October 6, 2018

Yankees couldn’t quite exploit Red Sox’s clear weak spot

by Felix Pantaleón

BOSTON — The Yankees know what a good bullpen looks like. They’ve fed off one all year. They’ve seen how satisfying it can be shortening games, daring opponents to take them down early lest they get caught in the vortex of shut-down relievers who start running in during the sixth inning or so and never…

Written by Felix Pantaleón

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