The Yankees were blown out by the Rays, 16-1, on Saturday night, but they potentially lost a lot more than just a game when Ivan Nova, their No. 3 starter, left in the fifth inning with soreness in his pitching elbow.

Nova was taken to a Tampa, Fla., hospital for an MRI. The results were not immediately available.

"Obviously, we're really concerned," manager Joe Girardi said. "Any time a guy leaves a game because he feels something, you're concerned."