Add Eric Chavez to the list of Yankees’ injuries.
Chavez left last night’s game against the Orioles during an at-bat in the fifth inning with whiplash and concussion symptoms suffered diving for J.J. Hardy’s double down the third-base line in the top of the inning. He underwent tests after the game.
It’s not what the Yankees needed. Brett Gardner, who was eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list tonight, felt pain in the bone bruise in his right arm and now won’t do anything until tomorrow at the earliest. And Nick Swisher will be out likely until early next week with a left hamstring strain.
“That hurts,” manager Joe Girardi said. “It’s kind of hard with 10 guys healthy. It limits what you can do and you’re asking guys to play a lot that aren’t used to playing a lot. At some point, we’re going to have to make a move.”
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Last night, with Andruw Jones in left field and Raul Ibanez in right, Eduardo Nunez replaced Chavez at third base.
Girardi added Chavez was not going to travel with the Yankees to Kansas City and he was unsure who would replace him.
Gardner said he wouldn’t hit today and wasn’t sure how many minor league games he would need before returning.
“The doctors want me to be 100 percent before I go on the field and air it out and I’m not there yet,” Gardner said.
* Freddy Garcia, yanked from the rotation after consecutive dismal starts, pitched two scoreless innings in relief last night.
“It didn’t take me too long to warm up and get ready,” said Garcia, who had made only two relief appearances in his career before last night. “I had a rough start Saturday and to come out and pitch two good innings feels good. I’ve just got to figure it out and do the best I can.”
* The Yanks signed Cuban defector Adonis Garcia yesterday to a $400,000 deal. The 26-year-old left fielder/third baseman became a free agent in February and had drawn interest from several teams. He’s listed at only 5-foot-7, 180 pounds and is thought to be at least a level below major-league ready. The Yankees have not determined yet where he will be assigned.
* Manny Banuelos made his first start for Triple-A Scranton since coming off the DL (back). He pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings against Rochester, striking out five before being removed after 60 pitches.
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