Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton (calf) considered day-to-day

Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton exited New York’s game at Houston on Friday due to right lower leg tightness, but the team ​is optimistic it isn’t a serious injury. “Just ‌some tightness in his calf,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after New York beat the Astros 12-4. “Hopefully, we got ahead of it. We’ll just see where he’s at (Saturday).” Stanton was pulled ‌from ​the game with no outs ⁠in the sixth inning ⁠after advancing from second to third on a single by J.C. Escarra off the left field fence. Stanton slowed up in between the bases and was ​running gingerly to third base after briefly stopping. He was replaced by Randal Grichuk, who scored ⁠on a single by Jose ⁠Caballero to give the Yankees a 7-2 ​lead. Stanton went 1-for-3 with an RBI single before exiting. ​He is hitting .256 with three homers and 14 ‌RBIs in 24 games this season. The 36-year-old veteran endured an extensive injury history in recent seasons. He missed the first 70 games of last season due ⁠to inflammation in both elbow tendons. From 2019 through 2023, Stanton was limited to 391 of 708 games because of ⁠injuries to his ‌right biceps, right knee, left hamstring (twice), ⁠left quadriceps, right ankle and left ​Achilles ‌tendon. A five-time All-Star, Stanton was the National ​League’s Most ⁠Valuable Player for the Miami Marlins in 2017 before joining the Yankees in a trade ahead of the following season. He has a career .258/.345/.527 batting line with 456 home runs and 1,183 RBIs in 1,750 ​games. –Field Level Media