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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 (27-48) at BOSTON RED SOX (41-35) RHP Trent Thornton (2-5, 4.36) vs. LHP Chris Sale (3-7, 3.49) Game #76 Road #38 (14-23) June 21, 2019 7:10 pm TV: SNET1 RADIO: SN590 2019 AT A GLANCE LAST TIME OUT: A TRIP IN THE EAST: Overall 27-48 The Blue Jays won, 7-5, in 10 innings against the This evening marks the start of a six-game road trip for Home 13-25 Angels last night...Was their 3rd walk-off win of the the Blue Jays, all of which are divisional tilts...After this Road 14-23 season (also April 26 vs. OAK and April 28 vs. OAK)... three-game series in Boston, will take on the Yankees Day 12-19 Improved to 3-4 in extra-inning affairs. (47-27) for three contests beginning on Monday. Night 15-29 The Jays are now 4-5 over their last nine games, The Jays went 3-3 on their latest road trip (2-1 at BAL; Current Streak W1 following a 2-11 stretch...Have gone 13-34 over their 1-2 at HOU)...Their current .378 road win% ranks 13th Last 5 Games 2-3 last 47 contests. in the AL. Last 10 Games 4-6 Toronto batters have hit .237 during away affairs this March 2-2 WELCOME BACK BILLY: season (13th in the AL)...Have scored 4.22 runs/game April 12-13 Billy McKinney had the winning drive last night, via a in road contests (11th in the AL)...Blue Jays pitchers May 7-21 two-run homer in the 10th inning...Was his 1st career have posted a 4.62 ERA while away from Rogers June 6-12 walk-off home run and his 1st career extra-inning Centre (7th in the AL) to go with a .256 opponents’ vs. LHSP 11-14 blast...Marked his 4th home run of the season, in what batting average (11th). vs. RHSP 16-34 was his 1st at-bat since being recalled from Triple-A Series Opener 8-16 Buffalo on June 18...Was the 6th time in team history a TEO TIME: Series Finale 9-15 rookie hit a walk-off homer in extras (courtesy STATS). Teoscar Hernandez connected for his 7th home run By Series 5-15-4 The 24-year-old came into the game as a pinch-runner of the season last night, a two-run blast to right in By Home Series 2-9-1 in the 8th inning...Was his first action since being the 1st inning...Has hit each of his last five long-balls By Road Series 3-6-3 recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on June 18...Connected to opposite field...Since being recalled from Triple-A for his 4th homer of the season in his 1st at-bat since Rubber Games 1-3 Buffalo on June 5, has batted .261 (12-for-46) with his return. Sweeps/Were Swept 2-7 four doubles, four home runs and nine RBI across 12 Scored First 20-14 games (.929 OPS). ERIC SO-YARD: Opponent Scored First 7-34 Eric Sogard led off the game with a ground-rule double One-Run Games 6-10 NICE ONE FREDDY: and went on to homer in the 2nd inning, his 7th home One or Two-Run Games 13-17 Freddy Galvis recorded a pair of singles last night... run of the year to extend a career high (3HR in 2017)… Comeback Wins 11-15 Extended his club lead in hits to 69...Has hits in 10 of Finished 3-for-3 with two walks for his 4th three-hit Last AB Wins 5-8 his last 12 games while batting .348 (16-for-46) with game of the season…Reached base five times for the two doubles, a home run and five RBI...Had gone Walk-off Wins 3-3 2nd time in his career (May 18, 2017 at SD)…In 16 3-for-36 (.083) in his previous nine contests. Extra Innings 3-4 games this month, has gone 22-for-58 (.379) with four Led After 6 20-1 doubles, a triple, three homers and six RBI. Led After 7 21-0 WALK THE WALK: The infielder now has multi-hit games in four of his last Cavan Biggio had a sac fly RBI and drew a walk last Led After 8 23-1 five games and in seven of his last nine contests... night...Now has 16 walks for the season, already 6th Tied After 6 4-6 Has had 42.6% of his 46 games played this season most among AL rookies and the most by any Blue Jay Tied After 7 4-6 result in a multi-hit effort, which is the 