ARLINGTON, Texas — With three video games remaining within the common season, the Yankees nonetheless have loads of points to work out of their bullpen.
Miguel Castro got here off the injured checklist on Monday, giving the Yankees a much-needed wholesome arm.
He gave up a run on two singles within the eighth inning of a 3-1 win towards the Rangers at Globe Life Area.
The proper-hander had been out since July with a strained shoulder. Whereas he has been inconsistent since coming over from the Mets in a spring coaching deal for lefty Joely Rodriguez, Castro can be welcomed again to a bullpen that has been ravaged by accidents.
Ron Marinaccio remained in New York after being faraway from Sunday’s loss to the Orioles in The Bronx with proper shin soreness.
Aaron Boone mentioned Monday night time medical doctors have been nonetheless evaluating take a look at outcomes performed on the shin to find out Marinaccio’s standing.
Zack Britton grew to become the newest reliever to move to the IL, together with his comeback from final 12 months’s UCL surgical procedure lower brief by arm fatigue. Chad Inexperienced and Michael King are out for the 12 months with elbow accidents, Clay Holmes is scheduled to start out throwing on Tuesday after being sidelined till at the least the start of the ALDS with rotator cuff irritation. And Wandy Peralta is on the IL with again tightness, though he’s anticipated to be again for the playoffs.
Aroldis Chapman — whereas wholesome — has been horrible and much from a lock to make the postseason roster. Albert Abreu can also be on the IL with proper elbow irritation.
All of it provides as much as a Yankee bullpen with no clear nearer and a big lack of depth as they head into the playoffs.
To make room for Castro on the roster, Sunday’s starter, Chi Chi Gonzalez, was designated for task.
DJ LeMahieu acknowledged his proper toe damage stays a problem.
“It’s positively there,’’ LeMahieu mentioned earlier than beginning at first base on Monday.
“It feels slightly higher than a pair weeks in the past,’’ LeMahieu mentioned. “I feel it’s adequate.”
LeMahieu went 1-for-3 with a single earlier than being changed by pinch-runner Oswaldo Cabrera within the prime of the sixth, a transfer that was deliberate going into the sport.
The Yankees could have 5 days off between the tip of the common season and the beginning of the ALDS on Oct. 11 in The Bronx and that might serve LeMahieu effectively.
Boone mentioned “it’s nonetheless too early” to know if LeMahieu will have the ability to play as much as his requirements within the playoffs.
“These few days right here can be necessary to see what we've got,’’ Boone mentioned. “We’ll proceed to see what it appears like and the way he’s bouncing again.”
With LeMahieu at first, Gleyber Torres was initially beginning at second on Monday, however Torres was scratched previous to Monday’s recreation with what the Yankees known as “flu-like signs.”
Boone mentioned Torres might return as quickly as Tuesday.
His unavailability on Monday received Oswald Peraza, who went 2-for-3, into the lineup at second.
Requested if Peraza might play himself onto the postseason roster, Boone mentioned: “We’ll see. It will depend on who’s wholesome going into the postseason, which you may have choices to make on DJ, [Matt] Carpenter [and Andrew] Benintendi, even. These sorts of issues can all issue into that.”
Peraza has spent a lot of his time on the bench since being known as up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
“I feel Oswald’s performed an awesome job since he’s come up,’’ Boone mentioned. “I feel this has been priceless time for him. He’s gotten some alternatives to play, he’s performed effectively. He’s dealt with himself effectively. I feel it’s been actually good for him to be on this setting, coming off of a full Triple-A season the place he had a robust 12 months. He’s performed himself right into a scenario the place if he must be within the combine, you're feeling fairly good about that.’’
Aaron Choose was named AL Participant of the Month for September after batting .417 with 10 homers in the course of the month.
— Extra reporting by Greg Joyce
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