Injured George Springer expected to play game 6

Injured Blue Jays right-hander George Springer is expected to play successful Game 6 of the World Series connected Friday, according to Toronto manager John Schneider.

Springer, who strained his close hamstring portion pitching successful Game 3, was really adjacent to playing successful Game 5 connected Wednesday night, Schneider said Thursday.

“He was connected the verge of a decision,” Schneider said of Springer’s presumption for Game 5, which Toronto won 6-1 to instrumentality a 3-2 bid pb implicit the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I deliberation helium astir apt could person played. I was truly balancing what was champion for him; what was champion for the team, not conscionable to commencement the crippled close away, but however that crippled could play out.”

The 36-year-old hitter near the crippled instantly aft the archetypal transportation of the seventh inning connected Monday night. Springer did not play successful Game 4.

Schneider said Springer has “cleared each the physicals truthful far,” which puts him successful presumption to play successful Friday’s perchance decisive game.

“We conscionable privation to marque definite he’s comfy and assured tomorrow; and not conscionable for 1 at-bat, but that helium tin spell successful and vie and absorption connected the game,” Schneider said.

Springer practiced successful the batting cage and backmost connected the tract earlier Game 5. He appeared to beryllium preparing to travel successful arsenic a replacement for Bo Bichette successful the ninth inning, but Bichette was out.

“He was adjacent and acceptable to travel in, and I’m gladsome we didn’t request him and helium got the other 2 days of rest,” Schneider said. “Hopefully he’ll beryllium acceptable for Friday.”

Home runs

Springer ranks 2nd successful league past for location runs with a leadoff deed with 63, down Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson with 81.

Springer deed a three-run location tally successful Game 7 of the American League against Seattle connected October 20, playing a cardinal relation successful sending the Blue Jays to their archetypal World Series since 1993.

This came 3 days aft helium was deed successful the close genu by a 95.6 mph fastball from Seattle's Bryan Woo during the ALCS, knocking him retired of Game 5. Springer returned successful Game 6.

Springer was the 2017 World Series MVP for the Houston Astros, erstwhile helium tied a bid grounds with 5 location runs against the Dodgers. Los Angeles fans person booed him astatine Dodger Stadium ever since, arsenic the Astros' rubric was aboriginal tainted by the revelation of their amerciable sign-stealing.