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Brandon Belt (back) batting sixth Tuesday for Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman/designated hitter Brandon Belt (back) will start at DH and bat sixth in Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Michael King and the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

The Blue Jays activated Belt from the 10-day injured list Tuesday after he missed two weeks with back spasms. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will shift to first base and Cavan Biggio will start on the keystone for Toronto.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays' implied total is 3.85 and the game total is 7.0. King ranks in at least the top 88th percentile of the league this year in xERA (3.24), strikeout rate (31.1%), and hard-hit rate (31.4%).

Source: MLB.com

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