"He did have one of Toronto's two hits in the first game of the ALCS. Santander was part of the Blue Jays' lone scoring opportunity after he ripped a single into right field with one out in the second inning. Victor Robles misplayed the ball, and Santander ended up on second base. An Andres Gimenez pop-out followed by a George Springer groundout would end the threat, and Toronto wouldn't get a runner beyond first base the rest of the game."
"The switch-hitting Santander started three games in the ALDS against the Yankees. He was on the bench against left-hander Max Fried in Game 2. Santander struggled from both sides of the plate in the regular season, but he was especially poor as a right-handed hitter. He hit just .146 in 55 plate appearances as a righty. Santander's results from the left side weren't that much better (.185 batting average), but he did pop six home runs, albeit in about three times as many at-bats."
Anthony Santander was scratched from Game 2 with lower back tightness, and Davis Schneider will replace him in left field and bat eighth while Ernie Clement moves up to seventh. Santander is 3-for-13 this postseason and had one of Toronto's two hits in Game 1, reaching second after Victor Robles misplayed a single before the inning ended. Santander started three ALDS games but struggled from both sides of the plate, hitting .146 as a righty and .185 as a lefty with six home runs. A five-year, $92.5MM contract was disrupted by a partially dislocated left shoulder that cost most of the season. If the back doesn't improve, Toronto could replace him on the ALCS roster, and Bo Bichette remains unlikely as an option while recovering from a PCL sprain.
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