ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s going from unhealthy to worse for the Yankees’ offense.
Andrew Benintendi was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist Saturday with what supervisor Aaron Boone referred to as a sprained proper wrist, with no assure the outfielder will have the ability to return this season.
Benintendi left the sport Friday evening after injuring his wrist on a swing. X-rays had been destructive and additional testing proved to be inconclusive on Saturday.
“We’re unsure [the injury] is the place we thought,’’ Boone mentioned Saturday earlier than the Yankees misplaced once more to the Rays, 2-1, at Tropicana Subject.
Requested if there was an opportunity Benintendi can be again this yr, Boone mentioned: “There might be. We’re unsure what now we have but.”
Benintendi had an air solid on his wrist Saturday.
Earlier than leaving the sport Friday throughout his at-bat within the third, Benintendi had been one of many few gamers hitting for the Yankees.
He began slowly after his arrival in a commerce from Kansas Metropolis in July, however the 28-year-old had match properly into the Yankees’ lineup. He gave them one other risk from the left aspect, along with being a contact hitter on a group that strikes out loads.
He doubled in his first at-bat towards the Rays on Friday, making him 14-for-41 (.342) with three doubles, two homers, six runs, seven RBIs and a .925 OPS in his earlier 11 video games.
Estevan Florial was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre previous to the sport Saturday, with Aaron Hicks taking Benintendi’s spot in left subject, Aaron Decide shifting again to heart and rookie Oswaldo Cabrera taking part in proper.
Including to the Yankees’ woes is the very fact they had been already taking part in with out first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who acquired an epidural on Thursday after visiting again specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in California.
Boone mentioned Saturday that Rizzo was shut down for the weekend and anticipated to take part in baseball actions on Monday (and presumably Tuesday) in The Bronx earlier than the group decides whether or not to place him again within the lineup.
Rizzo missed video games in each July and August with an identical harm to his decrease again. He underwent an MRI examination lately that Boone mentioned left the Yankees inspired.
However it’s exhausting to be optimistic concerning the 33-year-old’s standing, given the constant issues he has had along with his again this season.
As well as, DJ LeMahieu is taking part in by a toe harm that has robbed him of most of his offense, Giancarlo Stanton entered Saturday simply 3-for-26 since getting back from left Achilles tendinitis and Josh Donaldson, Gleyber Torres and Hicks are all within the midst of prolonged slumps.
At this level, Decide is nearly the one participant nonetheless hitting within the lineup, which on Saturday additionally included Cabrera and fellow rookie Oswald Peraza, who was making his first begin within the majors, filling in at shortstop for Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
“Hopefully he’s one other man that can provide us a spark,’’ Boone mentioned. “We’ve seen that with Cabrera arising.”
The Yankees entered Saturday having scored three or fewer runs in six of their earlier seven video games.
“We perceive the place we’re in and we’ve received to do higher, interval,’’ Boone mentioned. “The underside line is, what we’re placing out there may be succesful and we’ve received to provide.”
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