The Toronto Blue Jays dug themselves into a hole with the first game of their series against the Cleveland Guardians. Luckily, with some adjustments regarding Ernie Clement, they should be able to claw back into the fight.
The Blue Jays fell victim to the superb performance from Guardians starter Gavin Williams. He struck out everyone in the Blue Jays batting order except Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Clement. Tonight’s game starts at 4:40 PM Mountain Time, 6:40 PM Eastern Time.
Toronto Blue Jays Make Last-Minute Ernie Clement Decision
The Blue Jays announced their starting lineup for Game 2 against the Guardians. In that lineup, there were a couple of last-minute adjustments.
Here is the order for Wednesday night’s game:
- CF: Brett Bateman
- DH: George Springer
- 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- C: Alejandro Kirk
- 3B: Kazuma Okamoto
- RF: Nathan Lukes
- 2B: Ernie Clement
- SS: Andres Gimenez
- LF: Myles Straw
Starting Pitcher: Dylan Cease.
The roster tells us a few things. For starters, there are no roster substitutions, only changing up the batting order.
As far as Clement is concerned, he was batting eighth last game and will bat seventh this game. Swapping with Clement is Andres Gimenez.
Additionally, George Springer and Alejandro Kirk swapped places in the batting order, as did Nathan Lukes and Kazuma Okamoto.
Clement is a 30-year-old utility player for the Blue Jays who just attended his first MLB All-Star Game this season.
Looking at Ernie Clement
Clement is on pace for a similar offensive season to the one he had in 2025.
In 135 games, he has 141 hits, 43 RBIs, and nine home runs.
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