Rizzo expects to be fine after taking pitch to elbow

Anthony Rizzo doesn’t expect to miss time after being removed from Monday’s game following a hit by pitch.

Rizzo, who was hit in the elbow during the seventh inning of the 9-5 win over the Athletics in The Bronx, initially stayed in the game but was removed in the eighth, as Matt Carpenter pinch hit.

“The whole arm just went dead there for a second,” Rizzo said. “I think when we just took the fourrun lead there, just being smart. Going up to hit, I would’ve been fine to hit, but just being smart and getting on it right away definitely helped.”

The first baseman, who hit his 20th home run of the season to get the Yankees on the board in the first inning on Monday, has now been hit 11 times this season. He has led the majors in the category three times over his 12-year career.

“He got smoked pretty good in the elbow there,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Probably started to stiffen up on him. It was kinda like, let’s get him in, get some ice on it and try and nip this now.”

Boone was noncommittal on Rizzo’s status for Tuesday, but Rizzo himself said he “should be” good to go.

➤ The Yankees will have to wait just a little bit longer before getting Aroldis Chapman back.

The left-hander will make one more rehab appearance at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday before being activated as he works his way back from an Achilles injury, Boone said Monday.

“He threw eight pitches his first outing [at Double-A Somerset] and then 11 yesterday, and he was good,” Boone said. “I talked to him a little bit in there briefly. Feels good, feels fine.”

Chapman’s last bigleague appearance was May 22, when he took a loss against the White Sox in the first game of a doubleheader.

➤ Nestor Cortes knows he hasn’t been himself lately, but the left-hander believes he has identified the root of his recent struggles.

After carrying a 1.50 ERA through the first week of June, Cortes has pitched to a 5.68 ERA in his last four starts. That includes another underwhelming performance Sunday in which the Astros tagged him for three runs in five innings.

“The biggest hurdle right now is commanding my pitches,” Cortes told The Post.

➤ After Gleyber Torres exited Sunday afternoon’s game with a rolled ankle, the Yankees took the opportunity to deal with a lingering issue in the infielder’s wrist. Torres underwent an MRI exam which revealed no structural issues, but uncovered some inflammation, for which he received a cortisone shot.

Torres was out of the lineup on Monday and Boone said it will likely keep him out Tuesday, though he should be able to swing a bat again on Wednesday.