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a American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 NEW YORK METS (33-48) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (39-45) RHP Zack Wheeler (2-6, 4.47) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (4-7, 4.53) Game #85 Home #45 (22-22) July 3, 2018 7:07pm TV: SNET RADIO: SN590 2018 AT A GLANCE ON THE HOME FRONT: Record ..........................................................................39-45, 4th, 17.0 GB This evening marks the middle match of a nine-game homestand for Home Attendance (Total/Average) ..................................1,251,264/29,099 the Blue Jays (2-2)...After this two-game set with the Mets, will have an Sellouts .....................................................................................................1 off-day on Thursday...Will then finish the homestand with three games 2017 Season Record after 84 Games ................................................39-45 against the Yankees (54-28) over the weekend. 2017 Season Record after 85 Games ................................................40-45 The Jays went 4-1 on their last homestand and have won 10 of their last Come From Behind Wins ........................................................................21 13 games at Rogers Centre, following a 1-10 stretch...Are now 22-22 Last Shutout by Blue Jays .............................. 2-0, June 16, 2018 vs. WAS at home while being out-scored, 203-197, and out-hit, 383-355, by their Last Shutout by Opponent ...............................7-0, June 27, 2018 at HOU opposition...Have recorded 59 home runs at home, 5th most in the Under JOHN GIBBONS .................................................................759-744 Majors...Have averaged 4.48 runs/game in home contests (6th highest vs. RHS/LHS ............................................................................28-24/11-21 in the AL) while allowing 4.61 R/G (11th in the AL). Blue Jays/Opponents Scoring First ..........................................23-11/16-34 BLUE JAYS vs. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE: Games Decided in Final AB/Walk-Off ............................................16-7/6-2 All-Time: 197-196...All-Time, Rogers Centre: 110-85...2018: 7-3 1-Run Games ..................................................................................... 12-11 The Blue Jays are 7-3 in interleague play this season for a .700 win%, Franchise Record .......................................................................3282-3319 3rd best in the AL...Have gone 65-45 vs. NL opponents since the Home/Road ..............................................................................22-22/17-23 start of 2013...Their .591 win% over that time is 2nd best in the AL Series Record/Home/Road ............................................9-13-6/4-7-3/5-6-3 (BOS-.670)...Toronto’s 517 home runs all-time in interleague play is Series Openers/Finales ............................................................15-13/13-15 the highest of all MLB teams (2nd: CWS-292). After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ................................................ 31-3/4-5/4-37 Devon Travis is a career .365 (50-for-137) batter in interleague play, After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .............................................. 28-2/10-2/1-41 including 13-2B, 8-HR and 26-RBI in 37 games...Has gone 9-for-21 Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road .............................................. 8-2/5-2/3-0 (.429) with 3-2B, 2-HR and 6-RBI over 6G this season for the 3rd best vs. East/Central/West/NL ............................................ 12-20/12-7/8-15/7-3 AVG in the AL...Among AL batters in interleague play since he joined March/April/May/June/July ..................................1-2/15-10/9-19/14-12/0-2 the Majors at the start of 2015, ranks 1st in AVG (.365), 2nd in SLG 2018 at ROGERS CENTRE (.635), 2nd in OPS (1.043) and 5th in OBP (.408). Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Closed .....................................................23/34 Curtis Granderson leads all current Blue Jays with 41 career homers Opponents HR Dome Open/Closed ...................................................18/41 and 97 RBI in interleague games...His 41 HR are 7th most among all W/L, 2018 open/closed/other .............................................. 10-7/12-15/0-0 active players (6th: Cruz-43)...Kendrys Morales is a lifetime .279 (126- All-time/open/closed/other ................... 