

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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That's a three-game sweep for the Jays in St. Louis. After getting a rare day off Tuesday, Guerrero responded with four hard-hit balls today. The best of those was a 111-mph liner to center, but that was hit right at Victor Scott Jr., forcing Guerrero to settle for two hits.

Guerrero takes a seat for one of the few times this entire season after appearing in 66 consecutive games to open the year. It'll be Ernie Clement filling in at the cold corner on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. The 26-year-old franchise cornerstone is hitting .275/.380/.421 with eight homers, 29 RBI and one steal. The over-the-fence pop hasn't quite been there relative to the other elite options at the cold corner, but it's hard to classify his season as a total disappointment so far. He's shown in past years that he can heat up at at the drop of a hat and put together an extended offensive surge.

Barger has been moved to the heart of Toronto's lineup, directly behind franchise cornerstone Vladimir Guerrero Jr., after homering in four consecutive games. The 25-year-old has been one of the biggest breakouts in the fantasy landscape this season, hitting .274/.338/.508 with six homers, 19 RBI and one steal in 39 games. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats at this juncture.

Jeff Hoffman, who went the other way from Philadelphia to Toronto in the offseason, wound up with the win after getting the final out of the top of the ninth. Romano lost the game after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled and stole second base and Alejandro Kirk hit a long fly off the wall in right-center. It's not great, but it's also probably nothing that is going to get him expelled from the closer's role.

Kirk's shot to right-center with Guerrero on second missed being a homer by only a couple of feet, though it officially went as a single. Kirk has driven in runs in four of his last five starts, giving him 24 RBI in 191 plate appearances for the season. His exit velocity numbers are terrific, but since he's not going to hit many home runs or score many runs or ever in a million years steal a base, he's a pretty weak choice in one-catcher mixed leagues.