"We got a tremendous performance out of Bailey last night, and got a really good performance out of Cotham," Girardi said. "Pazos has been throwing it really good. We're going to use those guys."
Of that group, Bailey seems the likeliest to elevate in the pecking order. The 31-year-old veteran was a two-time All-Star with the Athletics (2009-10) and logged 89 saves before coming back from a career-threatening right shoulder injury.
Bailey permitted a sacrifice fly to Russell Martin in the eighth inning, but the righty retired six of the seven hitters he faced in his fifth appearance of the season.