Giancarlo Stanton has been out of the lineup for a bit and was expected to be back for tonight’s game against the Mets, but now he’ll be sitting out for a while. The Yankees placed the All-Star slugger on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 24th with left Achilles tendonitis. Tim Locastro was recalled from Triple-A Scranton as the corresponding move.
Stanton hadn’t started the last two games against the Orioles, though he did pinch-hit in Saturday’s 3-6 loss. He also didn’t start in the first game of the Houston doubleheader and pinch-hit later in the game as well, following the short All-Star break.