Red Sox<\/a> played a best-of-three Wild Card Series to its max, the Blue Jays have rested and worked out at home since Monday.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
That five-day layoff has allowed Toronto to set its rotation with Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber potentially going in Games 1 and 2.<\/p>\n
Dealing with a back issue, veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt could be available as a starter as early as Game 3, at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n
Exactly where does Hall-of-Fame bound righty Max Scherzer fit in?<\/p>\n
Scherzer has posted a 9.00 ERA, yielding eight homers over his last six starts \u2013 including one at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n
Will Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette play in ALDS?<\/p>\n
Injured in a play at the plate at Yankee Stadium in early September, the All-Star shortstop\u2019s status is still uncertain for the ALDS.<\/p>\n
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Per MLB.com, Blue Jays manager John Schneider left the door ajar for Bichette to be an available player at some point in this series.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a big couple of days for him,\u2019\u2019 Schneider said leading up to Saturday. \u201cIf he\u2019s ready, we\u2019ll obviously welcome him back with open arms. If he\u2019s not,\u2019\u2019 the hope is to \u201cget him back in the next round.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Filling in at shortstop is Andres Gimenez, with a .598 OPS in 101 games this season.<\/p>\n
Blue Jays’ George Springer finds Fountain of Youth<\/p>\n
At age 36, George Springer had a tremendous bounce back season.<\/p>\n
In 140 games, the right-handed hitter out of UConn batted .309 with a .959 OPS and 32 homer, and he tormented the Yankees this year \u2013 especially at Rogers Centre.<\/p>\n
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Springer played in all 13 games against the Yankees this year, batting .348 with a 1.116 OPS and four home runs.<\/p>\n
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