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Blue Jays' Aaron Sanchez: Likely to start Game 4 of ALCS

Sanchez will likely start Game 4 of the ALCS, meaning he'd only make one start during the series versus Cleveland, the Toronto Star reports.

Analysis:

The Jays announced Marco Estrada would open the series as Friday's starter, but have been mum on the rotation past that. Manager John Gibbons hinted Tuesday that Sanchez would "probably" be the one-start guy, but didn't offer much reason for such a decision, leaving one to assume the club is still closely monitoring the 24-year-old's innings. Sanchez currently sits at 197.2 innings and prior to the season, team president Mark Shapiro made clear that he wasn't willing to push the young gun into the 220-inning range. That said, Sanchez has been a Cy Young candidate for most of the campaign and when push comes to shove, they'll need him to win a World Series. This may be the last opportunity to have control over the 15-game winner's workload, and interestingly enough, making the start in Game 4 of the ALCS would line Sanchez up for two potential World Series outings.

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