Yankees' Aaron Boone stands behind using Clay Holmes for just 10 pitches

MILWAUKEE — Clay Holmes breezed through three batters in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night on 10 pitches. But when the game got to the bottom of the 10th with the Yankees leading by one run, manager Aaron Boone went to new reliever Michael Tonkin — one of the last two arms he had available out of the bullpen — instead of asking Holmes to pitch a second inning. Boone was left to defend his decision after the Yankees fell to the Brewers, 7-6 in 11 innings , at American Family Field. Joey Ortiz belts a game-winning single off Michael Tonkin in the 11th inning of the Yankees' 7-6 loss to the Brewers. Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports “[Holmes] is on about an 80-game pace in April, and with