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The New York Yankees might have shortstop Didi Gregorius available at some point during the 2018 season after all.According to MLB.com'sBryan Hoch http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-cody-allen-jersey , Gregorius "is encouraged by how much better his wrist feels" and "believes" he will suit up again at some point this year.This comes after Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reported Gregorius tore cartilage in his wrist and underwent an MRI and cortisol treatment. At the time, manager Aaron Boone said he was "unsure" if the shortstop would return in 2018.This is welcome news for a Yankees team that will need all the firepower it can get in the pressure-packed, win-or-go-home, American League Wild Card Game.Gregorius has appeared in 132 games for the Bronx Bombers this season and is slashing .268/.336/.498 with a career-best 27 home runs and 86 RBI. He also brings some speed to the base paths with 10 steals and gives New York a left-handed bat to help balance out a powerful lineup featuring right-handers such as Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez.Boone discussed the importance of having Gregorius available and on the field when he went on the disabled list earlier this season Roberto Perez Jersey , perColey Harveyof ESPN.com."Obviously, Didi is so important to what we do, he's such an important player to us, the middle of our lineup, the middle of our field鈥攈e's kind of our quarterback out there Eddie Robinson Jersey ," Boone said. "He does so many things intangibly well that we certainly will miss him. But we also feel like we have the people capable of stepping up for him while he's down."New York can move Gleyber Torres to shortstop and rely on the likes of Neil Walker and Ronald Torreyes at second base while Gregorius is out, but it likely needs its powerful shortstop back and in the lineup if it is going to challenge for a World Series crown. SEATTLE (AP) â Pinch-hitter Chris Herrmannâs two-run homer in the 11th inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 10-8 win over Oakland on Tuesday night, clinching the AL West for Houston and leaving the Athletics with a wild-card matchup against the New York Yankees.Seattle overcame an 8-5 eighth-inning deficit and dropped the Aâs 2½ games behind the Yankees for home-field advantage in the Oct. 3 winner-take-all matchup. Oakland had been 68-0 when leading after seven innings.Denard Span hit a two-run double off Fernando Rodney in the eighth.Blake Treinen was one strike from closing out his 38th save in the ninth, but Nelson Cruz punched a two-out single, Ryon Healy reached when third baseman Matt Chapman bobbled his grounder for an error and Kyle Seager hit an RBI single. Treinen had allowed just one hit in his previous 13 appearances.Ben Gamel walked with one out in the 11th against Emilio Pagan (3-1) http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-be...sle-jer sey , and Herrmann batted for Andrew Romine and sent an 0-1 fastball out to deep right-center field.Alex Colome (7-5) pitched the 11th for the victory.A day after clinching no worse than a wild-card berth, Oakland took a 6-3 lead in the first two innings off Mike Leake. Nick Martini had a two-run triple and Matt Joyce a two-run single off Leake, and Marcus Semien added his 14th home run leading off the fifth inning. But the Aâs went scoreless after Matt Olsonâs RBI double in the sixth inning.HELLO AGAINEdwin Diaz, the major league leader in saves, pitched the 10th for Seattle. Diaz had not pitched since Sept. 17 Mike Napoli Jersey , when he collected his 56th save.PLAYOFF PLANSOakland manager Bob Melvin said the priority in the coming days will be making sure the Aâs regulars get a chance at some rest so they are fresh when the postseason begins. Melvin indicated getting his guys rest would take priority over trying to chase down the Yankees in an attempt to have the wild=card game at home and not in New York. The Aâs gave Khris Davis and Stephen Piscotty the night off on Tuesday.âThere is definitely a balance to this but I think the depth of our team allows us to be confident with who we give a day off to, whether itâs in the lineup or in the bullpen,â Melvin said. âBut it is important at this point if time in the season that once we get to the postseason that guys are fresh. Itâs just as much of a mental grind as it is a physical grind too. One of the strengths of our team is we use all our guys.âThe one guy that may not get any rest is Matt Olson, who has a chance at playing in 162 games. Melvin said he probably wonât start Olson at least one game against the Angels this weekend but will do what he can to make sure Olson reaches his goal of playing in every regular season game.As for pitching, Melvin said the staff hasnât figured out who would pitch this weekend against the Angels Carlos Baerga Jersey , let alone in a wild card game.âWeâre leaving everything open,â Melvin said.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Edwin Jackson (6-3) makes his 17th start since joining the Aâs on June 25. Jackson has a 3.18 ERA in his 16 starts, the fourth lowest in the American League during that stretch.Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (8-13) makes what is likely his last start of the season. Hernandez will finish the year with a career-worst ERA (currently 5.46) and the 13 losses are one shy of his career-high.
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