Ellsbury held out so he can work on swing

Ellsbury's go-ahead solo shot 0:57 8/6/15: Jacoby Ellsbury hits a solo home run to the second deck in right and the Yankees take a 2-1 lead in the 7th inningCLEVELAND -- The Yankees know what kind of a dynamic force Jacoby Ellsbury can be at the top of their lineup, and with their offense sputtering, manager Joe Girardi is hopeful that the outfielder can clear his head to reclaim that early level of performance.

Girardi benched Ellsbury for Wednesday's game against the Indians, giving him additional time to work with hitting coach Jeff Pentland and assistant hitting coach Alan Cockrell. Ellsbury is batting .179 with 28 strikeouts in 28 games since returning from a sprained right knee on July…