Blue Jays' Davis Schneider: Absent from Toronto lineup
Rotowire
Schneider is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee.
It marks two games out of the last three that Schneider's name has been missing from the lineup card. Daulton Varsho will be in left field for the Blue Jays while Spencer Horwitz handles second base and hits leadoff.
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Blue Jays' Davis Schneider: Taking seat Sunday
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Schneider is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Schneider started the previous 14 games but will sit Sunday amid a 3-for-23 slump. Spencer Horwitz will step in at second base and bat leadoff in the series finale at Oakland.
Schneider went 1-for-6 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 extra-innings win over the Pirates.
The 25-year-old was having a tough night, striking out three times in his first five trips to the plate -- including in the 10th inning with the potential winning run at third base and one out -- but Schneider redeemed himself when he got hold of a 98.1 mph fastball from Kyle Nicolas in the 14th inning and launched it over the right-field fence. Schneider has scored a run in five straight games, taking advantage of his placement at the top of the order, but he's also been a consistent run producer of late, recording at least one RBI in seven of the last nine games. On the season, Schneider is slashing .245/.354/.470 with seven homers, three steals, 25 runs and 29 RBI in 49 contests.
Schneider went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one walk, three RBI and one run in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the White Sox.
Schneider batted leadoff for the 10th time in 11 games and provided a spark atop the lineup as Toronto took home its second win in a row. Overall, Schneider has posted an .819 OPS in 13 starts as a leadoff man this season, and so long as he continues to excel in that capacity, he should stick as the Blue Jays' table setter even as George Springer is beginning to emerge from his season-long slumber.
Schneider went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Monday's home run was Schneider's first since May 18. Over that span, the 25-year-old has batted just .194 with seven RBI and five runs scored. Even so, Schneider has batted leadoff in eight of the last nine games for the Blue Jays and should continue to see everyday at bats. On the season, he's slashing .241/.350/.453 with six home runs, 24 RBI and 22 runs scored.
