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2019 GAME NOTES American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Media Department Follow us on Twitter @BlueJaysBM TORONTO BLUE JAYS (3-8) at BOSTON RED SOX (3-8) RHP Matt Shoemaker (2-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Chris Sale (0-2, 8.00) Game #12 Road #5 (0-4) April 9, 2019 2:05 pm TV: SNET RADIO: SN590 2019 AT A GLANCE LAST TIME OUT: ROAD WEARY: Overall 3-8 The Blue Jays lost for the 4th straight time in Cleveland, This afternoon marks Toronto’s 5th road contest of Home 3-4 dropping Sunday’s contest by a score of 3-1...Were the 2019 season (0-4)...After today’s tilt and another Road 0-4 swept for the 1st time in 2019...Last suffered a four- in Boston on Thusday, will return home for a brief Day 2-4 game sweep from May 17-20, 2018 vs. OAK...Had last three-game homestand vs. Tampa Bay (8-3) over the Night 1-4 previously been swept in a four-game road series from weekend. Current Streak L4 May 14-17, 2015 in Houston. The Blue Jays have lost the first four road games of a Toronto is now 0-8 in games when its opponent season for the 1st time in team history...Have lost six Last 5 Games 1-4 scores first...Will try today to avoid its first five-game straight away affairs dating back to last season...Are Last 10 Games 3-7 skid since May 28-June 2, 2018 - its only five-game 7-19 while on the road since last Aug. 16. March 2-2 drought last season. April 1-6 GILES DIALED: vs. LHSP 1-1 GALVIS’ GROOVE: Ken Giles need only nine pitches for a 1-2-3 inning on vs. RHSP 2-7 Freddy Galvis doubled in the 4th inning on Sunday to Sunday...Has converted both of his save opportunities Series Opener 0-3 extend his hitting streak to four games...Went 5-for-13 this season...Has allowed two hits with no walks while Series Finale 1-2 (.385) in the Cleveland series, including a double, two recording eight strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless innings By Series 0-2-1 homers, three walks and three RBI (.500 OBP, .923 of work, leading to a .125 OBA and a 0.43 WHIP...Has By Home Series 0-1-1 SLG). a 46.9% (15/32) swing-and-miss rate, 4th best among By Road Series 0-1-0 The shortstop has hits in nine of his 11 games as a all qualified pitchers (courtesy STATS). Rubber Games 0-0 Blue Jay, batting .324 (11-for-34) with two doubles, ‘O’ WOES: Sweeps/Were Swept 0-1 three homers and six RBI...Is now slugging .647, tied Toronto batters generated just three hits on Sunday, Scored First 3-0 for 9th in the AL, and currently leads the team in AVG doing so for the 3rd time in four games...Have Opponent Scored First 0-8 (.324), OBP (.378) and OPS (1.025 - 13th in AL)...Has recorded 35 hits since last Sept. 15, 3rd most in MLB. combined for 64 hits so far this year, the fewest in One-Run Games 0-4 team history over the first 11 games of a season...The One or Two-Run Games 1-6 MLB, Most Hits - Since 9/15/18 club’s lowest total through the first 12 contests of a Comeback Wins 0-0 Rank Player Hits season is 82, done in 1981 as part of a 3-9 start. Last AB Wins 0-3 1 Christian Yelich 38 The Jays’ 2019 offense now has a combined .193 Walk-off Wins 0-1 2 Anthony Rendon 37 batting average, also their lowest through their first 11 Extra Innings 0-2 3 Freddy Galvis 35 contests (2017 - .200), and 4th lowest in the Majors Led After 6 3-0 4 Whit Merrifield 34 right now...Have struck out 111 times, their 2nd most Led After 7 3-0 5 Cody Bellinger 33 through the first 11 games of a campaign (2016 - 112). Led After 8 3-0 STARTING SOMETHING: Tied After 6 0-3 A SERIES TO FORGET: The Blue Jays’ starting rotation has now combined Tied After 7 0-2 The Blue Jays’ offense came close to some team lows to allow 16 earned runs over 59.0 innings...The 2.44 Tied After 8 0-3 over their four-game set in Cleveland...Combined for ERA is the lowest in team history through the first 11 Behind After 6 0-5 57 strikeouts, 2nd most in a series in team history (61: games of a season (1997 - 2.65 ERA) and is 4th-best Behind After 7 0-6 Aug. 1-4, 2016 at HOU)...Recorded 19 hits, tied for in the Majors...The Jays’ starting staff currently ranks Behind After 8 0-5 their 2nd fewest in a four-game