ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Lombard Jr. is nearly out of the woods.
The rookie shortstop missed a fourth straight game Wednesday with right knee inflammation, but the Yankees expect he will return to the lineup Friday when they open a series against the Padres at Petco Park.
“I don’t want to put the cart before the horse … but it is trending and looking like that is going to be the case,” manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday before the Yankees won the series finale at Angel Stadium.
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