14 Curtis Granderson, LF

Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters after Friday's game that outfielder Curtis Granderson will miss a minimum of four weeks with a fractured finger.

It's a tough break for Granderson, who missed the first six weeks of the season with a broken forearm. He was activated from the disabled list 10 days ago. The Yankees will likely have a regular starting outfield of Vernon Wells, Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki for the foreseeable future.

The Yankees announced Friday that outfielder Curtis Granderson has a fracture of the knuckle of the pinky finger of his left hand. He was hit by a pitch Friday against the Rays and came out of the game after scoring a run.

Granderson missed the first six weeks of the season after suffering a broken forearm on a pitch in spring training, returning to the team May 14. The Yankees did not immediately announce a timetable for his return, but it's likely he will be placed on the disabled list before Saturday's game.

Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson was removed from Friday's game after being hit on the left hand by a pitch. Trainers checked Granderson's hand after he came around to score in the inning. Ichiro Suzuki took Granderson's place in right field.

Granderson seems likely to get x-rays on the hand. He was 0 for 2 before exiting.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi has been juggling a lineup of four outfielders for three spots since Curtis Granderson came off the disabled list May 14. Girardi expressed Wednesday he would eventually like to settle on a rotation of three outfielders among Granderson, Brett Gardner, Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki, but for now he will continue with the status quo.

"At some point you will probably get to where you will try and put out the same lineup every day," Girardi said. 

Girardi has a simple message for his outfielders.

"Just go out and play, that’s all you can do," Girardi said. "As we have seen there are so many things that can happen in this game that we might need to play all four of them."

Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson had his best performance of the season Wednesday at Baltimore, going 3 for 3 with a double and his first home run. It was his second three-hit game since being activated off the disabled list May 14.

Granderson was batting just .174 entering Wednesday's game.

"It’s just a matter of getting comfortable and getting timing right and getting in a rhythm and going from there," Granderson said, per The Journal News. "It’s one of those baseball things. You can’t really pinpoint it exactly. It’s just going to end up happening one day. Could be one swing. Could be one at-bat. Could be one day."

Granderson certainly was encouraged by his performance Wednesday.

"It’s a result-oriented game, so you always want to see that stuff," Granderson said. "At the same time, the feel is the most important thing. Whenever you do get the feel, then you’re in a better situation to get the results that you want. That’s what I’m still working on right now, just getting that feel."