Loaisiga on Yankees’ injured list

The New York Yankees placed setup man Jonathan Loaisiga on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right rotator cuff strain.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Loaisiga will not pitch for at least 10 days.

“Obviously that’s a tough setback for us that, hopefully, will only be a couple of weeks, but it’s still something we’ll have to navigate,” Boone said.

Boone told reporters he hopes the Yankees can get Loaisiga back this season.

“Hopefully this is a little bit of a timeout and we get him back for the home stretch,” Boone said.

Loaisiga has a 9-4 record with a 2.25 ERA in 68 innings pitched this season, striking out 66 batters while walking just 15. He has 18 holds and five saves. Loaisiga’s 68 innings pitched are his most since he pitched 68⅔ innings in 2013 in the Dominican Summer League as a minor leaguer for the San Francisco Giants.

He last pitched Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he allowed a game-tying home run to Jorge Mateo in the seventh inning to give him his fourth blown save of the season. Mateo’s home run was only the third Loaisiga has allowed this season.

Loaisiga received a cortisone shot after feeling pain Saturday and underwent an MRI, which revealed his injury.

The Yankees recalled right-hander Albert Abreu from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move.

New York began the day atop the American League wild-card standings, a half-game ahead of the Boston Red Sox.