SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left New York’s game against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday with a slight strain of his left hip.
Jeter hurt himself on a double in the first inning but stayed in the game until being replaced in the eighth in a double-switch.
“It’s no problem,” he said. “I wasn’t moving around too well but that’s it. I just stiffened up.”
Manager Joe Torre said Jeter would be questionable for Sunday’s series finale but should have no problem returning to the lineup Tuesday in Baltimore.
“I think he’s going to want to play,” Torre said. “But we have to do the smart thing. I don’t know what that is. We’ll find out tomorrow.”
Jeter went 2-for-5 with an RBI, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. He has also hit in 25 straight interleague games.
The Yankees lost the game 6-5 in 13 innings.
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