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2014 GAME NOTES American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Communications Department http://www.bluejaysmedia.com Game #22, Home #9 (4-4), BALTIMORE ORIOLES (10-10) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (11-10), Thursday, April 24, 2014 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Thursday, April 24 vs. Baltimore Orioles, 7:07 pm…RHP Bud Norris (0-1, 3.75) vs. RHP Drew Hutchison (1-1, 3.60)…SNET Friday, April 25 vs. Boston Red Sox, 7:07pm… RHP Jake Peavy (0-0, 3.33) vs. LHP Mark Buehrle (4-0, 0.64)…SNET Saturday, April 26 vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:07pm… RHP Clay Buchholz (0-2, 7.71) vs. RHP Brandon Morrow (1-1, 5.03)…SNET Sunday, April 27 vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:07pm… LHP Jon Lester (2-3, 2.67) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (1-3, 5.90)…SNET Monday, April 28…OFF-DAY ON THE HOMEFRONT: 2014 GLANCING at the JAYS nd Tonight, TOR continues a 6-game homestand with the finale of a 3- Record .................................................................... 11-10, 2 , 1.0 GB game set vs. BAL…Following the series with the O’s, host the Red Home Attendance (Total & Average) ......................... 202,248/25,031 Sox for a 3-game weekend series to conclude the homestand. 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 8 games .................................. 257,170 Are 4-4 at Rogers Centre this season…Have outscored their 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 9 games .................................. 272,854 opponent, 44-37 over those contests (14-10 in HR)…Have committed Come From Behind Wins .................................................................. 2 just one error over the eight games at home (289 chances). Last Shutout by Blue Jays .................................... 5-0, April 19 at CLE CURRENT HOMESTAND (1-1) Last Shutout by Opponent ................................... 4-0, April 17 at MIN AVG/RISP: .333/.350 (7-20) ERA: 6.50 Fielding%: 1.000 March/April ‘14/‘13/‘12 .............................................. 11-9/10-17/12-11 Runs: 17 (8.5/G) Runs: 13 (6.5/G) Errors: 0 Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 390-403 HR: 6 SO/BB: 16/9 TC: 77 2013 - After 21 games .................................................................. 8-13 SB/CS: 0/0 HR: 5 OF Assists: 0 2013 - After 22 games .................................................................. 9-13 OBP: .412 SV: 0-for-0 DP: 2 Vs. RHS/LHS ........................................................................... 9-7/2-3 SLG: .627 AVG: .290 CCS: 0-for-0 Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first ............................................ 9-1/2-9 GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ........................................... 1-2/0-0 BLUE JAYS vs. ORIOLES 1-Run/2-Run Games ................................................................ 1-1/2-4 All-Time: 294-254 Franchise record ................................................................ 2913-2977 At Rogers Centre: 121-75 Home/Road .............................................................................. 4-4/7-6 2014: 3-2 (1-1 at home & 2-1 on road) Series Record/Home/Road ...................................... 2-2-1/1-1-0/1-1-1 Overall, the Jays have won 10 of their last 18 meetings dating back Series Openers/Finales ............................................................ 5-2/3-4 to 2013…At home, have won six of their last nine contests…The Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL .................................. 6-6/3-3/2-1/0-0 Jays are looking to win back to back series for the 1st time After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .......................................... 10-1/1-0/0-8 since Sept. 24, 2010 – Sept. 9, 2011 (seven straight). After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .......................................... 11-0/0-0/0-9 After winning the series finale in their previous series at BAL, it Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 0-1/0-0/0-1 snapped a streak of three straight series losses vs. the O’s…The 11 2014 at ROGERS CENTRE runs scored at BAL represented the most TOR has scored in that Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………..0/13 park since Aug. 31. 2011 (W, 13-0). Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld………………………………….....0/10 TOR has lost the last two season series (18-22 record), 1st time that W/L, 2014 open/closed/other………………………………..0-0/4-4/0-0 has happened since 1994-1996…However, at Rogers Centre, the All-time/open/closed/other…………1069-905/568-507/437-354/63-44 Jays have recorded eight straight winning seasons dating back to 2006, going 54-22 over that period. THE LATEST: Last night, the Blue Jays had their record slip to 11-10 after losing GET ON WITH IT: game #2 of their series vs. BAL by a score of 10-8…The Jays Jose Bautista has the longest streak in the Majors by reaching allowed a season high four home runs, the most they have base safely in all 21 games to begin the 2014 season (active). surrendered at home since Sept. 10, 2013 vs. LAA…BAL scored six th Longest on-base streak to begin season, TOR history times in the 5 inning to go up 9-6…The six runs allowed by TOR Player Date Streak was the most they have surrendered in a single inning this year…The nd rd Vernon Wells April 4-May 6, 2006 29 Jays also put up a six-run inning in the 2 frame, recording their 3 Jose Bautista March 31-current, 2014 21 multi-HR inning of the season (Lawrie/Reyes). Alex Gonzalez April 1-25, 1997 19 WHERE WE STAND WALK THIS WAY: New York 12-9 (.571) - Jose Bautista leads the Majors with 27-BB (A. McCutchen is 2nd Toronto 11-10 (.524) 1.0 GB with 19)…Has drawn a walk in seven straight contests (11 total) & at Baltimore 10-10 (.500) 1.5 GB least two BB in each of his last three contests (six total). Tampa Bay 10-11 (.476) 2.0 GB The 27-BB for the month of March/April is currently the 2nd most in Boston 10-12 (.455) 2.5 GB club history…Jose owns the record for most BB this month with 28 CLIMBING THE LADDER: (2011)…Is 3-BB shy of Fred McGriff (30-BB, 2x) for the most walks Jose Bautista has hit 174 career HR as a Blue Jay which has him in any month in franchise history. sitting in the 6th spot on that list…Needs 5-HR to tie Jesse Barfield MOST WALKS BY A BLUE JAY, SINGLE MONTH CLUB HISTORY (179) for 5th on that list. 30 Fred McGriff Sept./Oct. 1989 MILESTONES: 30 Fred McGriff August 1989 Edwin Encarnacion is 4-HR shy of 200 for his career…Needs 1-HR 28 Jose Bautista March/April 2011 to pass Fred McGriff (125-HR) for 10th on the all-time club HR list. 28 Carlos Delgado August 2003 Adam Lind is 8-HR shy of tying Lloyd Moseby (149-HR) for 7th on 27 Jose Bautista March/April 2014 27 Carlos Delgado July 2000 the all-time club HR list. ON FIRE: A HOT STARTER: After going 3-for-5 with a 2B in last night’s contest, Melky Cabrera Since 2010, no player in the Majors has hit more HR prior to the has now collected a hit in all but one of his 21 games to start the all-star break than Jose Bautista (108-HR)…Since 2010, Bautista season…Currently leads the Majors with 34 hits & is tied with leads all AL players with 29-HR hit in March/April…Only Ryan Mike Trout for the most multi-hit games (11)…Melky has posted a Braun has hit more HR during March/April with 35. .351 AVG which ranks 3rd in the AL (D. Viciedo leads at .354). Only Joey Votto (274-BB) has walked more times than Bautista Cabrera is the 1st Blue Jay to record at least 34 hits in the month of (261-BB) prior to the all-star break dating back to 2010. March/April since Aaron Hill in 2009 (38). OFF TO THE RACES: BRINGING THEM HOME: Last night, Brett Lawrie went 3-for-5 with a HR & 3-RBI…It was the Jose Bautista has now reached base safely in all 21 games this year nd & in 46 of his 95 PA (19H, 27BB)…Is currently leading the AL with a 2 time he has homered in back to back games this year…Has recorded back to back 3-RBI games & leads the club with 18-RBI (T- .484 OBP…Eight of his 19 hits have gone for XBH, including 6-HR th rd (T-3 in AL)…Leads the Majors with 27-BB & 46 times on base. 5 in the AL)…After going the first 12 games of 2014 without an RBI, Edwin Encarnacion has now recorded 9-RBI over his last nine games. PLAYING IT SAFE: The Blue Jays have committed just seven errors this season which is DID YOU KNOW? tied for the fewest among AL clubs…Have allowed only two That Dioner Navarro is batting .375 (9-24) with 4-2B at home while unearned runs this year which represents the fewest among the batting .244 (11-45) with no extra base hits on the road this season. AL…Have gone the last six games without committing an error & That Josh Thole has begun the 2014 campaign going 10-for-19 have made just one error (April 4 vs. NYY) at home thus far. (.526) over eight contests. Blue Jays Game Notes Page 2 STARTING PITCHER Drew Hutchison, RHP #36 Born: Lakeland, FL; Age: 23 W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG 2014 1-1 3.60 4 4 20.0 21 8 2 8 24 .269 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CAREER 6-4 4.35 15 15 78.2 80 38 10 28 73 .260 2014 CAREER 6.0, 4/12 at BAL IP 7.0, 2x, last: 6/3/12 vs.