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ALCS Game 3 starting lineups: Indians vs. Blue Jays
- Updated: October 17, 2016
TORONTO — Jose Bautista is in the leadoff spot as the Blue Jays look for something to jump-start their struggling lineup for tonight’s Game 3 of the American League Championship Series vs. the Indians (8 p.m. ET on TBS/Sportsnet/RDS) at Rogers Centre. Cleveland, meanwhile, is trotting out a familiar lineup as it tries to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.
Bautista created a bit of a stir on Sunday when he said that certain “circumstances” — which many assumed was a reference to unfavorable umpiring — were working against Toronto in the ALCS, and his move to the top of the lineup for Game 3 could be construed as a little bit of gamesmanship on the part of Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.
• ALCS Game 3: Tonight at 8 ET on TBS/Sportsnet/RDS
Gibbons made the decision to reset his lineup after his club was limited to one run over the first two games of this series. The Blue Jays have done this before — Bautista hit leadoff during 40 regular-season games — but this is the first time the configuration has been used in the postseason.
Gibbons said he had been considering the move since second baseman Devon Travis went down with a right knee injury during the AL Division Series vs. Texas. The goal is to get an extra at-bat for …
