Guerrero left the contest in the fifth inning when Ty France pinch hit in his place. The franchise first baseman felt hamstring tightness in the third frame after doing the splits to field a throw from across the diamond,

Paul Skenes didn’t get the win but struck out eight and held the Blue Jays to a pair of runs across six-solid innings.

Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham may have wanted a piece of Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman on Monday night in Pittsburgh, but his beef with the opposition didn’t stop there.

The Toronto Blue Jays will play the second of three games against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night likely without five-time All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Vlad Guerrero Jr. was pointing toward his hamstring and openly complaining about the injury throughout Monday's contest at PNC Park.

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"First team to 70 wins in the AL, the Blue Jays continue to get contributions from everyone throughout. They're using their full 26 guys. The manager in me loves this, because John Schneider has so many weapons that he can go to. Every night it's a different guy making important contributions.

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell gave an update on catcher Miguel Amaya after leaving the game on Wednesday with a scary injury.