X-ray negative after Yankees’ Ben Rice hit on left elbow by pitch

TAMPA Fla AP New York Yankees leadoff hitter Ben Rice bruised his left elbow when hit by an mph slider from Manuel Rodr guez in the fourth inning of Saturday s - -inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays Rice who bats left-handed initially remained in the contest and scored on a sacrifice fly that gave New York a - lead He then went for an X-ray at St Joseph s Hospital which was negative It s definitely pretty sore mentioned Rice who added that he never lost feeling in the elbow So it s just going to be day to day Rice who throws right-handed mentioned he thought the pitch hit both the joint and muscle He was grateful no fracture was discovered It seems like he s doing better Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Good news obviously on the X-ray It seemed like he was getting a little more feeling back as the last hours unfolded Rice did not anticipate needing more scans I was definitely worried about it Rice revealed Starting because Giancarlo Stanton is hurt Rice is hitting with three doubles one triple five homers and nine RBIs in games Rice was hit on his left foot by a Shane Baz curveball in the first inning AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source