PITTSBURGH -- An MRI performed on Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr .'s tight left hamstring showed no damage, though he was not in the lineup Tuesday night for the Blue Jays ' game in Pittsburgh.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said he wanted to be cautious with Guerrero and that the five-time All-Star could return Wednesday afternoon for the finale of the three-game series.

Guerrero left Monday night's 5-2 loss to the Pirates in the fifth inning with hamstring tightness following a pair of stellar defensive plays.

Guerrero did the splits twice at first to snag tosses from teammates, the last a pretty pick of a long throw by shortstop Bo Bichette to retire Jared Triolo to end the third. Guerrero returned to play the field in the fourth before being replaced by Ty F

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