The Toronto Blue Jays will play the middle game of their series against the Atlanta Braves tonight. They lost the opener 8-4 last night. Toronto will have Kevin Gausman on the bump tonight facing off against Spencer Schwellenbach. Ahead of tonight’s game the Blue Jays placed outfielder Nathan Lukes on the Paternity List and they have recalled utility player Addison Barger from Triple-A Buffalo and he will be active for tonight’s game.
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Nathan Lukes
Lukes in 12 games is hitting .167 with a .519 OPS. He has a double, three RBI, six runs scored, and four walks. He’s played in 63 big league games, hitting .254 with a .715 OPS. He has six doubles, three triples, a home run, 15 RBI, 23 runs scored, a stolen base, and 18 walks. Last season, he played at Triple-A Buffalo and Single-A Dunedin, appearing in 57 games. He hit .335 with a .867 OPS. Lukes had seven doubles, seven home runs, 32 RBI, 33 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 23 walks. In 22 games with Toronto, he hit .303 with a .818 OPS. He had four doubles, two triples, a home run, ten RBI, 13 runs scored, a stolen base, and ten walks.
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Addison Barger
Barger in 12 games at Buffalo is hitting .211 with a .732 OPS. He has two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, six runs scored, and five walks. Last season in 69 games, hit .197 with a .601 OPS. He had 11 doubles, seven home runs, 28 RBI, 20 runs scored, two stolen bases, and 14 walks. Last season, in 57 games at Triple-A, he hit .260 with a .857 OPS. He had 15 doubles, nine home runs, 38 RBI, 41 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 40 walks.
