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2017 Game Notes 2017 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 @BlueJaysPR Game #14, Home #8 (1-6), BOSTON RED SOX (9-5) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (2-11), Wednesday, April 19, 2017 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Wednesday, April 19 vs. Boston Red Sox, 7:07 pm…RHP Rick Porcello (1-1, 7.56) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (0-1, 9.00) Thursday, April 20 vs. Boston Red Sox, 12:37 pm…LHP Chris Sale (1-1, 1.25) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (0-1, 3.50) ON THE HOMEFRONT: 2017 AT A GLANCE nd Record ...................................................................... 2-11, 5th, 6.5 GB Tonight, TOR continues a 9G homestand with the 2 of a 3G set vs. Home Attendance (Total & Average) ......................... 259,091/37,013 BOS…Are 1-6 on the homestand after dropping the series opener Sellouts (2017) .................................................................................. 1 vs. BOS, 8-7…Have been outscored 34-21 over their first seven 2016 Season (Record after 13 Games) ......................................... 6-7 games at home while averaging 3.00 R/G over that stretch…After 2016 Season (Record after 14 Games) ......................................... 7-7 seven games in 2016 the Jays had averaged 4.57 R/G (32 total 2016 Season (Hm. Att.) – After 7 games ............................... 269,413 runs)…Dropped their first four games of their home schedule for just the 2nd time in club history (0-8 in 2004)…Are looking to avoid losing 2016 Season (Hm. Att.) – After 8 games ............................... 315,747 th Come From Behind Wins .................................................................. 0 their 4 consecutive series at home dating back to last year…In fact, Last Shutout by Blue Jays ....................... 3-0, Sept. 24, 2016 vs. NYY have lost six of their last eight completed series at home, posting a record of 11-15 over that span (including last night’s game). Last Shutout by Opponent ........................ 2-0, April 12, 2017 vs. MIL Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 646-625 A LOOK AHEAD: Vs. RHS/LHS ........................................................................... 1-9/1-2 Following tomorrow’s series finale vs. BOS, the Blue Jays will fly to Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first ............................................ 2-4/0-7 Anaheim to get set for a wrap-around series vs. the Angles (4G, GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ........................................... 1-2/1-2 April 21-24)…Following that series vs. LAA, will fly to St. Louis to 1-Run Games ................................................................................. 1-5 take on the Cardinals in a 3G series to complete the road trip. Franchise record ................................................................ 3169-3199 Are 1-5 on the road this year after dropping each of their first two Home/Road .............................................................................. 1-6/1-5 series of the season (0-2 at BAL & 1-3 at TB)…Four of those six Series Record/Home/Road ...................................... 0-4-0/0-2-0/0-2-0 games have been decided by two runs or less…Hit just .201 with 4- Series Openers/Finales ............................................................ 1-4/0-4 HR & posted a .576 OPS over their first road trip of season. After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ............................................ 2-0/0-2/0-9 After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ............................................ 2-0/0-2/0-9 MEDICAL UPDATE: Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 0-2/0-0/0-2 RHP Aaron Sanchez had a procedure performed on his right middle 2017 at ROGERS CENTRE finger by Dr. Glenn Goldstein yesterday in Kansas City to remove a portion of his nail…He should resume throwing in days. Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………….0/6 Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………......0/13 ROSTER MOVES: W/L, 2017 open/closed/other………………………………...0-0/1-6/0-0 Yesterday, the Toronto Blue Jays traded C Juan Graterol to the Los All-time/open/closed/other ........... 