April 3, 2026 7:22 am EDT
The Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox clash in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Rate Field, at 2:10 p.m. ET. Dylan Cease (0-0, 1.69 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays, who are 4-2 this season and second in the AL East. Grant Taylor (0-0, 4.50 ERA) is starting for the White Sox, who are 1-5 and fifth in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsBlue Jays
Anthony Santander: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Ponce: 15 Day IL (Knee), Shane Bieber: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Trey Yesavage: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
White Sox
Brooks Baldwin: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Teel: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Prelander Berroa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Everson Pereira: day-to-day (Ankle)
Stats to know
Andres Gimenez is hitting for a .364 BA, .417 OBP and .591 SLG with a 12.5% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate. His OPS is 1.008 and he has scored one run. In 24 plate appearances, he has hit one home run and driven in five runs. Gimenez has been crafty on the base paths, recording two steals on two attempts.
In 20 plate appearances, Jesus Sanchez has slashed .375/.500/.563 this season. He has hit one long ball and driven in four runs with a strikeout rate of 10% and a walk rate of 10%. He has come around to score four times.
Chicago’s Munetaka Murakami is slashing .238/.360/.667 this season with three home runs (3rd in MLB), four RBIs and an OPS of 1.027. He has a 36% strikeout rate and a 16% walk rate in 25 plate appearances, and he has scored five total runs.
In 23 plate appearances, Miguel Vargas has slashed .263/.348/.474 this season. He has hit one long ball and driven in six runs (10th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 30.4% and a walk rate of 8.7%. He has stolen one base on one attempt and has scored four runs.
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