NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz left Sunday’s 8-7 win over the New York Yankees after the first inning with left groin tightness.
Díaz extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a leadoff double and took third on a groundout by Wander Franco. As he advanced, Díaz slipped running past the bag but stayed in and scored on a Brandon Lowe groundout.
After the Rays batted, Díaz was replaced by Isaac Paredes, who ended with an RBI single and a walk.
Díaz hit his first career grand slam off Nestor Cortes during Tampa Bay’s five-run fifth in Saturday’s 9-8 loss and is batting .333 (15-for-45) during his hitting streak.
Diaz, who has led off in 38 games this year, tops leadoff hitters with a .321 average to go along with 10 homers and 24 RBIs.