Starters
Toronto Blue Jays
| Yusei Kikuchi - LHP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 3.52 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 133.0 | 138 | 1.23 |
Cleveland Guardians
| Noah Syndergaard - RHP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 6.42 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 82.2 | 53 | 1.40 |
Lineups
Cleveland Guardians Lineup
| Pos | Batter Name | Bats | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Steven Kwan | L | .267 | 5 | 43 | .710 | 16 |
| 3B | Jose Ramirez | S | .279 | 21 | 71 | .841 | 21 |
| DH | Will Brennan | L | .258 | 5 | 33 | .649 | 10 |
| 1B | Kole Calhoun | L | .277 | 2 | 9 | .762 | 0 |
| RF | Ramon Laureano | R | .218 | 7 | 28 | .660 | 9 |
| 2B | Andres Gimenez | L | .239 | 12 | 48 | .693 | 21 |
| SS | Tyler Freeman | R | .248 | 1 | 8 | .633 | 3 |
| PH | Bo Naylor | L | .205 | 5 | 16 | .670 | 1 |
| CF | Myles Straw | R | .240 | 1 | 25 | .607 | 16 |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Pos | Batter Name | Bats | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Santiago Espinal | R | .213 | 2 | 19 | .576 | 2 |
| 1B | Brandon Belt | L | .252 | 15 | 37 | .843 | 0 |
| DH | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | R | .269 | 20 | 76 | .786 | 4 |
| RF | George Springer | R | .258 | 17 | 53 | .730 | 17 |
| CF | Kevin Kiermaier | L | .267 | 6 | 30 | .739 | 11 |
| LF | Daulton Varsho | L | .221 | 16 | 50 | .666 | 15 |
| 2B | Whit Merrifield | R | .287 | 11 | 57 | .739 | 23 |
| C | Danny Jansen | R | .225 | 15 | 50 | .763 | 0 |
| 3B | Cavan Biggio | L | .214 | 8 | 25 | .670 | 4 |
Hindsights 20/20, but I don’t hate the move in the moment. We needed a run to tie the game to extend it at that time. Kiermaier is easily our fastest runner, so by all means use him in that spot. It’s like using your closer in the 8th in a tie game or down a run.