This was likely the result of frustration boiling over for the 34-year-old. In 2.2 innings against the Yankees, Gausman allowed six runs to score while walking five batters. This outing increased his season ERA from a dominant 3.16 to a mediocre 4.50 on the season.

Kevin Gausman's frustration climbed with his pitch count. After throwing 53 pitches in the third against the New York Yankees — the most by any pitcher in an inning in three years — and getting just two outs,

The Yankees punished Kevin Gausman with patience. Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk. So did Ben Rice. And so did Paul Goldschmidt, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe.