Jays' Cease exits early; Vladdy pulled after HBP
Key takeaways
- TORONTO -- Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of mild left hamstring discomfort.
- Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left in the bottom half after being hit on the right elbow by a pitch from Mitch Keller.
- Blue Jays manager John Schneider and head athletic trainer Jose Ministral came to the mound in the top half of the inning after Cease shook his leg several times between pitches.
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TORONTO -- Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of mild left hamstring discomfort.
Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left in the bottom half after being hit on the right elbow by a pitch from Mitch Keller. Lenyn Sosa came in to run for Guerrero and took over at first base for Toronto. The Blue Jays later said that X-rays came back negative and that it's just a contusion.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider and head athletic trainer Jose Ministral came to the mound in the top half of the inning after Cease shook his leg several times between pitches. Cease stayed in to retire Spencer Horwitz but was then replaced by left-hander Mason Fluharty.