ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. returned to the beginning lineup Friday for Toronto’s sequence opener in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Guerrero, who missed many of the final two video games with proper knee discomfort, was slated to bat third because the designated hitter.
Cavan Biggio was set to bat cleanup and play Guerrero’s ordinary place of first base.
Guerrero was changed by a pinch-runner late in Tuesday’s sport in New York after he seemed to be bothered by his leg whereas operating to first base.
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He sat out Wednesday’s sport in opposition to the Yankees and got here on as a pinch-hitter on Thursday. An MRI examination confirmed irritation however no structural harm.
A 3-time all-star, Guerrero is hitting .264 with 24 homers and 91 RBIs in 148 video games this season.
The Blue Jays are within the thick of a good playoff race within the American League.
Toronto began the day with a half-game lead on the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners for the second wild-card spot. Texas and Seattle each have a sport in hand on Toronto and maintain the tiebreaker benefit on the Blue Jays.
The hometown Rays, in the meantime, entered play 1 1/2 video games behind the first-place Baltimore Orioles within the East Division standings.
The division winner will get a bye to the AL Division Sequence whereas the second-place finisher will get the primary of three wild-card spots.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Sept. 22, 2023.
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