Judge is batting sixth in the order against the Red Sox on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Judge finally falls in the lineup card while dealing with a prolonged slump and an ailing shoulder. The 25-year-old is hitting just .181/.342/.349 in the second half of this season, and manager Joe Girardi is looking for something to get him back on track. Judge will man right field for the series opener.

Judge (shoulder) is starting in right field and hitting cleanup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Indians.

EDGE Analysis

He appeared as a pinch hitter and struck out in Game 1, and will get the start in the nightcap after being out of the lineup for the last three games with the sore shoulder. Judge is hitting .186/.346/.337 with three home runs and 39 strikeouts in 86 at-bats this month, but his ailing shoulder has likely played a part in those struggles.

Judge (shoulder) is out of the lineup Wednesday for the first game of the Yankees' doubleheader against the Indians.

EDGE Analysis

After Tuesday's contest was postponed due to rain, manager Joe Girardi intimated that Judge, who has been nursing a sore left shoulder lately, would play in at least one contest of the twin bill, so it appears the Yankees will wait until Game 2 to insert the All-Star back into the starting nine. With Judge sitting out the afternoon affair, Jacoby Ellsbury will enter the lineup in center field and bat eighth.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Judge, who has been experiencing pain in his left shoulder in recent days, would "absolutely" play in one game of the team's doubleheader with the Indians on Wednesday, John Chandler of NBC 4 New York reports.

EDGE Analysis

Before Tuesday's game was postponed due to rain, Judge was set to remain on the bench for a second straight contest, as the Yankees' didn't list him in their starting nine, according to Erik Boland of Newsday. The rainout will offer Judge an additional day to recover from the shoulder issue, but it doesn't sound as though Girardi is keen on having the All-Star play both contests of the twin bill. Assuming Judge makes it through one of the games Wednesday without incident, he should take back a full-time role in the outfield or at designated hitter heading into the club's four-game series with the Red Sox beginning Thursday.

Judge has been receiving regular treatment on his left shoulder, MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Judge has been seen around the Yankees clubhouse wearing ice wraps regularly in recent days. So are many players as we head into the home stretch, but this is Judge's first season facing the 162-game grind of the major leagues. Although Judge says the shoulder is fine, manager Joe Girardi indicated Judge is the kind of player who would gladly play through pain. The Yankees will hope a couple of days off to open this week will get him fully prepared for the season's final month.

Judge is expected to sit out Tuesday's game against the Indians, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Manager Joe Girardi said that he hopes that giving Judge a couple days off will help the rookie slugger get back on track, as he's slashed a bleak .179/.341/.352 since the All-Star break. Judge is out of the lineup Monday, and is expected to sit out Tuesday as well. Until the Yankees opt to deploy Judge in their lineup again, expect Aaron Hicks to patrol right field.

Judge is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Indians.

EDGE Analysis

For the first time since Aug. 3, Judge is being withheld from the Yankees' starting lineup. Judge, who's posted a disappointing .186 batting average during the month of August, will head to the bench while Aaron Hicks is deployed in right field. Judge should be back in action for Tuesday's contest against Cleveland.

Judge went 1-for-1 with three walks, an RBI and two runs against the Tigers on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Thus ends his stretch of 37 consecutive games with a strikeout, a stretch in which Judge hit a miserable .176/.335/.351. Drawing walks obviously hasn't been a problem for the massive rookie slugger, but it's certainly noteworthy that this brutal slump came almost entirely in the aftermath of his monstrous Home Run Derby performance during the All-Star festivities. Although Judge should be expected to rebound in the power department, it's hard to ask for much help in batting average from a guy who's striking out more than 30 percent of the time.

Manager Joe Girardi said after Sunday's game that he plans to keep Judge in the No. 3 spot in the batting order, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Judge's line through 35 second-half games is a far cry from what he did prior to the All-Star break, but the 25-year-old has been adamant that he's healthy. While Judge did have his left shoulder heavily wrapped following Sunday's game, he said twice that the shoulder "doesn't bother me at all," and Girardi said he thinks the struggles stem from mechanical issues rather than an injury. Judge has struck out in 37 consecutive games and 62 times in total over his last 160 plate appearances.

Judge went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

He became just the second player in Citi Field history, after Yoenis Cespedes, to reach the upper deck in left field with his fourth-inning blast off Robert Gsellman. Judge continues to lead the AL with 37 homers, but his .185 (20-for-108) batting average since the All-Star break has made his power output a little harder to swallow for fantasy GMs.