Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Crosses plate three times Tuesday
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Clement went 2-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Mets.
The 28-year-old infielder's hot bat has kept him in the lineup in September. Clement has five multi-hit performances in eight games to begin the month, batting .324 (11-for-34) with a double, a triple, a homer, a steal, two RBI and eight runs. He could get squeezed for playing time once Bo Bichette (calf) comes off the IL, but for now Clement will continue bouncing between shortstop and third base while getting regular at-bats.
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Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Homers Sunday
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Clement went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Twins.
Clement had the Blue Jays' only extra-base hit of the afternoon and was the only player in the lineup with more than one hit. Clement took Bailey Ober deep in the opening frame and later singled and stole a bag in the eighth. The 28-year-old finished with 17 RBI in 27 games in August and also now has three steals over his last six starts. For the year, he's slashing .261/.284/.423 with 11 homers, 46 RBI, 39 runs, 11 steals and a 9:33 BB:K in 361 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Getting rest Saturday
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Clement isn't in Toronto's lineup Saturday against Minnesota.
Clement will get a breather Saturday after going 7-for-37 (.189) with two homers and eight RBI across the Jays' last 10 games. His absence will allow Leo Jimenez to pick up a start at shortstop and bat ninth.
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Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Drives in run, swipes bag in win
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Clement went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a stolen base in Thursday's win over Boston.
Clement went hitless in his first two at-bats before driving home Addison Barger with a double in the top of the sixth innings to extend Toronto's lead to two runs. The shortstop would later add a single before stealing his 10th base of the season, giving him his seventh multi-hit performances this month. Clement has now driven in nine runs over his last 10 games, though he's batting just .216 (8-for-37) over that stretch.
Clement went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 5-3 win against the Angels.
Clement contributed to Toronto's five-run second inning with a two-run blast to left field. It was his third straight contest with a homer following a 32-game stretch during which he went deep just once. Clement has enjoyed a strong August, notching at least one hit in 13 of 18 contests and batting .292 (21-for-72) with four homers, 14 RBI, nine runs and three stolen bases during that span.
Clement went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a three-run home run in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.
The 28-year-old infielder went yard for the second straight game, and his third-inning shot off Nick Martinez gave the Blue Jays a 6-0 lead that the pitching staff quickly squandered. Clement has caught fire in August, and over his last 17 games he sports a .290/.329/.478 slash line, but most of the power has come in the last week -- five of his six extra-base hits on the month, including all three homers, have come in his last six contests.
Clement is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
Clement is absent from the starting nine for the first time in 28 games for what's likely a maintenance day. The infielder has been seeing the ball well this month, going 18-for-65 (.277) with a pair of homers, three stolen bases and a 10.3 percent K rate.
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Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Goes yard Monday
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Clement went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Monday's 6-3 loss to the Reds.
Clement salvaged his stat line with a ninth-inning homer off Alexis Diaz, the infielder's eighth long ball of the season. Clement is 6-for-24 (.250) with two home runs and a triple over his last six games and owns a .704 OPS on the year.
Clement went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.
Clement got the better of Gerrit Cole and Austin Wells, singling and stealing second base off the duo in each of the first two frames. The 28-year-old swiped his first bag since July 27 and is now 7-for-9 in stolen base tries this season. Clement has appeared in all 16 games for the Blue Jays since the All-Star break, batting .283 with four extra-base hits, three runs scored, eight RBI and three stolen bases in 15 starts.
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Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Drives in three against Yankees
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Clement went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and three RBI in Friday's win over the Yankees.
Getting the start at third base and batting sixth, Clement delivered his fourth multi-hit performance in the last eight games. The 28-year-old old utility player has become a fixture at the hot corner thanks to a .281/.307/.448 slash line since the beginning of July with three homers, two steals, nine runs and 18 RBI in 26 contests.
