By STEPHEN WHYNO

NEW YORK (AP) — Brayan Bello did not get any advance warning from Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora that his start in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series came with a short leash. Just 28 pitches in, his outing was over.

For the rest of Wednesday night, the visiting bullpen door at Yankee Stadium kept opening, and the ensuing domino effect could have significant postseason implications. The Red Sox used seven pitchers and, after losing 4-3 to the New York Yankees with the chance to move on, they may need to do more of the same in the series-deciding Game 3 on Thursday night.

“We were doing everything possible to get to the top of the ninth with a tie game,” Cora said. “We were trying to win that game, and it didn’t happen.”

Boston did not announce a starter in advance fo

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