tinkered

Major League Soccer has frequently tinkered with its playoff format.

Cronin tinkered with his lineups, using eight different groups of five players, the mass substitutions resembling hockey shifts.

Stokes tinkered with the field, to no avail.

It’s become one of the biggest factors in this series, as the Padres seemingly have tinkered with their game plan for the soon-to-be three-time most valuable player.

In those solo shows he tinkered with their biggest hit, “Tempted,” and “it worked so well I said to the band let’s give this way a go.”