Trent

Grisham

The stolen base was his fifth of the season. Grisham notably started against southpaw Ranger Suarez, the third straight left-hander New York has faced with him in the lineup. The extra playing time is nice, as evidenced by stat lines like Sunday’s. Grisham has also held onto his leadoff role against righties, which remains a valuable lineup spot even without Aaron Judge batting directly behind him.

The Yankees are going to roll with a righty-heavy lineup against Royals soft-tossing lefty Noah Cameron that includes Amed Rosario at second base over Chisholm, who went 2-for-6 with a solo homer during Tuesday’s lopsided win. Trent Grisham is also on the bench in this one.

Grisham returned from knee discomfort and had three hits against the Rays on Friday. He was on base three times again Sunday. Grisham drew a walk before Aaron Judge’s walk-off home run Sunday, but was replaced for a pinch runner so he didn’t score a run. Grisham still has a .321 on-base percentage despite just a .196 average this year.

Grisham was back in the leadoff spot and patrolling center field following a brief one-game absence due to left knee discomfort. He appeared just fine while delivering three hits, including a pair of doubles, after imaging didn’t reveal any structural damage. It doesn’t appear to be a serious concern moving forward.

Grisham was pulled from Wednesday’s contest due to discomfort in his left knee and the was held out of the lineup on Thursday as a precautionary measure. He’s back atop the Yankees’ lineup on Friday and starting in center field against Rays’ right-hander Nick Martinez.

Grisham left Wednesday’s game against Toronto with left knee discomfort. He’ll miss at least one more contest, and Spencer Jones will patrol centerfield in his absence.

Grisham will undergo imaging on Thursday to determine the severity of the issue. The 29-year-old outfielder doubled in his lone at-bat of the contest before being replaced by rookie Spencer Jones. There should be an update on his status leading into Thursday’s series finale.

Grisham wasn’t moving well after a third-inning double and wound up being replaced by rookie Spencer Jones a couple innings later. There should be an additional update on his status shortly.

It’s a different-looking lineup for the Yankees with Ben Rice moving up to the leadoff spot to face Blue Jays youngster Trey Yesavage. Grisham has been mired in an extended tailspin at the dish, hitting .184 (9-for-49) with one homer and two steals over his last 15 games. It’s a bit unclear whether this is a one-time deal or a sign of things to come from Yankees manager Aaron Boone. It’s a situation worth monitoring over the remainder of the week.

Grisham will open the contest on the bench with veteran lefty Patrick Corbin toeing the rubber for Toronto in this one. Cody Bellinger is in center field with Max Schuemann in left field.