Accidents continued to mount for the Yankees on Tuesday, starting when nearer Aroldis Chapman was positioned on the 15-day injured listing with left Achilles tendinitis.
DJ LeMahieu additionally was a late scratch earlier than the Yankees’ 7-6, 11-inning win over the Orioles with what the workforce termed left wrist discomfort. And Giancarlo Stanton will endure an MRI examination Wednesday after he exited the sport within the seventh inning with proper calf tightness.
LeMahieu acquired a cortisone shot Tuesday after an MRI examination got here again clear, and supervisor Aaron Boone stated “hopefully he’s again, if not [Wednesday], then the subsequent day.”
“Hopefully we dodged one thing there,” Boone added.
Chapman, in the meantime, has allowed no less than one run in every of his previous 5 appearances, the longest stretch of his profession, after opening the season with a 12-game scoreless streak. That season-opening streak, nevertheless, included seven walks in 10 ²/₃ innings.
He gave up a game-tying dwelling run to A.J, Pollock and one other run within the ninth inning of the primary recreation of a doubleheader sweep Sunday by the White Sox. That introduced his totals in his previous 5 appearances to 6 earned runs on 9 hits and three walks in 3 ²/₃ innings. His ERA had risen to three.86, with a WHIP of 1.64.
Earlier than the announcement was made, Boone had stated that “Chappy is doing slightly higher,” but it surely was “probably” that he’d be shut down.
Setup man Chad Inexperienced is also out for the season after it was realized over the weekend that he would require Tommy John surgical procedure on his proper elbow.
Clay Holmes, who has 4 saves and a 0.42 ERA in 20 reduction appearances this season, presumably will take over the nearer position in Chapman’s absence. He pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning Tuesday evening.
Kyle Higashioka was reinstated from the COVID-19 harm listing, however Joey Gallo and Josh Donaldson stay sidelined.
Higashioka didn't play Tuesday, as Jose Trevino, who homered and drove in three runs, together with the tying run within the seventh inning and the profitable run within the eleventh, performed your complete recreation at catcher.
Boone stated Higashioka, Gallo and Donaldson have continued to check destructive.
“Joey and Higgy are each right here and doing effectively and went via some exercises. … I believe they’re out of the woods illness-wise,” Boone stated. “Josh continues to be underneath the climate. He had a fever in a single day, and different signs nonetheless this morning. So we had him keep dwelling. Hopefully it’s just like Joey and Higgy and he’s only a day or so behind them.”
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