Yankees at Phillies
The New York Yankees will be without one of their top sluggers as they attempt to halt a three-game slide when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday for the opener of their three-game interleague series. Gary Sanchez, who is tied for third on the club with 14 homers, exited Sunday's 12-inning setback at Tampa Bay with a right hip/groin injury and likely is headed to the disabled list.
In addition to Sanchez, New York lost its season-high third straight contest Sunday, dropping a 7-6 decision despite a 5-for-5 performance from Giancarlo Stanton. The 28-year-old homered to tie Aaron Judge for the team lead and pull within one blast of reaching the 20-homer plateau in each of his nine major-league campaigns. Philadelphia returns home for a nine-game stretch after failing to complete a three-game sweep in Washington on Sunday. The Phillies wasted two- and four-run leads in the 8-6 setback but went deep twice to give them six homers in the series while Odubel Herrera registered his seventh multi-hit performance in 10 contests.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, YES (New York), NBCS Philadelphia Plus
PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Jonathan Loaisiga (1-0, 3.12 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Vince Velasquez (5-7, 4.82)
Loaisiga will be making his third career start after a short outing against Seattle on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Nicaraguan lasted only 3 2/3 innings versus the Mariners but avoided a loss after yielding three runs on six hits and two walks. Loaisiga, who went 3-1 with a 4.32 ERA in six turns with Double-A Trenton before joining the Yankees, has yet to serve up a home run over 8 2/3 frames in his two major-league starts.
Velasquez escaped with a no-decision against St. Louis on Tuesday after giving up four runs on four hits and three walks across 6 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old Californian has won only one of his last six starts despite allowing fewer than three runs in four of the outings. Velasquez made one start and one relief appearance against the Yankees while with Houston in 2015, yielding three runs and six hits over 8 1/3 frames without recording a decision.
WALK-OFFS
1. Stanton has gone 10-for-17 over his last four road games.
2. Philadelphia placed 2B Jesmuel Valentin on the paternity list Sunday and activated OF Dylan Cozens (quadriceps) from the 10-day disabled list.
3. New York rookie 3B Miguel Andujar has hit safely in five of his last six games, recording three homers and seven RBIs in that span.