Some bad news here for the first-place Blue Jays.
MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm reports that second baseman Brett Lawrie suffered a fracture in his right index finger Sunday when he was hit in the second inning by a Johnny Cueto pitch. The severity of the fracture isn’t yet certain, but Lawrie will presumably be sidelined through at least the All-Star break.
Lawrie is batting .244/.299/.419 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI in 69 games this season for Toronto, who opened play Sunday in Cincinnati with a 1 1/2 game lead over the Yankees in the American League East standings.
Steve Tolleson, a .232/.290/.381 career hitter in the majors, replaced Lawrie in Sunday’s lineup.