Yankees' Rougned Odor put on 10-day IL with sprained left knee

Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette steals second base ahead of a tag from New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor during the first inning of a baseball game. (Mike Carlson / AP)

NEW YORK -- Second baseman Rougned Odor was put on the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees with a sprained left knee on Wednesday.

Odor was hurt Tuesday night when his knee slammed into Houston catcher Martin Maldonado's head as he reached the plate and scored in the sixth inning of New York's 7-3 win.

Odor appeared to be trying to avoid DJ LeMahieu's bat, which was lying in the right-handed batter's box after he hit a soft grounder to third for an infield single. Odor came around when third baseman Alex Bregman overthrew first for an error.

Odor was acquired by the Yankees from Texas on April 6 and became a regular in the New York lineup with a coveted left-handed bat. The 27-year-old is hitting .164 with four homers and 11 RBIs.

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

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