Oct. 18 (UPI) -- New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will return to the team's lineup for Friday's Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros.
The Yankees announced their starting lineup Friday and listed Stanton, who has missed the last three games with a right quadriceps strain, as the club's designated hitter. He will bat cleanup in the elimination game, with the Astros holding a 3-1 series lead.