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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Getting night off
Spencer Horwitz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.Horwitz's streak of 11 consecutive starts will come to an end while he heads to the bench for the first time since Sept. 11. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Tyler Heineman, who will handle catching duties while top backstop Alejandro Kirk gets a day off behind the plate but sticks in the starting nine as the Toronto Blue Jays' designated hitter.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Not in lineup
Spencer Horwitz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mets.With lefty Sean Manaea drawing the start on the mound for the Mets, the left-handed-batting Horwitz will begin the series finale on the bench. George Springer will fill the designated-hitter spot for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Power surge continues Sunday
Spencer Horwitz went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer in Sunday's extra-innings loss to Atlanta.Horwitz didn't get the start Sunday with lefty Chris Sale on the mound for the home side, but he pinch hit for Leo Jimenez in the eighth inning and launched a go-ahead homer off Joe Jimenez, only for Atlanta to tie it up in the bottom of the ninth and walk it off in the 11th. Horwitz was viewed as a hit-over-power prospect in the minors, but he's changing that perception in his first extended look at big-league pitching. The 26-year-old has gone yard three times in the last two games, and through 311 MLB plate appearances in 2024 he's slashing .274/.360/.467 with 12 homers and 34 RBI.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Not starting Sunday
Spencer Horwitz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.Hortwitz will sit for the series finale with Atlanta sending southpaw Chris Sale to the mound. Alejandro Kirk will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Homers twice, plates three in win
Spencer Horwitz went 4-for-5 with a double, two homers, three RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's win over Atlanta.Horwitz was a problem for Atlanta all night, smacking a leadoff homer in the second to put Toronto on the board, along with a second leadoff shot in the fourth to kick off a three-run inning for the Toronto Blue Jays. The infielder didn't stop there, however, adding an RBI double and a single in the contest to give him his first four-hit performance of the campaign. Horwitz has now tallied multiple hits in three of his last six starts, batting .423 (11-for-26) with three homers, six RBI and six runs scored over that stretch. He's also hit safely in each of his last three starts.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Sitting against Fried
Spencer Horwitz is not in Friday's lineup against Atlanta.Horwitz has been playing pretty regularly at first base and designated hitter, but he'll head to the bench for the second time in as many games with the Jays facing back-to-back southpaws. Nathan Lukes enters the lineup in right field with George Springer starting at DH.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Goes deep as part of three-hit game
Spencer Horwitz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI against the Twins in Saturday's 15-0 victory.Horwitz was a key part of a massive 23-hit performance by Toronto's offense. He started at third base and hit a two-run homer in the first inning along with a run-scoring single in the third. Prior to Saturday, Horwitz had just one RBI over his previous nine games.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: On bench for second game of day
Spencer Horwitz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.Horwitz will get a breather after he played seven innings earlier in the day in the Toronto Blue Jays' 4-1 win in the resumption of a game that had been suspended June 26 in the second inning. With Horwitz on the bench for the nightcap, Vladimir Guerrero will start at first base and George Springer will serve as Toronto's designated hitter.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Sitting against lefty
Spencer Horwitz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.The lefty-hitting Horwitz will get the afternoon off in the series finale while the Angels send a southpaw (Tyler Anderson) to the hill. Horwitz had started in each of Toronto's last seven games, going 6-for-26 with two home runs, three doubles and three waks.
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Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: On base four times in loss
Spencer Horwitz went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.The 26-year-old slugged a two-run homer off Nick Martinez in the first inning, giving Horwitz his second long ball in as many games and his eighth of the year in 63 big-league contests. The multi-hit performance was his first since Aug. 9 though, and he's had trouble providing consistency to the Toronto lineup. Through 18 games in August, Horwitz is slashing .238/.338/.476 with three doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and 13 runs.