Toronto Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette (quad) is not in the lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Josiah Gray and the Washington Nationals.
Bichette is undergoing an MRI on Monday after he was removed from Sunday's series finale against the Cleveland Guardians due to right quadricep tightness. Ernie Clement is replacing Bichette at shortstop and hitting eighth after he was called up Monday to replace Matt Chapman (finger) on the active roster. George Springer is batting leadoff in place of Bichette.
numberFire’s models project Clement ($2,000) for 6.4 and Springer ($3,000) for 10.7 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays' implied total is 4.84 and the game total is 8.0. Gray is hiding a disappointing 4.96 xERA behind his 3.85 ERA this season while on pace for career-worsts in strikeout rate (19.9%) and walk rate (11.3%).
Source: MLB.com