The Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies will play a pair of Grapefruit League split squad games Friday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. ET and 1:07 p.m. ET, respectively. Here is a look at the starting lineups and starting pitchers for both games, taking place in Clearwater, Florida and Dunedin, Florida.
The Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies will play a pair of Grapefruit League split squad games Friday afternoon.
The first game, at the Phillies' spring training home, BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida will begin at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays will start Chris Bassitt, while the Phillies will throw Bailey Falter. Bassitt signed a free agent contract with the Blue Jays over the winter.
The second game, beginning at 1:07 p.m. ET will be played at the Blue Jays' spring training home, TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida. Yusei Kikuchi will take the mound for the Blue Jays, will Matt Strahm will start for the Phillies. Below, is a look at the starting lineups for both teams in both split squad games.
Here's a look at how the Blue Jays will line up for Friday's game in Clearwater:
1) 2B Cavan Biggio
2) 3B Matt Chapman
3) LF Daulton Varsho
4) C Alejandro Kirk
5) SS Santiago Espinal
6) CF Nathan Lukes
7) 1B Rainer Nunez
8) DH Zach Britton
9) RF Cam Eden
SP Chris Bassitt
Here's how the Phillies will line up for Friday's game in Clearwater:
1) 2B Bryson Stott
2) 1B Rhys Hoskins
3) RF Nick Castellanos
4) DH Darick Hall
5) 3B Edmundo Sosa
6) SS Weston Wilson
7) CF Dalton Guthrie
8) LF Jim Haley
9) C Aramis Garcia
SP Bailey Falter
Here's how the Blue Jays will line up for Friday's game in Dunedin:
1) RF George Springer
2) SS Bo Bichette
3) 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
4) DH Brandon Belt
5) 2B Whit Merrifield
6) C Danny Jansen
7) CF Kevin Kiermaier
8) 3B Ernie Clement
9) LF Gabriel Martinez
SP Yusei Kikuchi
And here is how the Phillies will line up for Friday's game in Dunedin:
1) CF Brandon Marsh
2) 3B Alec Bohm
3) LF Jake Cave
4) SS Scott Kingery
5) 2B Josh Harrison
6) DH Kody Clemens
7) 1B Will Toffey
8) C Max McDowell
9) RF Carlos De La Cruz
SP Matt Strahm
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