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Lukes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Lukes had started in the Blue Jays' last two games, but the left-handed-hitting outfielder will get a break Wednesday while the Red Sox send southpaw Ranger Suarez to the bump. Brett Bateman will cover right field in place of Lukes.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Slotted into lineup Tuesday
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Lukes is now in the starting lineup for Tuesday's matchup with Boston.
After originally not being in the lineup for Tuesday's game with the Red Sox, Lukes will enter the starting nine after Kazuma Okamoto was a late scratch. Lukes will round out the bottom of the order and play right field as Brett Bateman slides over to center field for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Riding pine Tuesday
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Lukes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against Boston.
After an 0-for-4 performance during Monday's series opener, Lukes will sit out Tuesday's game. Southpaw Patrick Sandoval is the opposing pitcher for Boston, and Lukes has slashed just .111/.216/.133 in 51 plate appearances against left-handed pitching this season. Brett Bateman will take over in right field and bat second for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Sitting against southpaw
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Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Southpaw Jesus Luzardo is on the bump for the Phillies, so Blue Jays manager John Schneider will send Lukes and Jesus Sanchez to the bench to clear room in the outfield for a pair of right-handed bats in Myles Straw and Davis Schneider. Lukes has gone just 5-for-43 (.116) with a 3:14 BB:K against left-handed pitching this season.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Clutch homer Saturday
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Lukes went 3-for-6 with a two-run homer during the Blue Jays' 7-5 extra-innings win over the Phillies on Saturday.
Lukes was responsible for the Blue Jays' game-winning runs in the 11th inning, with his fly ball to center field clearing the wall for a two-run homer. It was just the sixth long ball of the season for the 31-year-old outfielder, with his last homer coming July 12 against the Padres. Lukes has a .697 OPS with one steal, 21 RBI and 17 extra-base hits over 298 plate appearances this season.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Taking seat against lefty again
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Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
The left-handed hitter will stay on the bench for a second straight game while the Cardinals send another lefty to the bump in Matthew Liberatore. Myles Straw will pick up a start in right field in place of Lukes, who is slashing just .227/.306/.295 with no home runs, stolen bases or RBI and just five runs in 14 games since the All-Star break.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Goes yard in loss
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Lukes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-4 loss to San Diego.
Lukes opened the scoring with a solo blast in the first inning to give Toronto an early lead. The outfielder has had a quiet start to July by going 9-for-36 (.250), and Sunday's homer accounted for his lone extra-base hit and RBI across 10 games this month. Overall, the 32-year-old is slashing .288/.343/.404 with five homers, 18 RBI and 23 runs scored across 62 contests.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Swats fourth homer
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Lukes went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.
The 31-year-old outfielder accounted for all the Blue Jays' offense when he took Cole Winn deep in the eighth inning. Lukes has four long balls on the season, and all of them have come in June -- a month in which he's produced a .317/.364/.488 slash line with two doubles, eight RBI and 10 runs in 24 contests.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Goes deep in loss
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Lukes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.
Lukes provided Toronto's only offense with a solo homer in the first inning, but he was lifted in favor of Myles Straw to face lefty Josh Hader in the ninth. It continued a strong June for the 31-year-old Lukes, who's hit safely in 16 of 20 games while batting .300 with three home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored this month. For the year, he's slashing .301/.344/.420 with three long balls, 15 RBI and 16 runs scored across 156 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Pops second homer in Thursday's win
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Lukes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.
Getting the start in center field while Daulton Varsho (wrist) remains sidelined, Lukes took Sonny Gray deep in the seventh inning to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. Lukes has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, and over 15 contests in June he's slashing .327/.373/.455 with both his homers on the season, along with five RBI and seven runs.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Taking seat against lefty
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Lukes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
With southpaw Jake Bennett on the bump for Boston, the left-handed-hitting Lukes will retreat to the bench after he had started each of the last seven games while going 8-for-28 (.286 average) with two runs and one RBI. Toronto will work with a starting outfield of Davis Schneider, Myles Straw and Jesus Sanchez from left to right.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Three hits in Sunday's loss
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Lukes went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.
