LOS ANGELES — The Blue Jays hadn’t given up Wednesday on the thought George Springer might nonetheless serve a task for the group within the World Collection.
Springer didn’t play within the Blue Jays’ 6-1 Sport 5 win Wednesday evening — he departed Monday’s sport with facet discomfort from a swing — however supervisor John Schneider wasn’t ruling out an look off the bench from the veteran DH/outfielder. The World Collection returns to Toronto Friday evening with the Jays holding a 3-2 lead.
Springer labored out pregame and hit towards velocity, in keeping with Schneider.
“I feel he’s higher than he anticipated to really feel and higher than we anticipated him to really feel, which is saying quite a bit,” Schneider stated.
“If he can pinch hit, I feel he might be prepared to try this. George has made some important progress.”
Springer, the group’s leadoff hitter, owns an .884 OPS this postseason.
“He’s had an unbelievable 12 months and I feel he’s executed an outstanding job of setting the tone for us, not simply on the plate however within the clubhouse and protecting tabs on guys,” Schneider stated. “It’s been actually enjoyable after a troublesome 12 months final 12 months for him and us. The manufacturing is the manufacturing, however I feel how he goes about his day after day with everybody in there’s simply as essential.”
Slumping Andy Pages was benched by Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts, as Enrique Hernández moved to heart discipline and Alex Name began in left and went 0-or-2 with a stroll.
Pages entered the day with a dismal .215 OPS this postseason.
Hernández homered within the third for the Dodgers’ lone run.
With an “all arms on deck” mentality as soon as the collection shifts to Toronto for Sport 6 (and doubtlessly a seventh sport), Roberts indicated Shohei Ohtani can be out there to return to the mound.
The suitable-hander began Tuesday’s Sport 4 and allowed 4 earned runs over six innings.
