Blue Jays taking cautious approach as Guerrero Jr. deals with wrist soreness
PITTSBURGH – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was compelled from the Toronto Blue Jays beginning lineup for the primary time this season Saturday after the all-star first baseman skilled discomfort in his left wrist.
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The soreness first set in throughout Friday night time’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, when Guerrero went one-for-four with a first-inning RBI single that opened the scoring.
Initially, he was in Saturday’s lineup however when the soreness endured as he examined out the wrist within the batting cage, he and the Blue Jays erred on the aspect of warning, with Brandon Belt shifting from first base to DH and Cavan Biggio taking on at first.
The lineup change occurred because the Blue Jays had been halfway by way of their on-field batting follow forward of Saturday night time’s 8-2 win over the Pirates.
“Just some soreness there,” supervisor John Schneider stated after the sport, reacting coolly to the thought of additionally resting Guerrero within the collection finale that mixed with Monday’s off-day would create an prolonged break. “If it’s that bad, yeah, if it’s not, then probably not. We trust him, see how he feels (Sunday) and go from there.”
Guerrero has skilled soreness in his left wrist up to now, turning down an invite to take part in final yr’s Home Run Derby to keep away from risking a flare-up of the soreness he felt when sitting out a May 29 contest on the Los Angeles Angels.
The 24-year-old is off to a monster begin this season, batting .318/.389/.530 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 33 video games.
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