Only six games separate the Yankees from the conclusion of the regular season, and the time for a vacation couldn't come any sooner for Dellin Betances. The Yankees closer continued his September nightmare on Monday night in Toronto, failing to record an out against only three Blue Jays hitters with a four-run lead in the ninth inning. Betances, who allowed only one earned run and seven hits for an 0.68 ERA in August, has seen his numbers drop tenfold, as his September ERA has climbed to 10.80 after surrendering 10 earned runs on 11 hits in his last 8.1 innings of work. Manager Joe Girardi believes Betances's issues are simply mechanical, and that shutting the right-hander down for the remainder of the season isn't necessary. “I don’t think that’s a good thing to do, just because he needs to get out on some good notes,” Girardi told the
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Dellin Betances on his nightmarish September…
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Only six games separate the Yankees from the conclusion of the regular season, and the time for a vacation couldn't come any sooner for Dellin Betances. The Yankees closer continued his September nightmare on Monday night in Toronto, failing to record an out against only three Blue Jays hitters with a four-run lead in the ninth inning. Betances, who allowed only one earned run and seven hits for an 0.68 ERA in August, has seen his numbers drop tenfold, as his September ERA has climbed to 10.80 after surrendering 10 earned runs on 11 hits in his last 8.1 innings of work. Manager Joe Girardi believes Betances's issues are simply mechanical, and that shutting the right-hander down for the remainder of the season isn't necessary. “I don’t think that’s a good thing to do, just because he needs to get out on some good notes,” Girardi told the