The A’s made official Tuesday what many had predicted nearly as soon as they had clinched a wild-card berth: They’re going to use an opener and go with a bullpen game in Wednesday’s do-or-die matchup against the Yankees.
As unusual as that is — especially in the playoffs — the Yankees are confident they are better equipped than most to deal with the possibility of seeing nothing but relievers.
“We’ve been doing it all year against Tampa,’’ Aaron Judge said of the pitching scenario made popular out of necessity by the Rays.