The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be without one of their most experienced playoff performers as they look to force a fourth game in the ALDS, and that’s just fine. Dioner Navarro is expected to work with starter Marco Estrada on Monday, but their track record of success and Navarro’s encouraging numbers against left-handed pitching should keep the Blue Jays comfortably above water.
Manager John Gibbons recently aligned Estrada and Navarro more consistently entering the late-season run, but the Blue Jays backup has caught a two-thirds share of Estrada’s innings through 2015.