Yankees option right-hander Jake Bird to Triple-A

The Yankees announced they have optioned right-handed reliever Jake Bird to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The move came after New York snapped its five-game losing streak with an 11-10 walk-off win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in The Bronx, but in a game that saw the Yankees use five arms out of the bullpen amid a stretch of 13 games in 13 days.

A corresponding move was not immediately announced, but the club has several relievers on the 40-man roster who still have options, including Kervin Castro, Yerry De los Santos, and Angel Chivilli.

Against the Angels, Bird entered with a runner on first base and two gone in the top of the sixth inning. But after allowing a bloop single to center, he left a 3-2 sweeper out and over the plate to Mike Trout, and the future Hall of Famer jumped all over it for a 421-foot, game-tying three-run home run.

Bird got out of the frame and started the seventh with a strikeout, but he allowed a hard-hit single and a hard-hit double, setting a game-tying sac fly to the final batter he faced, erasing the lead Aaron Judge briefly provided with his second home run of the night.

Bird has really struggled since coming over to the Yanks in a trade last season with the Colorado Rockies. He made just three appearances after the trade, surrendering seven runs (six earned) on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 2.0 innings before he was optioned to Triple-A.

Through eight appearances this season, he's allowed six runs on nine hits with one walk and nine strikeouts in 7.0 innings and has once again been sent to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.