Brett Gardner, who was originally batting second and playing left field tonight against the A’s, has been scratched from the lineup with what’s being called a “stiff neck”, according to the Yankees. Starlin Castro will now move into the two-hole, with Aaron Hicks stepping in to play left and hit ninth.
Joe Girardi said that Gardner’s neck has been stiff since he fell into the stands at Rogers Centre last week going after a foul ball. He re-aggrivated it last night while trying to make a diving catch in the left-centerfield gap
Gardner has gotten off to a good start this season, hitting .308/.438/.436. His OBP is tops among Yankee regulars, and his OPS ranks third.
#Yankees: Brett Gardner scratched with a stiff neck. Castro hits second, Headley seventh, Hicks ninth.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) April 20, 2016
