37 Teoscar Hernandez LF

Hernandez is not starting Saturday against Texas.

Hernandez is hitting .125/.186/.150 over his last 12 games. Billy McKinney starts in left field in his absence.

Hernandez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants.

Hernandez started seven straight games, hitting .269 with a pair of homers. Billy McKinney, Socrates Brito and Randal Grichuk will be the Blue Jays' outfielders Tuesday.

Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 7-4 victory against the Twins on Thursday.

He finally belted his first home run of the year Monday, and apparently that's opened the well. He has two bombs and six RBI in the last four games. Overall, Hernandez is batting .250 with five extra-base hits, 12 RB(, eight runs and a steal in 64 at-bats this season.

Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's win over the Twins.

His eighth-inning shot off Adalberto Mejia -- Hernandez's first homer of the year -- provided the Jays with the winning runs on the night. The outfielder has three multi-hit performances in his last seven games, compiling a .320/.333/.480 slash line over that stretch, and while he still has plenty of rough edges to his game -- he got picked off first base Monday when he mistakenly thought Brandon Drury has drawn a walk on ball three -- Hernandez seems locked into a starting spot and could be poised to go on a tear.

Hernandez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

He'll give way to Socrates Brito in right field. Hernandez has driven in a run in each of the Jays' past three games, but mounting strikeout totals of late have dragged down his season average to .213.