LOS ANGELES — Carlos Carrasco is again, if just for a day.
The veteran right-hander rejoined the Yankees on Sunday for his or her sequence finale in opposition to the Dodgers with the membership needing a recent arm within the wake of an 18-2 loss on Saturday.
To make room on the roster, they optioned Yerry De Los Santos to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Yankees had been pressured to make use of six of their eight relievers to cowl 6 ⅔ innings within the blowout, together with Brent Headrick and De Los Santos for the second straight day — that means they might not be accessible to pitch on Sunday.
Jonathan Loáisiga and Tim Hill had been the one relievers not used on Saturday, with each having pitched Friday evening and the Yankees nonetheless being cautious about Loáisiga’s workload early in his return from the injured checklist.
Carrasco began the season within the Yankees rotation however pitched to a 5.91 ERA throughout eight video games (six begins) earlier than being designated for project on Could 6.
He went unclaimed on waivers and accepted an outright project to Triple-A, permitting the Yankees to maintain him within the group as depth.
He has not pitched since Could 18, making him prepared to supply size if the Yankees want it behind Ryan Yarbrough.
The Yankees may have quite a lot of roster strikes coming by the point they open a homestand Tuesday, with reliever Fernando Cruz set to be activated off the IL on Tuesday and infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. prone to be part of him.
