TORONTO BLUE JAYS (61-74) at MIAMI MARLINS (54-82) RHP Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 8.68) Vs
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American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (61-74) at MIAMI MARLINS (54-82) RHP Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 8.68) vs. RHP Jeff Brigham (MLB Debut) Game #136 Road #69 (27-41) September 2, 2018 1:10 pm TV: SNET RADIO: SN590 2018 AT A GLANCE ROAD WORK: Record ..........................................................................61-74, 4th, 32.0 GB This afternoon marks the final contest of Toronto’s six-game, seven-day Home Attendance (Total/Average) ..................................1,990,658/30,161 road trip (1-4)...After wrapping up this series in Miami, will return home Sellouts .....................................................................................................1 for a seven-game homestand, starting with three tilts against Tampa Bay 2017 Season Record after 135 Games ..............................................62-73 (72-63), followed by four clashes with Cleveland (77-58). 2017 Season Record after 136 Games ..............................................63-73 The Jays have now dropped eight of their last nine road games... Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................................................36 Have gone 3-10 over their last 13 away dates and now have an overall Last Shutout by Blue Jays ................................ 6-0, Aug. 22, 2018 vs. BAL road record of 27-41...The .397 win% ranks 11th among AL teams... Last Shutout by Opponent .................................7-0, Aug. 27, 2018 at BAL Have been out-scored, 381-300, and out-hit, 653-565, while away from Under JOHN GIBBONS .................................................................781-774 Rogers Centre...The 653 road hits allowed are 2nd most in the Majors vs. RHS/LHS ............................................................................47-42/14-32 (BAL-655)...Rank T-5th in the AL with 89 road HR...Have averaged 4.41 Blue Jays/Opponents Scoring First ..........................................34-22/27-52 runs/game on the road (8th highest in the AL) while allowing 5.60 R/G Games Decided in Final AB/Walk-Off ..........................................22-12/7-3 (14th in the AL). 1-Run Games .....................................................................................18-12 BLUE JAYS vs. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE: Franchise Record .......................................................................3304-3348 All-Time: 202-200...All-Time, On The Road: 89-113...2018: 12-7 Home/Road ..............................................................................34-33/27-41 The Blue Jays have now gone 12-7 vs. NL opponents so far this year Series Record/Home/Road ......................................14-21-9/7-11-4/7-10-5 and are 4-0-4 through eight interleague series...Their .632 win% in IL Series Openers/Finales ............................................................24-21/18-26 games this year is 3rd best among AL teams (BOS-.786, HOU-.647)... After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ................................................ 46-6/6-6/9-61 Have gone 70-49 vs. the NL since 2013 for a .588 win%, 2nd best in the After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .............................................. 48-3/10-4/3-66 AL (BOS-.675)...Have recorded 531 all-time home runs in interleague Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road .............................................. 9-6/6-4/3-1 play - the most in the Majors (2nd: CWS - 498). vs. East/Central/West/NL ...................................... 22-35/16-13/11-19/12-7 Kendrys Morales has gone 14-for-39 (.359) in IL games this year... Pre/Post All-Star Break. ...........................................................43-52/18-22 Among AL batters vs. the NL this season (min. 25 AB), ranks 1st in 2018 at ROGERS CENTRE SLG (.795), 2nd in OPS (1.200), 2nd in AVG, 11th in OBP (.405) and Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Closed .....................................................47/48 T-6th in HR (5)...Is 14-for-34 (.412) with hits in all 9G as a starter, Opponents HR Dome Open/Closed ...................................................40/49 including 2-2B, 5-HR and 9-RBI. W/L, 2018 open/closed/other ............................................ 18-14/16-18/0-1 Devon Travis is batting .318 (14-for-44) with 5-2B, 3-HR and 12-RBI All-time/open/closed/other ................... 