Clay Holmes is rediscovering his sinker at a pivotal time for the New York Yankees .
A little over a month since being removed from his closer's role , Holmes has allowed two runs over his past 14 outings and the right-hander's five spotless innings helped the Yankees eliminate the Kansas City Royals in their AL Division Series.
Next up is the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Championship Series.
Holmes was 3-5 with a 3.14 ERA and 30 saves in 67 appearances. He led the majors with 13 blown saves and was taken out of the closer's spot after allowing a game-ending grand slam to Texas rookie Wyatt Langford on Sept. 3.
He blew two more saves on Sept. 11 and 18 against Kansas City and Seattle respectively but also had eight other scoreless outings to help the Yankees get home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.