1209-1006/660-555/476-404/70-47 Angeles Angles in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations…LHP J.A. Happ was placed on the 10-day DL with THE LATEST: left elbow inflammation (retro to April 17)…TOR also recalled IF/OF Last night, TOR lost the series opener vs. BOS, 8-7, falling to 2-11 on Ty Kelly & RHP Danny Barnes from Buffalo (AAA). the season…Have never lost five consecutive series to begin a season…The only other time TOR had dropped their first four series BLUE JAYS vs. RED SOX: of a season (0-2 at BAL, 1-3 at TB, 0-2 vs. MIL, 1-3 vs. BAL) All-Time: 268-321...All-Time, Rogers Centre: 100-123...2017:0-1 occurred in 1978…The last team to lose their first five series of a The Jays have won 9 of the last 15 meetings vs. BOS…Are 4-4 over season were the 2015 Milwaukee Brewers (7)…The last AL club to their last eight games at Rogers Centre & have dropped 12 of 18 do so were the 2010 Baltimore Orioles (7). since 2015…Have not had a winning season at home vs. BOS since Their 2-11 record to begin the year is the franchise’s worst after that 2011 & since that point have posted a record of 21-27 many games to start a season in club history…Are 6.5 GB of the 1st (.438%)…Last year marked their 3rd winning season series dating place Orioles after just 13 games…That represents the most games back to 2012 & have gone 50-45 over that timeframe. back TOR has been of 1st place this early into a season (13 game Jose Bautista has reached base safely in 28 straight games vs. the point)…The previous time TOR had been that many games back of Red Sox, posting a .423 OBP (26BB/24K) & owns a .970 OPS, 1st place this early was in 2003 when TOR was 6.5 GB of the 1st including 8-HR & 23-RBI. place Yankees after the first 14 contests (5-9 record). LOVES THOSE SOX: DID YOU KNOW? Jose Bautista has hit 41 career HR vs. the Red Sox which is the That Toronto’s 2-11 start is tied for the worst 13G start of a season most among any active player…The next closest player is Evan after being a playoff team the year before…The only other club to Longoria with 30-HR…The 41-HR vs. BOS also represents his most have started with a worse record after 13 games were the 1998 against any AL East opp. (33 vs. NYY, 31vs. TB & 28-HR vs. BAL). Marlins at 2-11 (coming off the 1997 World Series title). ABOUT THE OTHER DAY: nd A ROUGH START: Marcus Stroman suffered his 2 loss of the season after allowing 6- th TOR currently owns a win % of .154 to begin the season (next lowest ER on 11 hits & lasted just 4.2 IP…It marked the 5 time in his career team is SD at .333, 5-10)…The lowest win % for any single month in to allow 10+ hits in a start (last: May 28, 2016 vs. BOS)…However, of club history is .160 (4-21) which occurred in September, the 14 batters he retired, seven were groundball outs…Over his three rd 1978…Toronto’s lowest win% for the month of April, all-time, is .318 starts this year, has recorded a GB % of 59.4 (3 in AL). which happened on two occasions (2004: 7-15 & 1979: 7-15). Justin Smoak went 2-for-5 with a 2B, HR & 2-RBI & is now 5 for his last 13 AB (.385, 2B, 3B, 2-HR)…Ezequiel Carrera hit a PH-HR in LOWEST CLUB WIN% IN MAJORS, 2017 th rd Philadelphia .385 5-8 the 9 inning, representing his 3 career PH-HR (all with TOR)…Owns a .831 OPS coming off the bench for TOR since he St. Louis .357 5-9 st Texas .357 5-9 joined the club in 2015 (93G)…Russell Martin hit his 1 HR of the year (11th game) – last year it took him until his 40th game to smack San Diego .333 5-10 st Toronto .154 2-11 his 1 HR of the season. HEATING UP: THIS & THAT: Last night, Kevin Pillar recorded a career high three extra base hits Last night vs. BOS, the Jays snapped a string of eight straight games (all doubles) & has now hit safely in six straight contests (.400, 10- of scoring four runs or less…It had been their longest such streak for-25, 6-XBH)…Is batting .444 (8-for-18) with 4-2B & 1-HR in four since April 13-21, 2013…Recorded 12 hits (season high) for the 2nd games out of the leadoff spot this season. straight game & have now has 10+ hits in three of the last four contests…Hit 3-HR in a game for the 1st time since Sept. 20, 2016 at BEEN A WHILE: SEA (4-HR)…Have now homered in a season high four straight Jose Bautista’s streak of 54 straight AB without a home run is one of contests (6 total)…In the nine previous games prior to that, had hit his longest droughts since joining the Blue Jays in August 2008. just a total of 4-HR…Had their record to fall to 1-5 in one-run contests this season & dating back to last year have posted a record of 22-30 Most Consecutive Homerless AB with Blue Jays (reg. season) (.423%) in those affairs. DATE RANGE (Bautista) AB APR-25-2009 – JUN-27-2009 85 FEW & FAR BETWEEN: JUL-25-2009 – SEP-05-2009 77 Overall, the Jays rank 28th in the Majors with 3.15 R/G this season JUL-02-2014 – JUL-23-2014 61 (SD 3.13 & KC 3.00)…Furthermore, TOR currently owns a run SEP-30-2016 – APR-16-2017 54 (active) differential of -21 which ranks 29th in the Majors, only the Padres rank *Is 1 of 4 major leaguers to hit at least 20-HR every season from 2010 lower than the Blue Jays at -32.
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