Paul Goldschmidt has a low-grade right knee sprain and the New York Yankees may place the veteran first baseman on the injured list ahead of his return to St. Louis this weekend.

The situation begged for a right-handed pinch-hitter to face a lefty in the seventh inning on Wednesday. With Paul Goldschmidt on the lineup card, the Yankees had one of the Majors’ best choices for that situation.

Goldschmidt suffered a low-grade right knee sprain and might need to go on the injured list, though he was hopeful he wouldn’t.