Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval, Tim Hill, a particularly lengthy Devin Williams and a particularly gutsy David Bednar pieced together 6 ⅔ scoreless innings in a stirring, 9-6 comeback victory over the Blue Jays in The Bronx to keep the season breathing.
Yankees starting pitchers have combined for eight innings in which they have given up 15 runs in three ALDS games.
And yet they are still alive partly because of Aaron Judge and partly because the arms who followed Carlos Rodón on Tuesday night were up to the task — and in one case, up to a task that he had not undertaken in two years.
“It’s all hands on deck right now,” said Devin Williams, who notched more than three outs in a game for the first time since Sept. 1, 2023.
Five Yankees relievers were called upon — Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval, Tim Hill, a lengthy Williams and a gutsy David Bednar — and all answered the call in piecing together 6 ²/₃ scoreless innings in a 9-6 comeback victory over the Blue Jays in The Bronx.
When Rodón was pulled trailing 6-1, the Yankees were 21 outs from elimination.
