New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton (quad) day-to-day; Aaron Hicks has torn tendon sheath
BALTIMORE -- In addition to a COVID-19 outbreak, injuries have started piling up for the New York Yankees, with Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks out of the lineup for Friday night's series-opening, 5-4 win against the Baltimore Orioles.
Stanton was scratched about an hour before first pitch due to left quad tightness, the club announced, replacing him with catcher Gary Sanchez batting fourth in the DH spot.
Manager Aaron Boone said postgame that Stanton is day-to-day and could miss a couple of games. The slugger told Boone that he felt the tightness during an at-bat in the Tampa Bay series finale Thursday, and during his pregame preparation Friday, and wanted to "get ahead of it."