SAN DIEGO — A feel-good Yankees win on Friday night time turned worrisome within the ninth inning, when Jon Berti suffered a serious-looking damage.
The third baseman roped a floor ball to the correct aspect, took two steps out of the field after which hit the deck in ache with what supervisor Aaron Boone stated was a left calf damage.
Boone and Yankees trainers shortly tended to Berti, who was finally helped off and walked very gingerly as he went straight into the clubhouse.
Oswaldo Cabrera changed him at third base for the underside of the ninth within the Yankees’ 8-0 win over the Padres at Petco Park.
“Simply grabbed on him out of the field,” Boone stated. “We’ll see what we’ve got. I’m certain we’ll get imaging and all that, however clearly the way in which he walked off, regarded prefer it acquired him fairly good.”
Assuming Berti lands on the injured checklist, Boone stated the Yankees would name somebody up from Triple-A (Oswald Peraza could possibly be a candidate) as a substitute of bringing DJ LeMahieu again from his rehab task early.
LeMahieu is predicted to play two extra rehab video games this weekend with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre earlier than doubtless becoming a member of the Yankees in Anaheim on Tuesday.
Berti missed time earlier this season with a groin pressure however was hitting .273 with a .649 OPS by way of 17 video games.
He hit a single and stole a base Friday earlier than getting injured.
“He’s participant,” Boone stated. “Hopefully that is one thing that doesn’t knock him down too lengthy as a result of he does grow to be an important a part of our bench shifting ahead.”
Even with out his swing-and-miss stuff, Carlos Rodon’s bounce-back season continued Friday night time.
In yet one more signal of his maturation as a pitcher, Rodon discovered a option to stifle the Padres with six shutout innings on an evening when he wasn’t racking up whiffs.
Rodon generated simply 4 swings-and-misses, a season low, however allowed solely six base runners on three singles and three walks. It got here after he induced a season-high 22 whiffs his final day out in opposition to the White Sox.
“The offense was on hearth once more and it made it straightforward to go assault the zone,” Rodon stated.
Most significantly, Rodon turned in a fourth straight high quality begin. Over his previous 4 video games, all wins, the left-hander has allowed simply 5 runs throughout 24 ¹/₃ innings, decreasing his ERA to 2.95 by way of 11 begins.
“It’s been reassuring to construct some confidence,” Rodon stated. “Simply need to preserve going. Keep on the mound and preserve pitching for these guys.”
Nick Burdi landed again on the 15-day IL Friday with proper hip irritation, the identical damage that pressured him to overlook almost a month earlier this season.
The Yankees recalled right-hander Yoendrys Gomez from SWB to take his spot within the bullpen.
“I don’t know the way lengthy it’s going to be,” Boone stated. “However just like what he’s been coping with and should must proceed to take care of. Simply one thing that flared up once more.”
Boone stated he was not sure what Burdi’s subsequent plan of action could be after he lets the irritation “relax for a few days.”
Burdi had returned from the IL on Could 10 and pitched in 5 video games, his most up-to-date one coming when he threw one-third of an inning in Thursday’s win over the Mariners.
Gomez, who has been beginning at SWB, struck out the aspect within the ninth inning Friday. He was anticipated to be a placeholder within the bullpen till Ian Hamilton is activated off the COVID IL, doubtless on Sunday.
Anthony Volpe prolonged his career-high hitting streak to 17 video games when he led off the night time with a triple down the third-base line.
He finally got here in to attain on Aaron Choose’s sacrifice fly for the 1-0 lead.
Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw one other reside batting apply session on Saturday in Tampa.
