NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is out of the lineup after an MRI revealed tendinitis in his hip flexor.
Rodriguez had right hip surgery last year but manager Joe Girardi says the third baseman's latest ailment is in a different area. He says the diagnosis is good news.
Rodriguez had trouble moving to his left on Adam Jones' RBI single in the first inning Thursday night and Ramiro Pena hit for him in the second.
Rodriguez's early departure came four days after he left a game against Toronto with groin tightness.
Pena was at third and batting eighth against the Houston Astros on Friday night. Girardi says A-Rod might be available to pinch hit, but he was hoping to leave him on the bench.