WASHINGTON — Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Tuesday evening’s 8-6 loss to the Washington Nationals with proper hamstring tightness.
He was changed within the backside of the fourth inning by Kazuma Okamoto.
Guerrero, a six-time All-Star, grounded right into a double play and reached on an infield single in his two at-bats.
Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider mentioned Guerrero felt tightness when he touched first base on his single and turned towards second after an errant throw.
“He was a bit sore and he wished to remain in,” Schneider mentioned. “It was my name simply to watch out with him and never have something worse occur. … He checked out fairly good and we’ll see how he’s tomorrow. It’s a fast turnaround and, once more, simply making an attempt to be good with him. I don’t need to lose him for an prolonged time frame.”
Guerrero is hitting .265 with six homers and 44 RBIs this season.
He additionally owns a .702 OPS, which might be the worst in his eight-year profession.
These numbers are a steep decline from final season, when Guerrero hit 23 homers, tallied 84 RBIs and posted an .848 OPS to assist the Blue Jays win the AL East.
The 27-year-old slugger has performed at the least 156 video games in every of the previous 5 seasons.
He has performed in 103 of Toronto’s 108 video games this yr.
The Blue Jays (49-59) are in final place within the AL East and path the division-leading Rays by 14 video games, and so they sit 5 1/2 video games out of a playoff spot following final yr’s run to Sport 7 of the World Seires.
There are questions on whether or not veteran starter Kevin Gausman will be traded at this yr’s deadline, and veteran outfielder/designated hitter George Springer will probably be a free agent after the season ends.
–With AP
