Blue Jays searching for answers after offence remains cold in ALCS
TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Gibbons felt his team got a spark when he moved Jose Bautista into the leadoff spot during the regular season.
He tried it again Monday in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, but didn’t get the same result.
Bautista singled in the third inning for his first hit since Game 1 of the AL Division Series, but the meat of the Toronto lineup was quiet in a 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Gibbons lined up four of his top sluggers — Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki — in the first four spots but collectively they went 2 for 13. Toronto had only seven hits, left seven runners on base and went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.