"With their starting pitchers routinely getting battered around, the Yankees could use all the help they can get in the outfield — so Nick Swisher's departure from yesterday's 6-2 win over the Tigers with a strained left hamstring isn't what they needed.
The right fielder will be out "more than a few days," according to manager Joe Girardi, but he won't be put on the disabled list at this point. Swisher looked to have injured himself after a swing during an at-bat in the third inning, and he left the game following his walk in that same at-bat.
"We'll see how he progresses the next few days," Girardi said.
Brett Gardner is already on the shelf with a right elbow strain and not eligible to return until Thursday, so the Yankees could be shorthanded in the outfield."