Batting second and getting the start in center field before shifting to right when Myles Straw entered the game in the seventh inning, Lukes put together another strong performance. The 31-year-old has hit safely in 16 of 18 games since coming off the IL in late May, slashing .358/.419/.448 in 75 plate appearances over that stretch with three doubles, a homer, five RBI and nine runs.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Sitting Sunday
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Lukes is not in Toronto's starting lineup against Baltimore on Sunday.
Lukes will take a seat after going 1-for-8 across the first two games of the series. Jesus Sanchez, Myles Straw and Yohendrick Pinango will man the outfield from left to right for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Homers batting leadoff
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Lukes went 2-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to Atlanta.
Lukes cranked a home run to right off of Grant Holmes in the third inning to briefly give Toronto the lead. The outfielder has been hot since coming back from an injured hamstring in late May, continuing a 10-game hitting streak during which he has gone 14-for-31 with four doubles, three RBI, and six runs scored.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Occupying leadoff spot Sunday
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Lukes will start in left field and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Since being reinstated from the injured list Monday, Lukes has gone 7-for-16 with two doubles, two walks, two runs and one RBI. He'll draw his fifth start in seven games, but Lukes may need to continue his hot-hitting ways to ensure he maintains a regular role once Addison Barger (elbow) is ready to come back from the IL. For now, Lukes and Jesus Sanchez look like the Blue Jays' preferred starters in the corner outfield, but Barger's eventual return will create a logjam.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Heading to bench Tuesday
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Lukes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.
After he was reinstated from the injured list prior to Monday's series opener, Lukes drew the start in center field and went 3-for-4 in Toronto's 8-2 win. Lukes also reached base a fourth time when he was struck on the helmet by a pitch, but manager John Schneider noted that the 31-year-old's absence from the lineup Wednesday isn't related, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca. Instead, the Blue Jays are simply electing to build in some rest for Lukes, who had been shelved for a month due to a left hamstring strain. Toronto will go with Yohendrick Pinango, Daulton Varsho and Jesus Sanchez as its starters in the outfield from left to right in Tuesday's contest.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Three hits in return
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Lukes went 3-for-4 in Monday's loss to the Marlins.
Seeing his first big-league action since late April, Lukes got the start in center field and hit second while Daulton Varsho got a breather. Lukes had been heating up prior to straining his hamstring, and over his last eight games for the Jays he's batting .560 (14-for-25) with four doubles. The 31-year-old should have a regular spot in an outfield corner as Toronto mixes and matches with Jesus Sanchez and Yohendrick Pinango, with Myles Straw also available as a short-side platoon option.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Activated from injured list
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The Blue Jays activated Lukes (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
Lukes has been shelved for more than a month with a left hamstring strain but has been cleared to return to the active roster after going 3-for-9 with one home run in four rehab contests. The 31-year-old will likely operate as an active fourth outfielder for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Could come off IL on Monday
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Lukes (hamstring) will travel to Toronto on Monday to determine whether he will be activated off the 10-day injured list, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Lukes will be in the lineup for Single-A Dunedin over the weekend, and if he's progressed enough in his recovery from a left hamstring strain, then he could be reinstated from the IL for the start of Monday's home series against the Marlins. Yohendrick Pinango or Davis Schneider could be optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room on the Blue Jays' 26-man roster once Lukes is cleared to return.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Will begin rehab assignment Monday
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Lukes (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Monday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Lukes has been sidelined since April 24 with a left hamstring strain, but he's been running the bases and will do so again this weekend before heading out on his rehab stint. Yohendrick Pinango has been seeing extensive playing time in the Toronto outfield with both Lukes and Addison Barger (elbow) missing action.
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