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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 #149, Road #75 (36-38), TORONTO BLUE JAYS (77-71) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (89-60), Monday, September 15, 2014 Monday, September 15 at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 pm…RHP Marcus Stroman (10-5, 3.61) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (15-4, 3.59)…SNET Tuesday, September 16 at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 pm…RHP Drew Hutchison (10-11, 4.36) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (4-9, 4.96)…SNET Wednesday, September 17 at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 pm…LHP J.A. Happ (9-10, 4.28) vs. RHP Bud Norris (13-8, 3.74)…SNET 2014 GLANCING at the JAYS ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Record .................................................................. 77-71, 2nd, 11.5 GB Tonight, TOR begins a 7-game trip with the opener of a 3-game Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 2,198,762/29,713 series at BAL…Following that, conclude the 2014 road schedule 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 74 games ............................. 2,328,016 with a 4-game set at Yankee Stadium…Are 36-38 on the road, 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 75 games ............................. 2,350,347 having won five of the last seven contests…Lost their previous Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 26 series, 1-2 at Fenway Park and have now dropped four of their last Last Shutout by Blue Jays .................................. 8-0, Sept. 8 vs. CHC six series since July 31 (7-11 record)…After starting the season Last Shutout by Opponent .................................. 1-0, Sept. 12 vs. TB with a 21-13 record, have gone 15-25 since. March/April ‘14/‘13/‘12 ............................................ 12-15/10-17/12-11 In 74 games on the road, Jose Bautista is batting .286 with 15-HR, May ‘14/’13/’12 ......................................................... 21-9/13-15/15-13 46-RBI & a .920 OPS (.411 OBP/.509 SLG)…Has hit in seven June ‘14/’13/’12 ........................................................ 12-15/17-9/13-14 straight contests (.375, 12-32, 3-HR, 9-RBI) & has recorded multi-hit July ‘14/’13/’12 ....................................................... 15-11/10-16/11-14 efforts in five of those games…Has hit safely 21 of his last 25 August ‘14/’13/’12 ....................................................... 9-17/12-17/9-19 games, batting .302 with 7-HR, 21-RBI & a .971 OPS over that span September/October ‘14/’13/’12 .................................. 8-4/12-14/13-18 BLUE JAYS vs. ORIOLES Pre-All Star ‘14/’13/’12 ........................................... 50-47/45-49/43-43 All-Time: 297-259 Post-All Star ‘14/’13/’12 .......................................... 28-24/29-39/30-46 All-Time, Oriole Park at Camden Yards: 95-88 Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 456-464 2014 Record (Home/Road): 6-7 (2-4 at home & 4-3 on the road) 2013 - After 148 games .............................................................. 68-80 TOR has dropped six of their last nine & nine of their last 15 2013 - After 149 games .............................................................. 68-81 meetings dating back to last season…Despite winning four of their Vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................... 60-53/17-18 last seven contests at BAL, TOR have dropped 10 of their last 17 & Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 54-29/23-42 16 of their last 25 games since 2012. st GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ....................................... 14-12/7-3 Have dropped back-to-back season series (2012-2013) for the 1 1-Run/2-Run Games ........................................................ 14-18/14-17 time since 1994-1996…Since the start of 2012, TOR owns a record Franchise record ................................................................ 2979-3037 of 22-28 (9-14 on the road). Home/Road ...................................................................... 41-33/36-38 VS. THE EAST: Series Record/Home/Road ............................ 20-23-4/12-11-1/8-12-3 TOR owns a record of 36-30 vs. the AL East…Tonight, TOR Series Openers/Finales .................................................... 24-24/26-22 continues a stretch of 10 straight games vs. their divisional opponent Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL .................... 