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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 #86, Home #44 (21-22), HOUSTON ASTROS (58-28) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (40-45), Friday, July 7, 2017 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Friday, July 7 vs. Houston Astros, 7:07 pm…RHP Charlie Morton (5-3, 4.06) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-1, 3.33) Saturday, July 8 vs. Houston Astros, 1:07 pm…RHP Mike Fiers (5-3, 3.80) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (8-5, 3.42) Sunday, July 9 vs. Houston Astros, 1:07 pm…TBA vs. LHP J.A. Happ (3-5, 3.47) 2017 AT A GLANCE ON THE HOMEFRONT: th Tonight, Toronto continues its final homestand (1-0) before the All- Record .................................................................. 40-45, 5 , 8.5 GB nd Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 1,693,056/39,373 Star Break with the 2 match of a four-game set with the Sellouts (2017) ................................................................................ 9 Astros…Following Sunday’s contest, will not play another home 2016 Season Record after 85 Games ....................................... 46-39 game for two full weeks, as the team will head out for a 10-day, 10- 2016 Season Record after 86 Games ....................................... 47-39 game road trip after the break. Come From Behind Wins............................................................... 25 The Jays ended their 5-game home losing streak last night…Scored Last Shutout by Blue Jays ....................... 4-0, June 28, 2017 vs. BAL 7 runs, surpassing their entire total from their last home series (6R in 3G vs. BOS)…Had 4 XBH in a home game for the first time since Last Shutout by Opponent ....................... 2-0, June 29, 2017 vs. BAL th Under JOHN GIBBONS ........................................................ 684-659 6/16 vs. CWS…Are averaging 3.95 R/G at home (27 in MLB and 15th in AL)…Have given up 11 or more hits in each of their last 4 vs. RHS/LHS .................................................................... 33-30/7-15 th Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................. 18-16/22-29 home contests…Have allowed 4.74 R/G this season at home (18 in MLB and 12th in AL). GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off .......................................... 7-7/3-5 1-Run Games ............................................................................. 13-9 BLUE JAYS vs. ASTROS: Franchise record .............................................................. 3207-3233 All-Time: 17-18...All-Time, at Rogers Centre: 11-5...2016: 5-2 Home/Road .................................................................... 21-22/19-23 The Jays have won 3 straight games over the Astros, as well as 6 of Series Record/Home/Road ................................... 9-14-5/5-7-2/4-7-3 the last 7 and 9 of the last 11 games…Have outscored them 53-28 Series Openers/Finales .................................................. 12-17/14-14 in those 11 contests…Can even their all-time record against After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ....................................... 27-3/9-5/5-37 Houston with a win tonight…Including a 5-2 season series win last After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ....................................... 20-2/7-5/1-38 year, the Jays have lost 4 of the 6 season series in their history. Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ...................................... 3-6/0-2/3-4 Over the last 5 seasons, the home team in TOR vs. HOU matchups Vs. East/Central/West/NL ..................................... 15-25/4-5/14-8/7-7 hold a 21-8 record…The .724 home win% since the start of 2013 April/May/June/July .......................................... 8-17/18-10/11-15/3-3 is the highest between any two AL teams over that time 2017 at ROGERS CENTRE (courtesy STATS). Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….………………….12/43 Jose Bautista leads the Blue Jays with 16 HR in his 58 career Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………....16/34 games vs. Houston…Since the start of 2015, has scored 12 runs in W/L, 2017 open/closed/other………………………………4-4/17-12/0-6 12 games on 11 hits (6-HR) and 11 walks (.415 OBP). All-time/open/closed/other. ......... 