Early within the Blue Jays’ sport in Pittsburgh on Monday night time towards the Pirates, a digital camera caught Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pointing to his left hamstring and mouthing one thing to the dugout (video by way of BlueSky right here). Within the high of the fifth inning, the Blue Jays used Ty France to pinch hit for Guerrero. 

Shortly thereafter, the Blue Jays introduced that Guerrero left the sport attributable to left hamstring tightness. We now await phrase as to the severity of the damage. 

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Guerrero is clearly the centerpiece of the Blue Jays’ offense. He is hitting .298/.396/.498 with 30 doubles, 21 homers, 69 RBI and 83 runs this season. Dropping him for any time frame makes a big affect on the lineup and its capacity to constantly produce. France could be an choice to step in because the on a regular basis first baseman if Guerrero wanted to be positioned on the injured record whereas utility man Ernie Clement can be an choice. This may be a day-to-day state of affairs the place the Jays solely have to cowl first for a pair video games earlier than Guerrero returns. We’ll see. 

The Blue Jays entered Monday’s motion with a five-game lead over the second-place Pink Sox whereas the Yankees had been 5 ½ video games again. They’re searching for their first AL East title since 2015 and solely their second since 1993.