Grisham exits in fifth after hurting knee on second-inning double

NEW YORK – The Yankees had faced the Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage before Wednesday’s game, but they had yet to manage a hit. Their first may have come at a price.

Trent Grisham reached on a bloop second-inning double that fell between left fielder Yohendrick Piñango and third baseman Kazuma Okamoto, but he appeared to move gingerly between first and second base.

Grisham looked toward his left knee after sliding safely into the bag. When the inning ended, manager Aaron Boone came out of the dugout to confer with Grisham, who remained in the game to play defense for two more innings.

Spencer Jones emerged on deck and was preparing to pinch-hit for Grisham in the fourth inning. Jones replaced Grisham in center field for the top of the fifth.

The Yankees announced in the sixth inning that Grisham exited with left knee discomfort.

Coming off a breakout year in which he belted a career-high 34 home runs, Grisham has been off to a slow start offensively. Through 49 games, Grisham is batting .174 (27-for-155) with seven doubles, one triple, six homers and 27 RBIs, posting a .653 OPS.