BRONX – Blue Jays slugger Anthony Santander returned to the starting lineup for Game 3 against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Santander had a single in three at-bats in Toronto’s 10-1 victory in Game 1 on Saturday. He didn’t play in Sunday’s 13-7 Game 2 win at Rogers Centre.

The switch-hitter got the start in right field and batted seventh in a righty-heavy starting lineup against Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon. Outfielder Myles Straw, who was 0 for 3 in Game 2, was available off the bench.

Centre-fielder Daulton Varsho (who batted fifth) and shortstop Andres Gimenez (ninth) were the only left-handed bats in Toronto’s order.

Right-hander Shane Bieber was the Game 3 starter for the Blue Jays, who were a victory away from their first series win since 2016.

“I think that we’ve

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