April 3, 2026Updated 9:13 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 the expected starter 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
Toronto’s Andres Gimenez has hit one home run this season. He has also tallied five RBIs and has scored one run. In 24 plate appearances, he has recorded a .364 BA, .417 OBP and .591 SLG with an 8.3% walk rate and a 12.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording two steals on two attempts.
In 20 plate appearances, Jesus Sanchez is hitting .375/.500/.563 with a 1.063 OPS. He has hit one long ball, driven in four runs and scored four times.
Munetaka Murakami is hitting for a .238 BA, .360 OBP and .667 SLG with a 36% strikeout rate and a 16% walk rate. His OPS is 1.027 and he has scored five runs. In 25 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs (3rd in MLB) and driven in four runs.
In 23 plate appearances, Miguel Vargas has posted a 30.4% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate while slashing .263/.348/.474 with one home run, six RBIs (10th in MLB) and four runs scored. He has stolen one base on one attempt.
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