NEW YORK (AP) — for Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees.Moreland Jason Castro Jersey , a left-handed hitter with a good glove, was removed from Game 2 after he hurt his right hamstring running the bases. Right-handed hitter Steve Pearce was set to start at first base Monday night at Yankee Stadium against righty Luis Severino.“Mitch is available, but he’s not 100 percent,” manager Alex Cora said.Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks remained out of the lineup after missing Game 2 with tightness in his right hamstring that forced him from the opener Friday night at Fenway Park. New York manager Aaron Boone said Hicks was doing “considerably better,” and sitting him was a much more difficult decision than it was Saturday.Brett Gardner was back in center for the Yankees, batting ninth, and first baseman Luke Voit was slotted third in the order again. Boone said he wouldn’t hesitate to use Hicks in any role off the bench.Hicks lobbied to start, but Boone said he felt there was some benefit in waiting at least another day because hamstrings can be fickle and Gardner provides a quality alternative.“He was more emphatic about wanting to be in there tonight,” Boone said, referring to Hicks. “Hopefully it’s something that benefits him even further.”With the best-of-five series tied at one game apiece, Cora made a few lineup changes in the wake of Saturday’s 6-2 loss, inserting a couple of left-handed hitters against Severino.Rafael Devers was at third base instead of Eduardo Nunez, with Brock Holt playing second rather than Ian Kinsler.“The guy on the mound has to do a lot with it. You look at the numbers http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-phil-hughes-jersey , and they don’t look great, but if you look at his numbers throughout his career, lefties have done better against him,” Cora said. “He’s still a tough matchup, but the way Brock was swinging the bat, we do feel he can put good at-bats against him. Hopefully, he can get a hanging slider to right field and put it into the stands. That was the reason.”With starter Nathan Eovaldi on the mound, Christian Vazquez was tabbed to catch over Sandy Leon.“With Christian, we feel like offensively he can do a few things in the bottom of the lineup that can help us win a ballgame,” Cora said.Cora said Moreland had aggressive treatment on his leg during the off day Sunday. He grabbed at his hamstring between third and home while scoring on Ian Kinsler’s seventh-inning double Saturday night and was replaced at first base by Pearce in the eighth.Moreland, a first-time All-Star this season, batted .245 with 15 homers and 68 RBIs in 124 games. He won a Gold Glove in 2016 with Texas.Hicks, a switch-hitter Jose Berrios Jersey , batted .248 with 27 homers and 79 RBIs in 137 games. He had an MRI recently that didn’t show any damage to his hamstring.Hicks tweaked the same hamstring in late September against Tampa Bay and missed three games. ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Adam Duvall from the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night to bolster their lineup, especially against left-handers, for a postseason push.Duvall was targeted for a platoon role, starting against left-handers. The move will cut into Ender Inciarte’s playing time.For the Reds, the trade opens the way for full-time roles for corner outfielders Jesse Winker and Scott Schebler while adding three young players.The Braves sent right-handers Lucas Sims and Matt Wisler and outfielder Preston Tucker to Cincinnati. All three spent time in Atlanta this season but were with Triple-A Gwinnett at the time of the trade.The trade was announced following the Braves’ 5-3 win over Miami on Monday night.Duvall, 29, has hit 15 home runs with 61 RBIs but is hitting only .205 this season.Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos said the Braves plan to start Duvall in left field against left-handers, with rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. moving to center and Inciarte, a Gold Glove Award-winning center fielder, moving to the bench.”We’ve been a good team against left-handers but we can get better and this is a guy who’s under control going forward,” Anthopoulos said.Anthopoulos said Duvall and Inciarte have been told of the outfield plan.”I talked to Ender tonight and he was great,” Anthopoulos said. ”His response was `I just want to get to the playoffs.’ He’s awesome.”Duvall hit 64 homers over the previous two seasons, including 31 in 2017. He was an NL All-Star in 2016.Duvall was also a finalist for the Gold Glove Award in each of the last two seasons.The Braves are only a half-game behind Philadelphia in the race for the NL East. The Reds are last in the NL Central despite a recent surge.”We’re pleased with the performance we’ve seen in the middle of the summer http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-erick-aybar-jersey ,” said Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams. ”We’ve been trying to keep an eye on next year but this year is also important. … I think when we looked at next year we saw Winker and Schebler really emerging as corner outfielders that are going to have a lot of success in the big leagues.”Wisler, 25, had a 5.40 ERA in seven games, including three starts, with Atlanta this season. Sims, 24, had a 7.84 ERA in six relief appearances. Tucker, 28, hit .256 with four homers and 22 RBI in 62 games. Tucker was optioned to Gwinnett on Saturday.—