Yankees’ Andrew Benintendi put on IL with wrist injury

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s going from bad to worse for the Yankees’ offense.

Andrew Benintendi was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with what manager Aaron Boone called a sprained right wrist, with no guarantee the outfielder will be able to return this season.

Benintendi left the game Friday night after injuring his wrist on a swing. X-rays were negative and further testing proved to be inconclusive on Saturday.

“We’re not sure [the injury] is where we thought,’’ Boone said Saturday before the Yankees lost again to the Rays, 2-1, at Tropicana Field.

Asked if there was a chance Benintendi would be back this year, Boone said: “There could be. We’re not sure what we have yet.”

Benintendi had an air cast on his wrist Saturday.

Before leaving the game Friday during his at-bat in the third, Benintendi had been one of the few players hitting for the Yankees.

He started slowly after his arrival in a trade from Kansas City in July, but the 28-year-old had fit well into the Yankees’ lineup. He gave them another threat from the left side, in addition to being a contact hitter on a team that strikes out a lot.

He doubled in his first at-bat against the Rays on Friday, making him 14-for-41 (.342) with three doubles, two homers, six runs, seven RBIs and a .925 OPS in his previous 11 games.

Estevan Florial was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to the game Saturday, with Aaron Hicks taking Benintendi’s spot in left field, Aaron Judge moving back to center and rookie Oswaldo Cabrera playing right.

Adding to the Yankees’ woes is the fact they were already playing without first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who received an epidural on Thursday after visiting back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in California.

Boone said Saturday that Rizzo was shut down for the weekend and expected to participate in baseball activities on Monday (and possibly Tuesday) in The Bronx before the team decides whether to put him back in the lineup.

Rizzo missed games in both July and August with a similar injury to his lower back. He underwent an MRI exam recently that Boone said left the Yankees encouraged.

But it’s hard to be optimistic about the 33-year-old’s status, given the consistent problems he has had with his back this season.

In addition, DJ LeMahieu is playing through a toe injury that has robbed him of most of his offense, Giancarlo Stanton entered Saturday just 3-for-26 since returning from left Achilles tendinitis and Josh Donaldson, Gleyber Torres and Hicks are all in the midst of lengthy slumps.

At this point, Judge is just about the only player still hitting in the lineup, which on Saturday also included Cabrera and fellow rookie Oswald Peraza, who was making his first start in the majors, filling in at shortstop for Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

“Hopefully he’s another guy that can give us a spark,’’ Boone said. “We’ve seen that with Cabrera coming up.”

The Yankees entered Saturday having scored three or fewer runs in six of their previous seven games.

“We understand the position we’re in and…