1284-1072/702-587/512-432/70-53 during interleague action this year...Has gone 55-for-160 (.344) with THE LATEST: 15-2B, 9-HR and 32-RBI in 44 career IL games. Last night, the Blue Jays dropped the middle match of their three-game series in Miami by a score of 6-3...With a win today, will claim the 3rd of MATCHES VS. THE MARLINS: their last four series...Are 3-6 in rubbermatch games so far this season. The Jays last played the Marlins in 2015 and swept the three-game The Jays have dropped five of their last six contests but have gone 6-5 series at Rogers Centre...Have won six of their last eight meetings but over their last 11 games and have won nine of their last 19...Have also are 10-19 all-time against them...The .345 win% is tied for their lowest gone 10-12 in their last 22 contests and are 13-15 across their last 28... vs. any team (10-19 vs. NYM). Have gone 18-22 since the All-Star break...Have dropped to 32.0 games Russell Martin is a lifetime .310 (29-for-142) batter over 42G vs. MIA, behind the division-leading Red Sox, a half-game better than their largest including 5-2B, 1-3B, 6-HR and 23-RBI...Has also drawn 26 walks (21K) deficit this season. for a .424 OBP and a .909 OPS. WHEN SMOAK CATCHES FIRE: PITCHING IN: Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer in the 9th inning last night...Was his 5th With Guerrieri and Fernandez making their way to the Major-League HR in the 9th inning or later this season, tied for 2nd most in the Majors... roster, the Blue Jays have now had nine different players make their Has now connected for 16 home runs in the 9th or in extras over the last MLB debuts this season, seven of which have been pitchers...The nine two seasons, five more than any other player...Extended his team lead debuts this year are tied for 8th most in team history...Have now used in HR to 23, which is also tied for 3rd among switch-hitters and ranks 5th 34 different pitchers this season, tying their franchise record from 2012. among AL first basemen...Has nine RBI in the span of four games and now has 17 more than any other Blue Jay this season (70). Toronto, Most Pitchers Used in a Season - All-Time Smoak has now homered in four consecutive games for the 1st time in Rank Season Pitchers his career...The streak is tied for 4th longest in team history (16th player, 1 2018 34 1 2012 34 22nd time) and is the longest by any Blue Jay since Kendrys Morales had 3 2017 33 a franchise-record seven-game home run streak...a week ago. 4 2013 31 Toronto, Longest Home Run Streaks - All-Time 5 2011 30 Rank Player Start-End Games (HR) 1 Kendrys Morales 08/19/18-08/26/18 7 (8) BILLY’S BASE HITS: 2 Jose Cruz Jr. 09/29/01-10/05/01 6 (6) Billy McKinney did not play last night but singled twice and doubled the 3 Jose Bautista 08/26/14-08/31/14 5 (5) night before for his 1st career three-hit game...Has reached base in each 4 Justin Smoak 08/28/18-Active 4 (4) of his 12 games with a plate appearance and is now batting .381 (16-for- 4 12 Others 18 times 4 (-) 42) as a big-league player (.460 OBP, 1.174 OPS)...Is hitting .395 (15- for-38) with 5-2B, 3-HR and 10-RBI as a Blue Jay...Among AL batters TAYLOR MADE: since his recall on Aug. 18 (min. 30 PA), ranks 3rd in OPS (1.241), 4th in Taylor Guerrieri was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo as part of roster SLG (.763), T-5th in XBH (8) and 6th in AVG (.395). expansion yesterday...The right-handed pitcher took the hill in to start the McKinney has an 11-game on-base streak to start his career with 6th inning last night for his MLB debut...Went on to throw 2.0 scoreless Toronto, tied for 9th longest in team history...His 8-XBH in his first 12G innings...Allowed just an infield single and recorded his 1st career as a Blue Jay are tied for 4th most all-time (courtesy STATS). strikeout on the final batter he faced (Prado). Most Extra-Base Hits Through First 12G with Toronto - All-Time Rank Player Year XBH FERNANDEZ FINDS HIS WAY: 1 Alex Gonzalez 2010 11 Jose Fernandez made his MLB debut last night as well, as he got the ball 2 Adam Lind 2006 9 for the 8th inning...The lefty retired all three batters he faced on a pop up 2 Otto Velez 1977 9 and a pair of ground outs...Became the 29th player in team history with 4 Billy McKinney 2018 8 1.0+ IP and zero hits in his MLB debut. 4 Rolen/Canseco/White/Bonnell 8 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Monday, September 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 7:07 pm...TBA vs. TBA Tuesday, September 4 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 7:07 pm...TBA vs. TBA Wednesday, September 5 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 7:07 pm...TBA vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-2, 3.23) BLUE JAYS GAME NOTES Page 2 STARTING PITCHER Sean Reid-Foley, RHP #54 Born: Agana Heights, Guam AGE: 23 TODAY’S START: YEAR W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG Making his 3rd Major-League start today...Last started on 8/18 at 2018 - MLB 0-2 8.68 2 2 9.1 13 9 4 6 9 .333 NYY and took the loss after throwing 4.1 innings and allowing 7 2018 - AAA 7-4 3.50 15 15 82.1 68 32 5 27 94 .221 hits and 8 runs (6ER, 3HR, 3BB, 6K).