home the 2nd run to chase Sabathia. The rest is history as poor relief yielded 2 more hits & a sac fly to plate 3 totals runs in the inning. Saito & Papelbon made it game over 4-3.
My question is why wasn't Phil Coke up in the bullpen with Aceves? All you needed was 3 outs in the 8th to get to Mariano Rivera. Coke could have pitched to Drew. Or, why not go to Rivera in the 8th? He had 2 nights off.
The Yankees bullpen is a mess. That's why Girardi left Sabathia in so long. In his own way Girardi gave a vote of no confidence to his own bullpen.
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