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WINNIPEG — It didn’t take long for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to add Philip Blake to the starting lineup.

Blake is to start at left guard in Saturday’s CFL game against the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers, just four days after being acquired via trade from the Montreal Alouettes.

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The Riders acquired Blake and national receiver Patrick Lavoie from Montreal at Wednesday’s trade deadline in exchange for national receiver Josh Stanford and Saskatchewan’s second-round pick in the 2020 CFL draft.

“When you’ve been around the league as long as I have, you’ve seen where you’ve had to inject an older veteran into your offence right away,” said Chris Jones, the Riders’ head coach and general manager. “We expect him to not only go out and play, but to play well.”

An undisclosed injury suffered by centre Dan Clark in Monday’s 19-12 win over the visiting Edmonton Eskimos contributed to Blake being a starter. Brendon LaBatte will move over from left guard to centre due to Clark being placed on the one-game injured list.