36-30/16-16/12-18/13-7 st (3G vs. TB, 3G at BAL & 4G at NYY)…Are looking to record their 1 After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 62-6/11-5/4-60 winning season since 2010 (39-33)…On Friday night, Jose After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 65-3/10-5/2-63 Bautista had an 11-game hit streak snapped…Over his last 14 Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 5-8/3-5/2-3 games, has hit .327 (18-55) with 7-HR over that stretch…Bautista 2014 at ROGERS CENTRE leads all players vs. the East this year in HR (17), BB (41), TB Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………45/46 (130), times on base (116), OBP (.419), SLG (.570) & OPS (.989). Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...45/36 W/L, 2014 open/closed/other…………………………..22-17/18-15/1-1 ABOUT YESTERDAY: All-time/open/closed/other…………1104-935/591-525/449-365/64-45 Mark Buehrle had a no-decision after tossing 6.0 IP in his 5th consecutive start…Surrendered a HR in the 3rd inning snapping a nd THE LATEST: streak of 38.0 homerless IP…Was just the 2 time over his last seven outings he has given up more than 3-ER in a start…Did not Yesterday, TOR lost the series finale vs. TB, 6-5 in 10 innings, nd nd issue a walk in his 2 straight start & has allowed just 3-BB over his wrapping up their 2 last homestand of 2014, going 4-2 (3-0 vs. CHC th & 1-2 vs. TB)…Fell to 26-22 in series finales, snapping a 4-game last 7-GS (42.0)…It was the 5 time he has worked at least 6.0 IP without issuing a walk this season. win streak in those affairs…Were trailing 4-0 heading into the bottom nd th Edwin Encarnacion hit his 32 HR of the season to tie Jose of the 7 inning before scoring one in that frame & three runs in the th nd 8th inning, all via the HR (Encarnacion-1R & Lind-3R)…Adam’s last Bautista for the club lead (T-5 in AL) & 2 in as many games…It marked the 5th time he has hit a HR in back to back games this year. 8-HR have come with men on base & 11 of his last 12 since 2013…Those two players also homered in the previous contest as FOLLOW THE LEADER: th well (back-to-back in the 7 inning)…All of Toronto’s five runs came Jose Bautista has reached base safely in 129 of his 141 starts this via the HR as John Mayberry tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of season & in 47 of his 51 games since the break…Among the AL this th the 9 inning with a PH-HR coming with two outs & two strikes…Had season, ranks 2nd in times on base (247), OBP (.399), BB (93), 4th in their record fall to 14-18 in one-run decisions (9-10 at home), having OPS (.922), T-5th in HR (32), 6th in SLG (.523), 7th in RBI (97)…Has lost their last four & six of the last seven of those affairs. hit 15-HR since the All-Star break which ranks 3rd in the ML (Chris Carter leads with 17)…Since 2010, Jose Bautista leads the Majors IN A PINCH: with 184-HR, six more than Miguel Cabrera (178-HR). Yesterday, John Mayberry hit his 7th HR of 2014, 1st with TOR & 4th st ALL-TIME HOME RUNS AS A BLUE JAY as a PH (T-1 in ML)…Is 12-for-27 (4-2B, 4-HR, 12-RBI) as a PH Carlos Delgado 336-HR 1423 games 1993-2004 (12) this year (.312, 34-109, 7-HR – career)…Of his seven career PH, th Vernon Wells 223-HR 1393 games 1999-2010 (12) six have come with two strikes & two occurred in the 9 inning…It Joe Carter 203-HR 1039 games 1991-1997 (7) was Toronto’s 9th PH-HR this season (club record, previous: 6-HR nd George Bell 202-HR 1181 games 1981-1990 (9) in 1984), 2 most in the ML (SD-11)…TOR-PH are batting a Jose Bautista 200-HR 796 games 2008-2014 (7) combined .450 (9-20) with 2-2B, 4-HR, 7-RBI & 1-BB in September. START ME UP: EXTRA-EXTRA: TOR starters have worked 6.0 IP or more in a club record 20 straight Yesterday, TOR had their record slip to 5-8 in extra-inning affairs games, posting an ERA of 2.68 (40ER/134.1) over that stretch…The (3-5 at home), having lost each of the last five of those 20-straight starts of 6.0 IP surpassed the previous best mark which contests…Have played nine of those 13 extra-inning games since was set in 1998…It is the longest such streak in the ML since DET Aug. 9 (tied for most with TB among ML), going 3-6 in those affairs. st did it last season (May 24-June 14)…Are looking to become the 1 SMOOTH SAILING: team to do so in 21 straight games since STL in 2012. Despite losing their last series vs. TB, TOR has won five of their last Since Aug. 30, TOR starters are 9-2 with an ERA of 2.43 seven & 10 of their last 14 contests since Aug. 30, outscoring the (26ER/96.1, 5HR, 16BB, 78K, .213 AVG)…The 2.43 ERA over that opposition 75-36 (+39)…Since Aug.