TORONTO — Joey Gallo was on the sphere and hit after batting observe Monday, however the left fielder was out of the beginning lineup for the second straight day. Gallo left Saturday’s sport in Kansas City with a “tight left groin,” and is day-to-day.
“So he was doing better today. And actually, yesterday was an okay day but today it was a little bit better,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned earlier than Monday evening’s 3-2 win over the Blue Jays on the Rogers Centre. “As far as evaluating them, going through his treatment, warming up in the weight room and everything. We’ll have a better idea when we get out here on the field and he’s able to do some more work and have a better evaluation of that.”Gallo mentioned he felt good earlier than he went to hit in batting observe. He mentioned he had really hit just a little bit on Sunday and felt positive too.
Boone mentioned he would wait and see how Gallo is on Tuesday, however he would have solely been capable of pinch hit in an emergency Monday evening.
STANTONIAN GRAB
Jordan Montgomery thought it was gone. Matt Chapman had bought a maintain of 1 and hammered it to proper area. The Yankees lefty rotated and noticed the advantage of having a 6-foot-6 Giancarlo Stanton within the area.
Chapman was robbed of an extra-base hit within the second on the most effective defensive play Stanton has made as a Yankee. He leapt to catch the Blue Jays’ third baseman’s fly ball to the highest of the wall. He crashed to the bottom holding on to it after which bought up and smiled.
“Off the bat I was like ‘Ugh, a 1-2 hit. I can’t let him barrel it up like that,’ and then it’s like this for sure is a homer,” Montgomery mentioned. “And then Stanton pulled it back. So really good play.”
After battling accidents in 2019 and 2020, individuals could have forgotten that Stanton was thought of a reasonably good outfielder. He was primarily a DH in 2019 and 2020, however has loved working in additional outfield begins the final two years.
STILL HERE
Miguel Andujar was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday night when the rosters needed to be minimize from 28 to 26, however the infielder/outfielder didn’t really go to Scranton. Andujar got here to Canada with the Yankees on their taxi squad.
“We just taxi squaded him, because just a little bit of the uncertainty around Joey Gallo and with COVID protocols, it’s something that we’re allowed to do so we just kind of wanted to make sure we’re covered,” Boone mentioned. “Especially coming throughout the border and stuff. Just in case we get in a state of affairs the place we want somebody. “
Andujar, who has been the odd man out since shedding his beginning third base job when he was injured in 2019, went 2-for-4 and scored a run Sunday. That was his solely begin after being known as up final Tuesday when Aaron Hicks went on the paternity record.
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