1229-1021/666-560/490-410/70-51 Josh Donaldson is a career .330 (62-for-188) hitter against the Astros…Has 10 HR and 36 RBI in 52 games while drawing 30 walks THE LATEST: for a .441 OBP…His career 1.031 OPS is the 5th highest all-time Last night, TOR downed HOU, 7-4, to earn its 3rd straight win…Have (min. 200 PA) against the Astros (courtesy STATS). won three consecutive contests for the first time since May 29- 31…Are looking to win four in a row for the first time since May 21-27 HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR!: (5G streak). This afternoon, Roberto Osuna was named to the All-Star Game for With the win, the Blue Jays moved into a tie for 4th in the AL East, 8.5 the first time in his career…He becomes the 50th Blue Jay to be games back of 1st place Boston (49-37)…Have been tied for 4th place selected (Justin Smoak - 49th) to the mid-summer classic, and the for a total of 11 days this season (5th place for 86 days)…With a win first reliever since Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar went in 2013…On tonight and a Baltimore (40-45) loss, would have sole possession of Tuesday, Osuna will be 22 years and 154 days old, the youngest 4th place in the division…Toronto has not been better than tied for Blue Jay to appear in an All-Star Game (Dave Stieb: 22y, 352d in th 4 in the AL East at any point this season. 1980 – courtesy STATS). Last night, Osuna converted his 21st consecutive save opportunity, THIS & THAT: closing out games in 3 straight days for the 1st time in his The Jays scored 7 runs on 13 hits last night and have 7+ runs and career…The last Blue Jay to accomplish the feat was Casey double-digit hits in back-to-back games for the first time since 6/18- Janssen, when he did so from Aug. 29-31, 2012 (courtesy 19…Have 13+ hits on 3 occassions this year, all coming at home STATS)…Osuna’s 21-save streak is the longest active streak in the (5/29 vs. CIN - 23, 6/18 vs. CWS - 13)…Hit 3 doubles and a HR last Majors (Jansen - 20) and the 2nd longest this season (Greg Holland - night and have 4+ extra base hits in back-to-back games (last did so 23, April 3 - June 9)…It’s also tied for the 4th longest in club history. 6/21-22 at TEX). TOR, Most Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted – All-Time Blue Jay pitchers issued only two walks, their lowest total in 7 Player Streak Start Date End Date games…Gave up 11 hits and have allowed 11+ hits in 24 games this Tom Henke 25 04/09/1991 – 08/07/1991 year…Now hold 5-19 record in those contests. Casey Janssen 24 08/04/2013 – 05/27/2014 Toronto also won its first series opener since 6/19 at TEX, having lost Tom Henke 23 08/27/1986 – 06/23/1987 each of its last 4 such games…Have gone 2-9 in their last 11 Billy Koch 21 06/07/2000 – 08/28/2000 openers and have a record of 12-17 overall this season. Roberto Osuna 21 04/29/2017 – Present ABOUT LAST GAME: LEADING MAN: Francisco Liriano threw 107 pitches over 6+ innings…The pitch count Over the course of his 15 games batting in the leadoff spot, Jose was his highest as a Blue Jay…Has gone 6.0 IP or more in 3 straight Bautista has reached base safely 9 times in his first at-bat (5-1B, HR, starts for the first time this year…The Jays have won 8 of his last 10 3-BB)…In those 15 contests, is hitting .322 (19-for-59) with 3-XBH starts. and 7-RBI to go along with 11 walks for a .429 OBP…Has also Russell Martin hit his 9th home run, a solo shot in the 6th inning…7 of reached base safely in 13 of 21 PA (7-1B, 6-BB) in July. his 9 HR have been solo blasts…Has homered in back-to-back games for the 2nd time this season (5/29-30 vs. CIN)…The HR came BO KNOWS BATTING: on an 0-2 count, his 2nd such HR this year and the 9th of his career. Bo Bichette of the Lansing Lugnuts was named Midwest League Ryan Goins drove in 2 runs with a bases-loaded double in the 5th June Player of the Month by Minor League Baseball yesterday…In inning…Now 7-for-9 (.778) this season with the bases loaded (2B, 22 games, the 19-year-old shortstop hit .421 (40-for-95) with 12 HR, 11 RBI). doubles, a triple and 3 HR. Ryan Tepera saw his homerless streak come to an end at 38.2 Bichette’s .384 average (109-for-284) and .448 OBP this season innings when Carlos Beltran took him deep in the 8th…Has allowed are the best in all of Minor League Baseball (835 qualified just 2 HR this season over his 38 outings (44.1 IP)…His 0.41 HR/9IP batters)…He also ranks 1st in doubles (32), 2nd in OPS (1.071), 3rd in ratio is 4th best in MLB among relievers with 40+ innings. SLG (.623), 4th in hits (109) and 5th in XBH (45).