Blue Jays Infielder Bo Bichette Out of Starting Lineup for Game 2
TORONTO — Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of the World Series against the Dodgers on Saturday night.
Bichette, a two-time All-Star shortstop and two-time AL hits leader, returned to the lineup in Friday's 11-4 Game 1 win, going 1 for 2 with a walk. This was his first action since spraining his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with Yankees catcher Austin Wells.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa is expected to start at second base and bat eighth against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2.
- Kiner-Falefa replaced Bichette as a pinch runner in Toronto's nine-run sixth inning on Friday.
- Catcher Alejandro Kirk took over for Bichette in the cleanup spot in Game 2, having capped the nine-run frame with a two-run homer on Friday.
“I don’t want to say it was part of the plan,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of taking Bichette out of the lineup. “Just kind of gauging how he’s feeling. He’ll be ready to play today, for sure.
Author's summary: Bo Bichette out of Game 2 lineup.