Costas announced that he was ending his Ripken-like streak, which began in Seoul, on the “Today” show, telling Lauer that the infection, believed to be pink eye, is “even worse than when you saw me this morning, Sochi time. So, reluctantly, I was trying to throw a complete game here, but I think we’re going to have to go to the bullpen. I don’t know if you’re aware of this or not, but you’re Mariano Rivera, at least tonight.”

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