Blue Jays vs Angels: Tonight's Lineup - Game Two Preview
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The Toronto Blue Jays look to rebound from last nights loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Park in Anaheim. Blue Jays veteran Jose Berrios is on the bump and will face former teammate Yusei Kikuchi. First pitch is at 9:38 PM ET on Sportsnet and Fan Dual Network West. Listen on Sportsnet 590 and the Sportsnet App.
Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineup
1. SS Bo Bichette
2. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr
3. RF Anthony Santander
4. DH George Springer
5. C Alejandro Kirk
6. 3B Ernie Clement
7. 2B Andrés Giménez
8. CF Myles.Straw
9. LF Jonatan Clase
SP Jose Berrios
2. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr
3. RF Anthony Santander
4. DH George Springer
5. C Alejandro Kirk
6. 3B Ernie Clement
7. 2B Andrés Giménez
8. CF Myles.Straw
9. LF Jonatan Clase
SP Jose Berrios
Jose Berrios didn't factor into the decision in his last outing against the Boston Red Sox after allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk in 6.2 innings. He struck out eight.
Berrios presented strong swing-and-miss stuff, generating 13 whiffs and tying a season high with eight punchouts, as he also matched a season low with one walk.
The right-hander created a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning, but he was at least able to limit the damage to a two-run double by Alex Bregman before escaping the frame.
Berrios owns a pedestrian 3.98 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 36:16 K:BB over 40.2 innings ahead of a tonight's road tilt against the Angels, who rank fifth in home runs (41) but sit last in on-base percentage (.271) as a team.
Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball for the Halos. Kikuchi didn't factor into the decision in his last outing against the Detroit Tigers after allowing two runs on five hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out five.
Both of Kikuchi's runs allowed came via solo homers, with one coming on a third-inning shot by Javier Baez and another on a fourth-inning blast by Gleyber Torres.
It was still an encouraging bounce-back effort overall by the left-hander, who yielded a lone walk after lending a whopping 18 free passes over 25.1 frames in April.
Kikuchi will look to further improve his 4.21 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 33:19 K:BB across 36.1 frames in a tough matchup tonight versus his former team, who entered Wednesday with a .758 OPS against left-handed pitching this season.
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