NEW YORK — The theme of the Yankees’ day, and really the whole week, was injuries.
Giancarlo Stanton went on the injured list on Wednesday with a right calf strain. DJ LeMahieu was held out yet again with discomfort in his left wrist. Jonathan Loaisiga was put on the shelf as well, joining Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green, who had their own injuries send them to the IL earlier in the week. The Yankees needed both a solid performance and a distraction from a crummy stretch of bad news.
Enter JP Sears, the rookie with two career MLB innings to his name before Wednesday’s game. Making his first start in the majors, Sears gave the Yankees the exact type of performance they needed, handling the first five innings to help secure a 2-0 win over the Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
