Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Series Finale Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to win their first series since their season opening set vs the Athletics in March.

The Cleveland Guardians are 15-13 overall and 7-8 on the road.

While the Jays are starting to heat up they still have their work cut out for them going 7-7 at home and 11-15 overall.

Blue Jays lefty Patrick Corbin will toe the rubber versus Gaurds right-hander Slade Cecconi.

First Pitch is at 1:37 PM ET on SN1, Guardians TV, and on Sportsnet 590 The Fan radio.

With outfielder Nathan Lukes going on the 10-Day IL with a left hamstring strain, the Blue Jays called up hard hitting outfielder Yohendrick Pinango from Triple-A Buffalo. Pinango will make his MLB debut this afternoon.

With the return of Trey Yesavage, the Blue Jays announced that Patrick Corbin will remain in the rotation nudging Eric Lauer to long man duties out of the pen.

In his last outing Corbin did not factor into the decision against the Angels, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three across five innings.

Corbin generated just three whiffs among his 65 pitches (40 strikes), with his lone blemish coming on a Vaughn Grissom sacrifice fly in the fifth.

After giving up four runs in his 2026 debut against the Twins on April 10, Corbin has yielded just two runs over his last two outings and sits at a 3.68 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over 14.2 innings.

The veteran southpaw has filled in admirably in the Blue Jays rotation in the absence of Trey Yesavage (shoulder), Jose Berrios (elbow), Cody Ponce (knee) and Shane Bieber (elbow).

Meanwhile, the Guards will counter with Slade Cecconi (0-3).

In his last outing Cecconi got rocked, allowing seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out two while taking the loss against the Astros

Most of the damage to Cecconi was done in the fourth inning, when Houston plated four runs on five hits (one home run).

The right-hander was hit around for double-digit knocks for the fourth time in his career, and he also fanned a season-low two.

Cecconi has a 6.20 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 20:12 K:BB over 24.2 innings.

Last 10 games: Blue Jays: 4-6, .287 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored by eight runs.

Guardians: 5-5, .240 batting average, 4.12 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs.

Blue Jays: George Springer: (fractured left toe 10-Day IL), Nathan Lukes (hamstring), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat).

Also read on Blue Jays Central :
George Springer lists Toronto home for $6.4 million in last season of six-year contract with Blue Jays