The Blue Jays started the day with Randal Grichuk and Steve Pearce on the disabled list from their outfield picture, and Curtis Granderson had to leave in the 2nd inning against the Rays as well with tightness in his hamstring. It’s not a great thing for the Blue Jays, but selfishly it’s good for a couple of guys, probably Dalton Pompey more so than anyone.
The Canadian outfielder was called up to the Blue Jays before Friday’s game, giving the Blue Jays another switch-hitter for their outfield. With Granderson more or less relegated to hitting against right-handed pitching, it was expected that Pompey would at least face lefties until Pearce was healthy.