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“#Hurting Aaron Hicks was healthy enough for big Yankees at-bat<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n When Aaron Boone got past the first four spots in the lineup, it was app<\/a>arent Aaron Hicks wasn\u2019t starting Monday night\u2019s game<\/a> against the Rays at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n

Hicks left the second game of Sunday\u2019s doubleheader sweep of the Mets due to cramps in each calf. However, Boone said that wasn\u2019t why the switch-hitting center fielder was held out of Monday\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is good to go and playing the doubleheader he was going to have one of these next several days off so just felt like coming out of the doubleheader and coming out of the cramping I felt like it was today,\u2019\u2019 said Boone, who used Hicks as a pinch hitter in a 5-3 loss and watched him beat the shift with a single in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n

When discussing Hicks, his injury history can\u2019t be ignored. Since 2013, when he was with the Twins, Hicks has been on the injured list 11 times. It would have been 12 had the season started on time in March since Hicks was coming back from Tommy John surgery after last season.<\/p>\n

Brett Gardner started in center field Monday night, Mike Tauchman was in left and Clint Frazier in right.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Hicks<\/span>Paul J. Bereswill<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hicks had a colossal three-run homer in the seventh inning of the first game on Sunday that tied the score, 7-7, but the first 32 games of the 60-game schedule haven\u2019t been good.<\/p>\n

Appearing in 29 games, Hicks is hitting .209 (19-for-87) with three homers, 10 RBIs and a .790 OPS.<\/p>\n

While Hicks has struggled he has company in Gardner, who is hitting .169 (12-for-71) after going 0-for-3 with a walk Monday night. In his last 15 games, Gardner is hitting .135 (5-for-37).<\/p>\n

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The last time Zack Britton was on the mound he didn\u2019t look like one of baseball\u2019s premier relievers, but that is what Boone expects of the lefty when he comes off the IL.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously getting Britton back, obviously he is one of the best relievers in the game,\u2019\u2019 Boone said of the lefty who last pitched on Aug. 19 when he suffered a hamstring problem covering first base in his second inning of work. In two-thirds of an inning Britton that day allowed two runs (one earned, thanks to his error), two hits and issued a walk. \u201cTo add him to the mix will be really important for us.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

This past weekend GM Brian Cashman admitted he was in the market for pitching as Monday\u2019s trade deadline approached. Cashman walked away from the 4 p.m. deadline without making a deal but a healthy Britton is expected to improve a bullpen that struggled before improving in Sunday\u2019s doubleheader sweep.<\/p>\n

Prior to those games, Adam Ottavino, Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green (two) combined to flush four save chances which led to three losses. In Sunday\u2019s nightcap Green recorded the final three outs \u2014 all strikeouts \u2014 with a runner in scoring position of an 8-7 victory.<\/p>\n

In 10 games this season Britton is 8-for-8 in save chances and has a 2.00 ERA. Despite being out Britton was third in saves among AL pitchers going into Monday night\u2019s schedule.<\/p>\n

Boone said he was headed to a meeting to talk about Britton\u2019s re-entry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looks like he is ready to come off. He threw a bullpen [Sunday] so it will probably be in the next couple of days,\u2019\u2019 Boone said.<\/p>\n

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According to Boone, backup catcher Kyle Higashioka could \u201cpossibly\u2019\u2019 come off the IL Tuesday. Higashioka has been on the shelf since Aug. 8 due to a strained right oblique. With the rosters at 28 the Yankees could hang onto Erik Kratz and carry three catchers.<\/p>\n

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Masahiro Tanaka acknowledged that every game in a 60-game season is important, but with 28 games remaining and the Yankees trailing the AL East-leading Rays by 4 \u00bd lengths, he understands the importance of the series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to play good baseball against everybody but going into [Monday night] it is really important. We haven\u2019t played well particularly against these guys this year,\u2019\u2019 said Tanaka, who starts Tuesday night. \u201cWe need to have a strong series here.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Helping that cause would Tanaka being able to go deeper in the game than he did in the prior outing against the Braves on Aug. 26 when he felt fatigue after throwing just 66 pitches and not allowing a run in five innings of a 2-1 loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it is trying to get the number of pitches up,\u2019\u2019 Tanaka said. \u201cHopefully I can get those numbers up and going strong into the playoffs.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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Right-hander Miguel Yajure\u2019s major league debut wasn\u2019t as solid as Deivi Garcia\u2019s on Sunday, but Yajure gave the Yankees a chance to come back with three scoreless innings of relief Monday night.<\/p>\n

Working the final three frames Yajure walked three and struck out two. He is the sixth Yankee to make his major league debut this year and according to YES the first player in MLB history to wear No. 89.<\/p>\n

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Jordy Mercer admitted the Yankees\u2019 history appealed to him when he was talking to teams after being let go by the Tigers. The veteran shortstop also believed there was a chance to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like this was the best fit for me,\u2019\u2019 said Mercer, who signed a minor league contract on Aug. 17 and reported to the alternate site in Scranton. \u201cI knew the infield depth wasn\u2019t as good so we felt the fit. I could play multiple positions and bounce around. We felt the fit would be the best if I came here.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Mercer, 34, is in his 10th big-league season and has played for the Pirates and Tigers. His last game for Detroit was Aug. 2.<\/p>\n

He was elevated from the alternate site on Friday and Monday night against the Rays was his fourth start at short.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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