Yankees Place Pitcher Bryan Mitchell On 7-Day Concussion DL

Alex Rodriguez swung the bat, took two steps toward first base, and looked knowingly toward the Yankees’ dugout.

Carlos Beltran hit a tying two-run homer for the Yankees in the sixth.

This time, there was little doubt about the destination for the 40-year-old designated hitter.

Howard Simmons A-Rod celebrates his go-ahead grand slam with Brian McCann.

“Wow, I’m lucky for sure”, Mitchell said to Andrew Marchand of ESPN on Tuesday. Not only was this the 25th grand slam for Rodriguez, but the Silver Slugger has hit 25 home runs this season in his comeback from a year-long drug suspension. Mitchell remained on his knees, blood trickling through his right hand that clutched his face, as the ball caromed into the outfield. “It didn’t mean we didn’t give ourselves a chance to win”.

With the crowd behind him, chanting, “Let’s go, A-Rod”, Rodriguez delivered, smashing a no-doubt-about-it home run into the Yankees’ bullpen in right field.

Before the teams combined for seven runs in the seventh, the game was in a 1-1 deadlock. “I saw the neurologist today, but given that we had the concussion a month ago down at Scranton, just kind of trying to play it safe, but as of now, everything seems to be pretty good”.

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays are in a battle for the American League East. The Yankees are now one game up on the Jays, and that’s thanks in large part to Alex Rodriguez. The seventh inning, though, started with a walk and a home run and Sabathia ultimately finished with four runs through 6.2 innings.

The Twins’ Eduardo Nunez hit the line drive that struck Mitchell on the face. A two-run homer by Miguel Sano in the seventh inning put them ahead and turned the normally raucous Yankee Stadium into a library. Rookie Trevor May would have been used in a potential save situation, and veteran setup men Kevin Jepsen and Casey Fien were unavailable after working three straight days. His recovery timetable is not yet known, but the right-hander is likely to be placed on the disabled list. “You’re sick. Sick to your stomach”. “It’s not easy. Sometimes the guys get to get out of their roles”. They’ll have to pick it up against the Yankees who are heading in with a 26-5 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.

New York opened the 10th with doubles from rookie first baseman Greg Bird and catcher Brian McCann against Glen Perkins (1-3) in a span of five pitches.

NOTES: The Yankees made four transactions involving their pitchers Tuesday.

Cotham, 27, replaced Mitchell in Monday’s game and allowed four runs (three earned) over two innings pitched.

The Yankees recalled left-hander Chris Capuano from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Mitchell’s spot on the roster. Monday marked the first time since July 2, 2011, that Minnesota was caught stealing three times.