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The Jays begin a series against the Yankees today, hoping to pull ahead from once again being tied in the basement of the AL East. They’ll have their work cut out for them facing Gerrit Cole tonight, but Lourdes Gurriel Jr and Robbie Ray are here to provide some much needed reinforcements.
Today’s Twins/Red Sox game has been cancelled due to yesterday’s fatal shooting of Duante Wright in Minnesota:
The #MNTwins issued the following statement regarding the decision to postpone today's scheduled game against the Red Sox. pic.twitter.com/7U1S2P928j
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 12, 2021
Aaron Hicks will be sitting out of tonight’s game as well:
Aaron Hicks talked with Aaron Boone today about the police killing in Minneapolis and told him he felt it was best not to be in the lineup tonight. Boone said it has been a tough day emotionally for Hicks.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) April 12, 2021
Aaron Boone on Aaron Hicks being scratched today: "With all that is going on in Minneapolis, he's having a tough time right now. And I certainly support that. The situation is heartbreaking right now in Minneapolis, and it has hit Aaron particularly hard."
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) April 12, 2021
Here are today’s lineups. Kirk gets a start catching, Gurriel is back in left, and Mr “four hits” Palacios gets another start in right.
Poll
How many games will the Jays win in this series?
This poll is closed
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1%
0
(1 vote) -
21%
1
(16 votes) -
44%
2
(34 votes) -
32%
All 3!
(25 votes)
Poll
How many batters will Robbie Ray walk today?
This poll is closed
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4%
0
(3 votes) -
6%
1
(4 votes) -
46%
2
(30 votes) -
43%
3+
(28 votes)
Poll
Will Alejandro Kirk get his first hit of the season tonight?
This poll is closed
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52%
Heck yes
(36 votes) -
39%
Heck yes, and it’ll be for extra bases
(27 votes) -
8%
Sadly no
(6 votes)
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