series (17: June 25-28, 3rd in strikeouts (68), 6th in opponents’ average (.205) 2001 vs. BAL; 19: July 9-12, 1992 vs. OAK)...Batted Division Games 1-2 and 6th in WHIP (1.07)...Toronto is the 4th team in .151 as a team, their 2nd lowest over a four-game set vs. Other Divisions 2-6 the last 100 years with a 3-8 record (or worse) and an (.144: June 25-28, 2001 vs. BAL)...Scored six runs, vs. AL Teams 3-8 overall ERA under 3.00 (courtesy STATS). vs. NL Teams 0-0 tied for their 9th fewest for a four-game series. vs. AL East 1-2 MLB, 3-8 or Worse with 3.00 ERA or Better - All-Time BILLY BATTLING BACK: vs. AL Central 2-6 Year Team ERA W-L Billy McKinney scored Toronto’s only run on Sunday, vs. AL West 0-0 1933 St. Louis Browns 2.89 3-8 following his 8th-inning double...Marked his 2nd extra- 1943 Chicago White Sox 2.30 3-8 Hit 0 HR 1-3 base hit in as many days, after not recording any in his Hit 1+ HR 2-5 first seven games. 1972 Milwaukee Brewers 2.97 3-8 Hit 2+ HR 1-1 2019 Toronto Blue Jays 2.75 3-8 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 1-7 DANNY DRIVES ONE IN: VS. THE RED SOX: All-Time: 282-353 Scored 4 or More Runs 2-1 Danny Jansen drove in McKinney for Toronto’s only 2019: 4-15 Road: 145-173 Scored 5 or More Runs 2-1 tally on Sunday with a single in the 8th inning...Marked Road: 1-9 Fenway Park: 145-173 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 3-4 his 1st RBI of the season. The Blue Jays went 4-15 against the Red Sox last Allowed 4 or More Runs 0-4 season...The 15 losses were their most in a season Allowed 5 or More Runs 0-2 STRIKE FORCE: Toronto pitchers recorded nine more strikeouts on vs. any opponent all-time...Went 1-9 at Fenway Park ROGERS CENTRE Sunday and have now combined to strike out a in 2018, including a three-game sweep in their last Home Runs Open Closed franchise-high 119 batters through their first 11 games visit, from Sept. 11-13...Are a combined 10-28 vs. Toronto 0 7 (previous: 101 in 2014)…The 119 K’s through the first the Bo Sox since the start of 2017, while being out- Opponents 0 4 11 games of a season are tied for 2nd most in MLB scored, 215-152, along the way. W/L Open Closed Other history, and currently lead the Majors (MIL-109)...The Justin Smoak batted .324 (22-for-68) vs. Boston last 2019 0-0 3-4 0-0 Jays’ highest SO total through 12 games is 109, done season, including five doubles, six home runs, 14 All-Time 706-519 517-440 70-53 in 2014, so this year’s pitching staff is already well RBI and 11 walks (.418 OBP, .662 SLG)...The six Attendance Total Average ahead of that pace. HR were the most by any batter vs. BOS in 2018... 2019 138,635 19,805 Leads all current Blue Jays with 17 career homers, MLB, Most Strikeouts in First 11G of a Season - 19 doubles and 45 RBI vs. Boston. BY THE NUMBERS Since 1913 Teoscar Hernandez is 21-for-87 (.241) over 23 TOR, Most Ks in a Series - All-Time Team Season Strikeouts contests against the Red Sox...Has hit eight home Aug. 1-4, 2016 at HOU 61 New York Yankees 2018 129 runs, six of which have been at Fenway, where he Toronto Blue Jays 2019 119 also has 16 RBI in 14 games. April 4-7, 2018 at CLE 57 Washington Nationals 2018 119 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has 11 hits in his nine career games June 30-July 3, 2016 vs. CLE 50 Washington Nationals 2014 119 vs. Boston, good for a slash line of .306/.342/.444... Sept. 6-9, 2018 vs. CLE 47 New York Mets 2018 117 Has two doubles, a homer and three RBI as well. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Wednesday, April 10...OFF-DAY Thursday, April 11 at Boston Red Sox, 7:10 pm...RHP Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 1.64) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 8.10) BLUE JAYS GAME NOTES Page 2 STARTING PITCHER Matt Shoemaker, RHP # 34 Born: Wyandotte, MI AGE: 32 TODAY’S START: YEAR W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG Making his 3rd start in a Blue Jays uniform, looking to keep his 0.00 2019 2-0 0.00 2 2 14.0 4 0 0 3 15 .091 ERA intact...Coming off his 2nd two-hit, 7.0-inning scoreless start in 2018 2-2 4.94 7 7 31.0 29 17 3 10 33 .244 a row, in which he also recorded his 500th career strikeout..