Blue Jays Gameday (April 8): Toronto play Dodgers in series finale hunting their first win in over a week
It’s not going to get any easier for the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon, as Shohei Ohtani is set to get the start for the Dodgers. His lone start came on March 31st, as he went six scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians, striking out six and allowing three walks. With how the Blue Jays are hitting this season (they aren’t), it’s going to be tough to generate anything off Ohtani.
As for the lineup, it remains largely the same as Tuesday’s game. George Springer leads off, Daulton Varsho hits second, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits third. Jesús Sánchez hits cleanup, followed by Kazuma Okamoto, Ernie Clement, Nathan Lukes, and Andrés Giménez. The lone difference will see Tyler Heineman draw in for Brandon Valenzuela, hitting in the ninth in the lineup.
Let’s set up Wednesday afternoon’s series finale.
Location: Toronto
First Pitch: 3:07 PM ET
Watch/Listen: Sportsnet, SN590
Starting Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays – Dylan Cease: 0-0 record, 2.79 ERA, 9.2 IP, 18 SO, 5 BB
Los Angeles Dodgers – Shohei Ohtani: 1-0 record, 0 ERA, 6 IP, 6 SO, 3 BB
Lineups:
Blue Jays:
- George Springer – DH
- Daulton Varsho – CF
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1B
- Jesús Sánchez – LF
- Kazuma Okamoto – 3B
- Ernie Clement – 2B
- Nathan Lukes – RF
- Andrés Giménez – SS
- Tyler Heineman – C
Dodgers:
- Shohei Ohtani – P/DH
- Kyle Tucker – RF
- Will Smith – C
- Freddie Freeman – 1B
- Max Muncy – 3B
- Teoscar Hernández – LF
- Andy Pages – CF
- Alex Freeland – 2B
- Miguel Rojas – SS