TORONTO -- Aledmys Diaz was out of the lineup for the Blue Jays on Tuesday for the second consecutive game while he recovers from a left thumb injury he sustained during Sunday's game against the Orioles.
"He caught a ball the other night, one over at third base, a line drive that did something to his thumb," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Yesterday he couldn't really hold a bat. Today he feels better, but [we'll] give him another day."
Diaz had been playing well in July, hitting .