Juan Soto walked up to manager Aaron Boone in the middle of the game and told him the banged-up left knee that kept him out of the lineup was feeling good enough for the slugger to give the New York Yankees one at-bat if a key moment came.

New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the starting lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch but managed to come on as a pinch-hitter and hit an RBI double in the 10th inning.

With Soto undergoing treatment after colliding with a wall on Thursday in Seattle, the Yankees decided to exercise caution.

Gerrit Cole tuned up for the postseason by holding the Athletics to one run in nine innings and Juan Soto came off the bench to hit an RBI double in the 10th, giving the New York Yankees a 4-2 win in the opener of the final scheduled homestand ever in Oakland.

New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch

OAKLAND, Calif. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was hopeful that star right fielder Juan Soto would be good to go the day after he slammed his left knee into the concrete base of a foul-territory outfield wall making a great sliding catch Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

The pitcher tuned up for the postseason by holding Oakland to one run in nine innings in an eventual 4-2 win for the Yankees.

New York Yankees star Juan Soto is slated to undergo X-rays on his left knee after slamming it into a wall in foul territory during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Soto crashed into the wall down the right field line while pursuing a foul ball and making a stellar sliding catch.