2nd highest rate all-time in his first 22 career games (Fred McGriff - Tied After 8 4-4 among all MLB batters (Michael Brantley - 43.1%)...Is 14)...His current walk rate of 5.38 PA/BB is 4th best in Behind After 6 3-40 now hitting .310 (52-for-168) when batting 1st in the MLB (min. 50AB). Behind After 7 2-41 order, 5th best in the AL...In such at-bats, also ranks Behind After 8 0-42 4th in on-base percentage (.381), 5th in slugging MLB, Highest Walk Rate - 2019 Division Games 8-13 (.518) and 5th in OPS (.899). Rank Player BB PA/BB vs. Other Divisions 19-35 1 Alex Avila 18 4.33 vs. AL Teams 25-37 AL, Highest AVG Batting 1st - 2019 2 Mike Trout 66 4.89 vs. NL Teams 2-11 Rank Player AVG OPS 3 Joey Gallo 42 5.10 vs. AL East 8-13 1 Hanser Alberto .370 .844 4 Cavan Biggio 16 5.38 vs. AL Central 8-14 2 Yandy Diaz .360 1.055 5 Daniel Vogelbach 51 5.43 vs. AL West 9-10 3 Austin Meadows .323 .994 Hit 0 HR 6-17 4 George Springer .310 1.037 ROOKIES RANKS: 5 Eric Sogard .310 .899 Hit 1+ HR 21-31 The position players on the Blue Jays’ 25-man roster Hit 2+ HR 16-12 currently have the youngest average age in the Majors Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 3-37 GOOD LOURDES!: (26y, 116d)...Have an MLB-high 313 games played Scored 4 or More Runs 24-11 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. finished a triple shy of the cycle last by rookies this year...Continue to lead all teams this Scored 5 or More Runs 21-9 night as he went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored… season in rookie hits (172), home runs (32), RBI (91) Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 19-7 Notched his 9th home run of the season, all of which and extra-base hits (69). Allowed 4 or More Runs 8-41 have come since his May 24 recall from Triple-A Allowed 5 or More Runs 5-30 Buffalo…Has homered three times in his last five VS. THE RED SOX: All-Time: 284-357 ROGERS CENTRE games, four times in his last eight, and five times over 2019: 2-4 Road: 146-174 1-1 146-174 Home Runs Open Closed his last 11 contests. Road: Fenway Park: Toronto 9 46 The left fielder has now gone 30-for-92 (.326) with 20 The Blue Jays have gone 2-4 against the Red Sox Opponents 18 55 runs, six doubles, nine homers and 18 RBI across his so far this season, including a split of their two-game series at Fenway Park in April...Have lost 11 of their W/L Open Closed Other 25 games since being re-joining the club (held a .175 last 13 games at the historic venue...Have gone 6-19 2019 0-7 13-18 0-0 AVG before being optioned to the Bisons)...His .699 agaist Boston since the start of last season. All-Time 706-526 527-454 70-53 slugging percentage since May 24 ranks 2nd among AL batters, while his 1.083 OPS ranks 3rd and his .326 Rowdy Tellez has connected for four home runs and Attendance Total Average AVG ranks 4th...His 65 total bases over that stretch eight RBI in four games against the Red Sox this 2019 777,203 20,453 trail only Mike Trout’s 72. season...Has hits in each of his five career starts vs. BY THE NUMBERS BOS, going 8-for-20 (.400) with two doubles, four HR AL, Highest SLG - Since 5/24/19 MLB, Avg. Age of Postition Players and eight RBI in those contests. Rank Player SLG OPS Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is a career .333 (14-for-42) hitter in Toronto Blue Jays 26.116 1 Mike Trout .774 1.245 11 games against the Red Sox, with a trio of doubles, San Diego Padres 26.275 2 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. .707 1.083 a homer and four RBI along the way. Baltimore Orioles 26.288 3 Max Kepler .701 1.087 Freddy Galvis has gone 9-for-23 (.391) across his six Chicago White Sox 27.028 4 Xander Bogaerts .624 1.040 games vs. Boston this season, including two doubles, Tampa Bay Rays 27.208 5 Carlos Santana .602 1.027 a home run and four RBI. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Saturday, June 22 at Boston Red Sox, 4:05 pm...TBA vs.