In his argument on the field during Tuesday’s opening day loss, Yankees Manager Joe Girardi indicated the Yankees would be playing under protest. As it turned out, Girardi said on Wednesday, the team never filed the paperwork.
Girardi had been livid after umpires did not rule Houston’s Carlos Correa out in the eighth inning, when Correa ran on the grass after a grounder, obstructing the view of pitcher Dellin Betances, who tossed the ball high over the head of first baseman Mark Teixeira. That allowed the go-ahead run to score in the Astros’ 5-3 victory.