<p>The Toronto Blue Jays will see an old friend early this week, welcoming the Cincinnati Reds and Santiago Espinal to town.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;ll mark his first trip back to Toronto since the team traded him to Cincinnati in March in exchange for minor leaguer <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2024/03/20/getting-to-know-chris-mcelvain-the-pitching-prospect-the-blue-jays-received-in-the-santiago-espinal-trade/">Chris McElvain</a>. Espinal has put together a good season for the Reds, playing 82 games slashing .253/.296/.384 for a .680 OPS and a 87 OPS+, up seven percentage points than his 2023 season with the Blue Jays.</p>
<p>Espinal will bat ninth in their order tonight, but it&#8217;s a player well up the order the team needs to worry about in Elly De La Cruz. Slashing .259/.342/.484 for a .826 OPS, De La Cruz is a menace on the base paths, stealing an MLB-leading 59 bags this year — a whopping 22 more than the second-placed Shohei Ohtani. The issue? He also leads all of baseball with 165 strikeouts.</p>
<p>Kevin Gausman will take the mound for the Jays Monday night, looking to continue a solid stretch since the beginning of July, going 5-1, posting a 3.17 ERA, 4.05 FIP, while allowing a .629 OPS to opposing hitters. Despite below-average strikeout numbers, he&#8217;s still finding ways to be successful.</p>
<p>The Reds, meanwhile, send out righty Julian Aguiar for his first major league start.</p>
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<p><strong>First pitch:</strong> 7:07 p.m. EST.</p>
<p><strong>TV &amp; Radio:</strong> Sportsnet, SN590, TVA Sports.</p>
<h2><strong>Starting pitchers:</strong></h2>
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<td class="align-left" style="width: 50px;" data-col-id="Team" data-stat="Team">TOR</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 27px;" data-col-id="GS" data-stat="GS">24</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 22px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">11</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 15px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">8</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">139.1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">4.20</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 50px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">4.87</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 47px;" data-col-id="ERA-" data-stat="ERA-">105</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 36px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP">4.05</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 55px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">1.26</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 35px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">8.14</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 46px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">2.65</td>
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<td class="align-right" style="width: 27px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">9</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 22px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">3</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 15px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">47.0</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">4.40</td>
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<td class="align-right" style="width: 36px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">4.70</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 55px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">1.26</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 35px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">7.85</td>
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<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/george-springer-543807" target="" rel="noopener">G Springer</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) RF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daulton-varsho-662139" target="" rel="noopener">D Varsho</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489" target="" rel="noopener">V Guerrero Jr.</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) DH</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/spencer-horwitz-687462" target="" rel="noopener">S Horwitz</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 1B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/alejandro-kirk-672386" target="" rel="noopener">A Kirk</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/will-wagner-695238" target="" rel="noopener">W Wagner</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 2B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/ernie-clement-676391" target="" rel="noopener">E Clement</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) SS</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/joey-loperfido-694388" target="" rel="noopener">J Loperfido</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) LF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/addison-barger-680718" target="" rel="noopener">A Barger</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 3B</span></li>
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<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jonathan-india-663697" target="" rel="noopener">J India</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 2B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/elly-de-la-cruz-682829" target="" rel="noopener">E De La Cruz</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (S) SS</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-stephenson-663886" target="" rel="noopener">T Stephenson</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/tj-friedl-670770" target="" rel="noopener">T Friedl</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/spencer-steer-668715" target="" rel="noopener">S Steer</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) LF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jeimer-candelario-600869" target="" rel="noopener">J Candelario</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (S) DH</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/ty-france-664034" target="" rel="noopener">T France</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 1B</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jake-fraley-641584" target="" rel="noopener">J Fraley</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) RF</span></li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/santiago-espinal-669289" target="" rel="noopener">S Espinal</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 3B</span></li>
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The Toronto Blue Jays will see an old friend early this week, welcoming the Cincinnati Reds and Santiago Espinal to town.