1272-1061/694-580/508-429/70-52 for-452) hitter in such contests, with 31-2B, 1-3B, 22-HR and 71-RBI THE LATEST: over 143 games. Yesterday afternoon, the Blue Jays tied the game, 2-2, with a run in the 9th inning before eventually falling to the Tigers, 3-2, in the 10th... MEETING THE METS: Split their four-game set with Detroit and are now 4-7-3 in series play at The Blue Jays split their two-game series with the Mets in New York in home...Are now 12-7 vs. AL Central opponents and finished with a 3-4 May...Are now 9-18 all-time against them, tied for thier lowest win% vs. record vs. Detroit, their first losing season to the Tigers since 2013. any team (9-18 vs. MIA)...Hold an 8-6 record vs. NYM at home, including The Jays have lost two straight games but have won nine of their last 16 wins in five of the last seven meetings here. and 13 of their last 23...Are 14-12 in their last 26 contests, following a Yangervis Solarte went just 1-for-9 in the two games at Citi Field but is 4-15 stretch...Remain three games back of the Rays for 3rd place in the still a career .323 (20-for-62) batter vs. NYM...Has recorded 4-2B, 3-HR AL East but have dropped to 17.0 games back of the division-leading Red and 11-RBI in 16 games with 7BB/6K for .924 OPS. Sox, matching the furthest back of top spot they have been this season... Kevin Pillar has hits in four of his six career games against the Mets, Have not been further back of 1st place since Sept. 27 of last year (17.5). including three multi-hit efforts...Has gone 8-for-23 (.348) overall with a homer and four RBI. RYAN’S 1ST DAY AT ROGERS CENTRE:. Ryan Borucki made his MLB home debut yesterday...Gave up a run GRICH’S GROOVE: on four singles in the 1st inning and then retired the next 13 batters he Randal Grichuk doubled yesterday for his 9th extra-base hit in 14 faced...Finished with two runs allowed over 7.0 innings to become the 3rd games...Over that span, has gone 14-for-50 (.280) with 4-2B, 5-HR and pitcher in Blue Jays history to go 6.0+ IP with two-or-less ER allowed in 11-RBI (.981 OPS)...Among AL batters over the last 30 days, ranks 3rd each of his first two MLB starts (Brett Cecil-2009, Ricky Romero-2009). in SLG (.648), 5th in OPS (.988), T-6th in HR (8) and T-6th in RBI (20). Borucki recorded eight strikeouts without issuing a walk...The eight Ks MORE FROM MONDAY: tied Roy Halladay (Sept. 27, 1998 vs. DET) for the most by a Blue Jay Teoscar Hernandez doubled and drove in Toronto’s 1st run of the game in their MLB home debut (courtesy STATS)...Also joined Halladay as the in the 4th inning...Has 54 RBI since joining the Jays on Sept. 1 last year, only pitchers in team history with an 8SO/0BB performance within their the most on the team over that span. first two MLB starts. Kendrys Morales was intentionally walked to load the bases in the 9th Toronto, Most Strikeouts in MLB Home Debut - 2018 inning and then took the field as third baseman in the 10th, playing there Rank Player SO Date for the 1st time in his career. 1 Ryan Borucki 8 7/2/2018 vs. DET Curtis Granderson singled, walked and dropped down a sac bunt as part 1 Roy Halladay 8 9/27/1998 vs. DET of a 1-for-3 afternoon...His sacrifice hit was 2nd by a Blue Jays batter 3 Matthew Boyd 7 6/27/2015 vs. TEX this season...The Jays’ two sac hits are tied with Oakland for the fewest 3 Brad Mills 7 6/27/2009 vs. PHI in baseball. 3 Jeff Musselman 7 7/29/1988 vs. NYY HEATING UP: After a 9-19 May, the Blue Jays started the month of June with a 25-31 SMOAK’S STREAK:. record...Have gone 14-14 since June 1 while batting .251 (14th in MLB, Justin Smoak tied the game, 2-2, in the 9th inning with a pinch-hit, bases- 7th in AL)...Batted .228 up until the end of May, the 2nd lowest average loaded walk...Has recorded an RBI in four straight games, tied for the in the Majors (ARI-.215)...The difference of 23 points in AVG before and 2nd longest such streak of his career...His personal best RBI streak was after June 1 is tied for 2nd highest in the AL. a five-game stretch in 2011, from April 18-29. AL, Largest Difference in Team AVG Before and After 6/1/18 Rank Team Before After Diff. CLOSE CALLS:. 1 Texas Rangers .230 .257 .027 The Blue Jays are now 8-2 in extra-inning games for an .800 win%, 3rd 2 Toronto Blue Jays .228 .251 .023 best in the Majors (SEA: 8-0; PHI: 6-1)...Had a franchise-worst 14 losses 2 Oakland Athletics .237 .260 .023 in such games last season, going 5-14 for a .263 win% (29th)...Have 4 Houston Astros .257 .271 .014 gone 12-11 in one-run contests this season...Last had a winning record in 5 Seattle Mariners .259 .263 .004 one-run games in 2011 (29-28). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Wednesday, July 4 vs. New York Mets, 7:07 pm...RHP Corey Oswalt (0-1, 9.82) vs.