Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo was a late scratch from Friday's game against the New York Mets due to lat tightness.
Rizzo said he's had the issue on occasion during his career. Rizzo said he's fully confident he will be ready for Thursday's opener at Houston.
"I've had it to where it's been six to eight days, I've had it where it's one to two, I've had it where I played through." Rizzo said. "So, this is precaution at the fullest. I'm not going to risk it turning it into something that could be really bad.