The Toronto Blue Jays lost Game 3 of the World Series in heartbreaking fashion on Monday.
After playing for six hours and 39 minutes, Freddie Freeman’s home run off Brendon Little lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory in 18 innings. The Dodgers lead the best-of-seven series, two games to one.
Toronto might have lost one of its best hitters, too.
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George Springer underwent an MRI because of “right side discomfort” after leaving the game in the middle of a seventh-inning at-bat, manager John Schneider said.
“We’ll see how he is tomorrow,” Schneider said of Springer.
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Perhaps unbeknownst to the manager, “tomorrow” had already arrived by the time he spoke just after midnight in Los Angeles.
The Blue Jays and Dodgers are at it again when Game 4 of the World Series begins just after 5 p.m. local time Tuesday.
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Ty France replaced Springer after he was unable to finish the seventh inning. The Jays’ 36-year-old designated hitter had four home runs in the postseason, to go with a .246 batting average.
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