TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees had to deal with a scare during Saturday’s game due to hot-hitting designated Ben Rice injured his left elbow on his second hit by a pitch of the afternoon. During the late innings, Rice was at a Tampa hospital getting X-rays and a CT scan on his left elbow, which all came back negative.

New York Yankees leadoff hitter Ben Rice bruised his left elbow when hit by an 88.2 mph slider from Manuel Rodríguez in the fourth inning of Saturday's 10-8, 10-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Rice,

The Yankees announced that Rice exited with a left elbow contusion shortly thereafter. He planned to get X-rays and a CT scan.