It helped that Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman imploded in a six-run third, as the Yankees pulled away for an 11-2 victory in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader in The Bronx. The Yankees trailed 1-0 entering the bottom of the third, but drew five walks and got a three-run double from Austin Wells.

The Yankees punished Kevin Gausman with patience. Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk. So did Ben Rice. And so did Paul Goldschmidt, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe.

De Los Santos has been an efficient reliever for the RailRiders, posting a 1.08 ERA and a 9-3 K-BB ratio across 8.1 innings. Sunday proved he’s positioned himself to be one of the first relievers called if (or given the Yankees’ injury luck, when) another reliever goes down.

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The Yankees have pulled the plug Devin Williams closing games for them one month into his first season with the team, which Deesha Thosar believes is a good as he holds an 11.25 ERA through 10 appearances.

Former Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams has been removed from the same ninth-inning role by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Boone announced the move prior to the game against Toronto April 27,

Devin Williams lost his job as Yankees closer after stumbling repeatedly during his first 10 games with New York