On Wednesday night, the Yankees’ erratic attack was missing one of its recent hot hitters.

DJ LeMahieu was a late scratch for the Yankees’ 9-2 loss to the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field due to soreness in his right calf.

After the game, manager Aaron Boone remarked, “Just felt something in [batting practice] in his calf.” Not feeling quite right, I went out for ground balls. What happens, happens.

It turned out that LeMahieu couldn’t be used as a pinch hitter. Boone said the Yankees would keep an eye on LeMahieu as they use Thursday off before starting a series in Miami on Friday.

The veteran infielder missed Tuesday’s game, too, but Boone claimed he was well otherwise.

LeMahieu had an OPS of.824 over his previous 23 games before Wednesday.

In LeMahieu’s place, Oswaldo Cabrera began at shortstop, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa shifted to third base.

Carlos Rodon, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list despite his protests, is doing all in his power to shorten his time there.

On Wednesday, the left-hander threw for the second time since suffering a “low-grade” hamstring strain on Monday. He threw from flat ground.

While Rodon is not cleared to pitch again until August 22, he and the organization are holding out hope that he can return to action after just 15 days on the disabled list if he keeps throwing.

“For me, there’s no doubt,” Rodon said on Wednesday. That, of course, is up to the higher-ups. I’m prepared to take the mound whenever my team needs me.

Although Boone stated on Monday that Rodon was “adamant” about not being placed on the IL, the Yankees ultimately opted to play it safe rather than risk letting him pitch while slightly hampered.

They were attempting to keep me safe,” Rodon admitted. This is going to take some time. Any one of my teammates ought to share my desire to take the mound and compete. However, that’s just one of those situations where I have no control.

After signing a six-year, $162 million contract, Rodon has suffered yet another setback this year. His season debut wasn’t until July because he strained a muscle in his forearm during spring training and then endured back pain. Rodon’s ERA was 7.33 in six outings between his trips to the disabled list.