Miller, Betances form Bronx Strikeout Machine before Chapman

The New York Yankees' dynamic duo of late-inning relief pitchers is overwhelming offenses with sickening sliders, imperceptible fastballs and wily curves in what has become the Bronx Strikeout Machine.

[...] Aroldis Chapman joins them next month, creating a terrible trio teams might have to face when the Yankees take leads into the seventh inning.

Cincinnati showed what a deep back end could do in 1990 when the Nasty Boys trio of Randy Myers, Rob Dibble and Norm Charlton pitched the Reds to the World Series title.

"When you have the threat of lockdown seventh-, eighth-, ninth-inning guys and have the ability to shorten the game, it puts a lot of pressure on the opposition," Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Betances was the big league bullpen workhorse last year, topping relievers with 84 innings after finishing second with 90 in 2014.

Miller will drop back to the eighth inning and Betances to the seventh when Chapman is done serving his season-opening 30-game suspension under baseball's domestic violence policy.