LOS ANGELES — The Yankees are heading house for an off-day Monday, however at the very least two of them shall be heading for the coaching room and certain assessments.
Jasson Domínguez and Luke Weaver had been injured in Sunday’s 7-3 win over the Dodgers, Domínguez exiting with a left thumb contusion and Weaver by no means getting into the sport after he felt one thing in his hamstring whereas stretching earlier than he was set to pitch the ninth inning.
The severity of the accidents was not instantly clear — although Domínguez downplayed his — with supervisor Aaron Boone saying the Yankees would see what they’d after they get again to New York on Monday.
Domínguez jammed his thumb into the bag whereas stealing second base within the fifth inning after which was pinch hit for within the sixth as a result of he was having bother gripping the bat.
He was carrying a protecting mitt on his proper (throwing) hand, however reached in along with his left hand, which led to the damage.
“I don’t think there’s much concern about it,” stated Domínguez, who added he’ll seemingly put on mitts on each fingers. “We’re gonna see [Monday] the way it feels.
“I’m feeling better already, so I don’t think there’s nothing concerning about that.”
Weaver was nonetheless getting remedy on his hamstring after the sport and was not made accessible to reporters.
The righty has been robust this season whereas taking on the nearer’s position from Devin Williams, pitching to a 1.05 ERA in 24 video games with eight saves.
After Williams had already pitched the eighth inning Sunday, lefty Tim Hill pitched the ninth as an alternative and retired the Dodgers so as.
“[Weaver] had finished warming up and then when he went to stretch, felt something in the middle of his hammy so we had to make a switch on the fly,” Boone stated. “Hoping it’s not too serious, but he felt it when it was stretching.”
The Yankees had been anticipated to get more healthy this week when infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr., who went 0-for-3 as a DH in his third and certain last rehab sport Sunday at Double-A Somerset, returns from the injured listing.
He seemingly shall be again on Tuesday after lacking a month with a strained indirect.
Reliever Fernando Cruz (shoulder irritation) additionally is ready to be activated from the IL on Tuesday.
Jake Cousins is ready to start a rehab task on Tuesday, Boone stated, after lacking the beginning of the season with a proper elbow flexor pressure.
The reliever additionally had a setback in Might with a pec problem, however it didn’t value him an excessive amount of time.
As a result of he didn’t pitch in any respect in spring coaching, Cousins will seemingly want a good quantity of rehab appearances — maybe utilizing a lot of the 30-day rehab clock — earlier than he’s activated.
Carlos Carrasco rejoined the Yankees on Sunday for his or her sequence finale towards the Dodgers, if just for a day.
The membership wanted a contemporary arm within the wake of an 18-2 loss on Saturday and referred to as up Carrasco whereas optioning Yerry De Los Santos to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Yankees had been pressured to make use of six of their eight relievers to cowl 6 ²/₃ innings within the blowout, together with Brent Headrick and De Los Santos for the second straight day — which means they might not be accessible to pitch on Sunday.
Carrasco, who didn’t pitch Sunday, began the season within the Yankees rotation, however pitched to a 5.91 ERA throughout eight video games (six begins) earlier than being designated for task on Might 6.
He went unclaimed on waivers and accepted an outright task to Triple-A, permitting the Yankees to maintain him within the group as depth.
He has not pitched since Might 18, making him prepared to supply size if the Yankees want it behind Ryan Yarbrough.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, the World Collection MVP who haunted the Yankees final October, entered Sunday 5-for-7 with three doubles within the first two video games of this sequence.
“When we’re not playing him, I love watching him hit,” fellow first baseman Paul Goldschmidt stated. “But it obviously isn’t fun when he’s doing it to our guys. Hits the ball to all fields. I could go on and on. He’s just such a professional hitter.”
Freeman cooled off Sunday, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Dom Smith exercised the out clause in his minor league take care of the Yankees on Sunday, changing into a free agent.
The lefty-swinging first baseman/outfielder was hitting .255 with eight house runs and a .782 OPS in 45 video games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
