Yankees' new-look bullpen still hasn't lived up to lofty goals

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Three weeks ago, Aaron Boone said, “Shortening the game’s been a little bit of a challenge for us over the last month and a half with some of the injuries we’ve had.”

That was the day the Yankees added David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird to a roughed-up bullpen, with the idea being they would use a strong bullpen crew to challenge for a division title and into the postseason.

The results from the pen since the trade deadline, though, have been disappointing — including in Thursday’s loss to Boston , when Doval’s struggles continued as he tries to adjust to pitching earlier in games.