Prior to their matchup with the Detroit Tigers on Friday night, the Yankees announced that they've reinstated Giancarlo Stanton from the 10-day IL.

Stanton was placed on the IL on May 17 after being scratched from that day's lineup due to left quad tightness.

"He's been doing well, definitely good to have him back," manager Aaron Boone said in his pregame Zoom call Friday. "Obviously what he means to our lineup and how well he's been swinging the bat to start the year, but not only that, but just to add a bit of length to our lineup as well.

"His power is prodigious. I think what's been really impressive about him this year to me is just the quality of at-bats he's been getting, really going back to in spring training -- he was having really good at-bats, really good process and carried it right into the regular season. ...I just think he's at a really good frame of mind, putting together really good plans when he walks into the game each and every night, and for the most part has been delivering on that."

Now, Stanton, who was slashing a stellar .378/.432/.689 in his previous 18 games before his IL stint, gets to return to the lineup and try to help the Yankees climb up to the top of the AL East -- a feat that could be possible by the end of the weekend.

The Yankees will be on the road in Detroit for the next three games, but the Tigers have the fifth worst record in MLB, so picking up a sweep there is definitely in the cards.

Tampa Bay (2.0 GA of the Yankees) and Boston (1.0 GA) begin series this weekend with the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins, who likely stand to be tougher opponents than the Tigers.

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