NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have delayed setting their AL championship series rotation against the Rangers.
CC Sabathia will start Friday night’s opener in Texas, and A.J. Burnett will pitch Game 4 in New York on Tuesday — his first appearance since Oct. 2. Yankees manager Joe Girardi wouldn’t say whether he’ll stick with the first-round order, when Andy Pettitte pitched Game 2, followed by Phil Hughes.
Speaking before Wednesday’s workout, Girardi said he wanted to talk with his scouts before making a decision. One factor was whether to pitch his two left-handed starters, Sabathia and Pettitte, in consecutive games.
“We’ll look at numbers. We’ll look at a lot of different things,” Girardi said.
Before the workout, Burnett pitched a simulated game.
