Although the Yankees were rained out against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Wednesday night, it appears that left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman would have been assigned to close out the game, according to manager Joe Girardi.
“I think it’s something that you definitely think about,” Girardi told MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch on Wednesday. “I possibly would have closed with him tonight knowing that the other days could probably use a day off. I’ve said that I really believe that Chapman is going to play an important role down this stretch. We need him. So it’s going to be important.