As Giancarlo Stanton heads to IL, what it means for Yankees lineup

Sidelined since Saturday due to tightness in his right calf, Yankees' slugger Giancarlo Stanton is headed to the 10-day injury list. Aaron Boone made the announcement to reporters following the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington on Monday night. As anticipated, the Yankees recalled switch-hitting outfielder Jasson Dominguez from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to Monday night's game against the Rangers at Texas.

Right-hander Luis Gil was optioned to Triple-A following his ineffective start in Sunday's 7-4 loss at Houston. The organization's belief over the weekend was that Stanton, 36, could be ready to return from the IL not long after he's eligible; the earliest date would be May 5. Stanton's absence could mean a few more starts at designated hitter for Aaron Judge, with along with Dominguez, Ben Rice and Amed Rosario.

With a lengthy history of lower body injuries, Stanton developed his latest issue running the bases during Friday night's 12-4 win against the Astros at Daikin Park. After a sixth-inning single, Stanton said he “felt fine’’ running to first base but experienced discomfort as he advanced to second base on a walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr. “I didn’t just walk to second, I gave it a little jog, and it felt weird,’’ said Stanton.

And as he took his secondary lead off second base, “it kept feeling weird. ’’ A day later, Stanton reported improvement in his condition, but he was not available Saturday and did not play in Sunday's game. “We don’t want this to turn into a protracted situation.