Britton actually gets in this playoff game

This time, there was no waiting around for nothing for Zach Britton.

And he was only the setup for an even stronger Aroldis Chapman.

The two were not perfect but combined for the back end of the Yankees bullpen that closed out a 7-2 win over the A’s on Wednesday night in the AL wild-card game.

After the Yankees staked out an early lead and Luis Severino delivered four shutout innings, manager Aaron Boone was able to roll through his loaded bullpen to bring home the win.

“It is certainly different than the regular season, with the aggression and you’re willing to push guys and push certain relievers on a given night,” Boone said.

Britton was notorious for his role in the 2016 AL wildcard game even though he never threw a pitch. His Orioles were knotted in a 2-2 game with the Blue Jays and Britton sat and watched in the bullpen the entire time. Manager Buck Showalter never called his number, waiting for the Orioles to take a lead that never came.

On Wednesday, Britton got the eighth inning for the Yankees, asked to protect a 6-0 lead. He allowed a leadoff single to Matt Chapman and then got a force out on a ground ball with his breadand-butter sinker. But Khris Davis came up next and took him deep for a two-run shot to the short porch in right field, the first home run Britton had allowed since Aug. 24.

Britton settled down and got out of the inning with only a walk as further damage, handing over the lead to Chapman.

He worked around a leadoff single to secure the win, striking out Jonathan Lucroy and Mark Canha and getting Matt Chapman to ground out to end it. The outing lowered his postseason ERA as a Yankee to 1.00 with 18 strikeouts across seven games.