Domingo Germán optioned to Triple-A

Following the Yankees 7-5 loss to the Mets Friday, the team announced they optioned struggling righty Domingo Germán to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1020511625353326599

With the Red Sox 4.5 games up in the division coming into Friday, the Yankees needed a solid outing from Germán. He did not deliver. In just 3.2 innings of work, the 25-year-old allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks. Across 19 starts this season, he pitched to a 2-6 record and 5.68 ERA.

Aaron Boone announced during the postgame that Luis Cessa will make a spot start to fill in for Germán. Cessa is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in six games (two starts) this year.