Less than an hour after he declared that George Springer was "hour to hour and day to day" with an injury to his right side, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider penciled in his lineup for Game 4 of the World Series . Springer was absent.

Nathan Lukes will lead off and play left field for the Blue Jays against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday.

More news: Blue Jays Offer Troubling George Springer Update After World Series Game 3

Bo Bichette, not Springer, will be the Blue Jays' designated hitter as they look to even the best-of-seven series against the Los Angeles Dodgers less than 24 hours after losing a marathon 18-inning Game 3.

Springer's status for the rest of the series remains to be determined, though Schneider said before the game that the 36-year

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