The red-hot Yankees had a pair of lineup scratches Sunday morning, however supervisor Aaron Boone didn't appear too involved about both one.
Catcher Jose Trevino and second baseman Gleyber Torres had been each within the unique lineup for Sunday’s sequence finale towards the Cubs earlier than they had been finally changed forward of first pitch. Nonetheless, Boone anticipated them each to be accessible off the bench.
Trevino is coping with “a bit again factor,” in line with Boone, although he performed by means of it Saturday night time and went 3-for-4 with a house run. He was initially set to play the day sport after the night time sport, conserving his sizzling bat within the lineup, however Boone opted to scratch him for Kyle Higashioka.
“Got here in with it nonetheless lingering at the moment,” Boone stated. “So with the off day [Monday] forward of 20 in a row isn’t one thing I needed to mess with. He’s accessible too. Deal with it like a standard day the place he’s on the bench, so pinch-hitting conditions and issues like that, he’s good to go. Simply one thing we didn’t wish to mess with.”
Trevino, who has taken on extra taking part in time of late, was set to get remedy on the again however was not scheduled for any checks.
Torres, in the meantime, was “just a bit below the climate,” however Boone stated he was not frightened about it being a COVID-19 scenario.
“A bit of abdomen [issue], nauseous, however all proper,” Boone stated.
Matt Carpenter changed Torres within the lineup, slotting in at third base whereas DJ LeMahieu moved from third to second base. It marked Carpenter’s first sport within the area since signing with the Yankees, as all six of his prior begins had been at DH.
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