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Girardi calls on A-Rod to pinch-hit in key spot
- Updated: August 11, 2016
BOSTON — No one wanted to wait until Thursday to see Alex Rodriguez stride to the plate at Fenway Park, including Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
During Wednesday night’s 9-4 win over the Red Sox, in the midst of his club’s five-run seventh-inning rally at Fenway Park, Girardi pulled back Aaron Hicks and sent the 41-year-old slugger to the plate for the first time in his final road series, much to the delight of the fans who showered him with boos.
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