Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham was optimistic about his hamstring after he was forced to exit Monday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays for the bottom of the fifth inning.

"It's too early to tell," Grisham said from the locker room following the 5-4 loss in Toronto, the Yanks' 11th loss in their last 17 games.

Grisham said he sustained the injury in the home half of the fourth inning when his spike got caught underneath him when he decided not to make a diving attempt at a two-out single off the bat of Jonatan Clase. The outfielder said it "wasn't good enough... to keep going the rest of the game."

"I'm trying to be optimistic about it and really see how it wakes up in the morning," he answered when asked about his level of concern.

"I've dealt with hammy's before in the past, and it just didn't feel like any other one," Grisham said, before clarifying that he meant the discomfort wasn't "worse, just different."

Manager Aaron Boone said Grisham was not sent for any additional testing or an MRI after Monday's game, but was getting worked on by team trainers.

"Hoping it's not something that's too long, whether it's a day-to-day scenario, whether it's an IL, I'm not sure yet," Boone said.

After putting up poor numbers while sparingly in his first season in The Bronx (batting .190 with a .675 OPS in 76 games), Grisham has done much better while getting more consistent time in the lineup. Through his first 72 games, he is slashing .246/.348/.467 for a .815 OPS with 15 home runs and 32 RBI.

"He's been a great player for us," Boone added. "... but obviously he's been an outstanding two-way player for us all year. But whatever happens with it, we'll manage it and get through it. Hopefully it's not something that is too serious."

Grisham added he was "not expecting" to go for any testing on Tuesday morning. New York continues the four-game set with an afternoon (3:07 p.m.) first pitch.

Grisham went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a strikeout before he left the game. Jasson Dominguez, who entered to play left with Cody Bellinger moving to center, went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a strikeout.

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