The Yankees optioned right-handed reliever Jake Bird to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, just five days after acquiring him from the Rockies ahead of the Trade Deadline. Bird has allowed seven runs (six earned) in his first two innings with New York,

The Yankees have made a notable decision on reliever Jake Bird following a disappointing ending to Monday's game against the Rangers.

It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Yankees (60-53) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (59-55). Will Warren is slated to take the mound for New York against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas. The storyline ahead of this game was not the epic loss for the Yankees to extend its losing streak to four games on Monday night,

The New York Yankees face the Texas Rangers in the opener of a 3-game set at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Monday.

Josh Jung hit a game-ending three-run homer in the 10th inning, after Joc Pederson's pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 8-5.