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Giancarlo Stanton avoided an immediate placement on the injured list after leaving Friday’s game with a tight right calf.
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton was not in the starting lineup for the second straight day against Houston after exiting Friday’s win over the Astros with right calf tightness.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone hit on several topics before New York looked to complete a three-game sweep of the Astros in Houston on Sunday, including the Red Sox firing manager Alex Cora and five coaches.
Saying his right calf felt neither great nor terrible, Giancarlo Stanton was out of the Yankees’ lineup Saturday, one night after tightness in the calf prompted the slugger to leave a 12-4 win over the Astros at Daikin Park.
Giancarlo Stanton provided most of the Yankees’ offense in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over the Red Sox, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.