Yankees’ Stanton out for ALCS Game 2 with quad injury

HOUSTON (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton is not in the New York Yankees’ starting lineup against Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander for Game 2 of the AL Championship Series with a strained right quad.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Stanton was hurt running out an infield single in the second inning of Game 1 a night earlier. Stanton remained in the game and homered off Zack Greinke in a 7-0 New York victory.
Stanton had an MRI that revealed the strain. Boone says Stanton is av