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It'll mark his first trip back to Toronto since the team traded him to Cincinnati in March in exchange for minor leaguer <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2024/03/20/getting-to-know-chris-mcelvain-the-pitching-prospect-the-blue-jays-received-in-the-santiago-espinal-trade/">Chris McElvain</a>. Espinal has put together a good season for the Reds, playing 82 games slashing .253/.296/.384 for a .680 OPS and a 87 OPS+, up seven percentage points than his 2023 season with the Blue Jays.

Espinal will bat ninth in their order tonight, but it's a player well up the order the team needs to worry about in Elly De La Cruz. Slashing .259/.342/.484 for a .826 OPS, De La Cruz is a menace on the base paths, stealing an MLB-leading 59 bags this year — a whopping 22 more than the second-placed Shohei Ohtani. The issue? He also leads all of baseball with 165 strikeouts.

Kevin Gausman will take the mound for the Jays Monday night, looking to continue a solid stretch since the beginning of July, going 5-1, posting a 3.17 ERA, 4.05 FIP, while allowing a .629 OPS to opposing hitters. Despite below-average strikeout numbers, he's still finding ways to be successful.

The Reds, meanwhile, send out righty Julian Aguiar for his first major league start.

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<strong>First pitch:</strong> 7:07 p.m. EST.

<strong>TV &amp; Radio:</strong> Sportsnet, SN590, TVA Sports.
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<td class="align-left" style="width: 50px;" data-col-id="Team" data-stat="Team">TOR</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 27px;" data-col-id="GS" data-stat="GS">24</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 22px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">11</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 15px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">8</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">139.1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">4.20</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 50px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">4.87</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 47px;" data-col-id="ERA-" data-stat="ERA-">105</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 36px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP">4.05</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 55px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">1.26</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 35px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">8.14</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 46px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">2.65</td>
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<td class="align-right" style="width: 27px;" data-col-id="W" data-stat="W">9</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 22px;" data-col-id="L" data-stat="L">3</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 15px;" data-col-id="IP" data-stat="IP">1</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="ERA" data-stat="ERA">47.0</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 40px;" data-col-id="xERA" data-stat="xERA">4.40</td>
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<td class="align-right" style="width: 47px;" data-col-id="FIP" data-stat="FIP"></td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 36px;" data-col-id="WHIP" data-stat="WHIP">4.70</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 55px;" data-col-id="K/9" data-stat="K/9">1.26</td>
<td class="align-right" style="width: 35px;" data-col-id="BB/9" data-stat="BB/9">7.85</td>
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 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/george-springer-543807" target="" rel="noopener">G Springer</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) RF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daulton-varsho-662139" target="" rel="noopener">D Varsho</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489" target="" rel="noopener">V Guerrero Jr.</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) DH</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/spencer-horwitz-687462" target="" rel="noopener">S Horwitz</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 1B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/alejandro-kirk-672386" target="" rel="noopener">A Kirk</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/will-wagner-695238" target="" rel="noopener">W Wagner</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 2B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/ernie-clement-676391" target="" rel="noopener">E Clement</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) SS</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/joey-loperfido-694388" target="" rel="noopener">J Loperfido</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) LF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/addison-barger-680718" target="" rel="noopener">A Barger</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) 3B</span></li>
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 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jonathan-india-663697" target="" rel="noopener">J India</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 2B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/elly-de-la-cruz-682829" target="" rel="noopener">E De La Cruz</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (S) SS</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-stephenson-663886" target="" rel="noopener">T Stephenson</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) C</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/tj-friedl-670770" target="" rel="noopener">T Friedl</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) CF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/spencer-steer-668715" target="" rel="noopener">S Steer</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) LF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jeimer-candelario-600869" target="" rel="noopener">J Candelario</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (S) DH</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/ty-france-664034" target="" rel="noopener">T France</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 1B</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jake-fraley-641584" target="" rel="noopener">J Fraley</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (L) RF</span></li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/santiago-espinal-669289" target="" rel="noopener">S Espinal</a><span class="starting-lineups__player--position"> (R) 3B</span></li>
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