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TORONTO BLUE JAYS Spring Training Game Notes Blue Jays Baseball Media Twitter: @BlueJaysBM Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates March 6, 2020 - Dunedin, FL First Pitch: 1:07 p.m. Game #13, Home #6 (3-1-1), Toronto Blue Jays (6-4-2) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (2-11-1) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Today’s Home Probable Starters: 1:07 pm...RHP Chase Anderson vs. RHP Chris Archer...SN590 Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 pm...RHP Trent Thornton vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi...SN590 Spring Training 2020: Who’s In the Pen: The 2020 Spring Training season is Toronto’s 44th in Dunedin... Today’s probable pitchers available out of the bullpen are: Spring Training Roster The Blue Jays have trained in Dunedin since their inaugural 1977 RHP Ryan Dull, RHP Ken Giles, RHP Anthony Bass, RHP T.J. season...Of the 30 MLB clubs, only three teams have been in Zeuch, LHP Marc Rzepczynski, RHP Sean Reid-Foley, RHP Pitchers: their current Spring Training city longer than Toronto (DET, PHI, Jake Petricka, LHP Travis Bergen, LHP Kirby Snead, LHP #22..........Chase Anderson PIT), and Toronto is the only team to have played in the same Brian Moran, and RHP Bryan Baker. #50.........Phillippe Aumont* stadium for all of their home Spring Training games. Roster Breakdown: #81................Bryan Baker* Toronto currently has 65 players at Major League camp The 2020 schedule includes 34 spring contests in Florida, #52...............Anthony Bass consisting of 16 home games, including a game vs. the Canada (25-NR) and are carrying 36 pitchers (12-NR), six catchers #79.............Travis Bergen* (4-NR), 14 infielders (7-NR) and nine outfielders (2-NR). Jr. team (March 12), and 16 away games...The final two Spring #56................Ryan Borucki Training games will be played against the Yankees in Montreal Heating Up in Spring: #36.......................A.J. Cole from March 23-24. Joe Panik has recorded a hit or drawn a walk in seven of his #41..................Rafael Dolis Toronto has four split-squad dates, occuring on February 25 last nine plate appearances, driving in two runs with a home #38......................Ryan Dull (vs. NYY/at PHI), March 9 (vs. TB/at PIT), March 12 (vs. CAN Jr./ run and scoring four runs in the same span...Currently holds a #63.................. Wilmer Font at PIT) and March 15 (vs. NYY/at DET). slash line of .333/.500/.667. #43................Sam Gaviglio Danny Jansen leads the team in home runs, belting a home #51......................Ken Giles On Your Dial: run in back-to-back games earlier this week...The catcher has All Blue Jays Spring Training games will be broadcast on either driven in five runs so far this spring with four coming in his last #69..............Thomas Hatch BlueJays.com or SN590, excluding split-squad away games. two games...The 25-year-old leads the team in batting average #47.................Anthony Kay TV Time: at .500 (min. 5 AB)...He has also already caught one would-be #65................Elvis Luciano 16 Spring Training games are scheduled to be televised or base stealer. #67..... Julian Merryweather simulcasted on Sportsnet or SNET1, including today’s game... Bo Bichette is heating up after recording one hit in his first 13 #60................. Justin Miller* Toronto’s next televised game is Saturday, March 7 at BOS at-bats...In his last two games, Bichette has logged three hits #48............... Bryan Moran* (SNET/SNET1). with five runs driven in and two runs scored...Two of the three #66............. Patrick Murphy hits have gone for extra-bases (3B, HR). Last Time Out: #45.........Thomas Pannone The Blue Jays lost their second consecutive game for just the Domi-NATE: #71.............. Nate Pearson* first time this spring in a 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies... RHP Nate Pearson has not allowed a hit through his first three #64................ Hector Perez Toronto took an early lead to start the game, driving in two runs innings of Spring Training...Pearson now leads the team in #58..............Jake Petricka* in the 1st inning courtesy of Randal Grichuk (2) and Travis Shaw strikeouts with six, and has yet to issue a walk as he has faced #54..........Sean Reid-Foley (1)...Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added the final run for the Blue Jays the minimum in his two appearances. #14............... Tanner Roark with a solo shot, his second home run of Spring Training...The As the 2nd-ranked right-handed pitching prospect by MLB. #68............Jordan Romano offense only recorded one hit after the 1st inning, that being the com, Pearson hit 100 on the radar gun in Bradenton twice #99..................Hyu-Jin Ryu Guerrero Jr. home run...The pitching staff had a tough start to during his outing...He finished last season in Triple-A with a #20.......Marc Rzepczynski* the game, allowing five earned runs through the first 4.1 innings career-high 101.2 innings with 119 strikeouts, a 2.30 ERA , and with four home runs allowed...After the first 4.1 innings, the staff a .179 opponent average in 25 starts. #34...........Matt Shoemaker allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three. #83................ Kirby Snead* Recent Transactions:. Today’s Starter: Feb 24: LHP Marc Rzepczynski signed a Minor League contract and invited to #57..............Trent Thornton RHP Chase Anderson is set to make his first start at TD Spring Training. #73........................ Ty Tice* Ballpark and his third start overall...Anderson has pitched 2.2 Feb 11: RHP Jake Petricka signed a Minor League contract and invited to #62.....Jacob Waguespack Spring Training. #1.......... Shun Yamaguchi innings with 6R/5ER, four walks and one strikeout so far this Feb. 8: Designated 2B Breyvic Valera for assignment and signed free agent Spring Training... Anderson currently has a 1-1 record. RHP Rafael Dolis. #35................... T.J. Zeuch 2020 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE Catchers: All times are ET. Teams, Dates and Times subject to change. #76............... Riley Adams* DATE LOCATION VERSUS TIME Radio/TV W/L Score Record Win Loss Save #70..........Patrick Cantwell* 2/22/20 Tampa @NYY 1:05 PM SN590 W 2-1 1-0 Cole Tropeano Petricka #9................Danny Jansen 2/23/20 Fort Myers @MIN 1:05 PM SN590 T 5-5 1-0-1 #7................Caleb Joseph* 2/24/20 Dunedin ATL 1:07 PM bluejays.com W 4-3 2-0-1 Giles Anderson Baker #85............. Alejandro Kirk* 2/25/20 Clearwater @PHI (SS) 1:05 PM W 13-6 3-0-1 Anderson Arrieta #10............ Reese McGuire 2/25/20 Dunedin NYY (SS) 1:07 PM bluejays.com L 1-4 3-1-1 Kriske Aumont Alvarez 2/26/20 Dunedin DET 1:07 PM bluejays.com Canceled Infielders: 2/27/20 Dunedin MIN 1:07 PM bluejays.com T 3-3 3-1-2 #11................... Bo Bichette 2/28/20 Lakeland @DET 1:05 PM bluejays.com W 5-4 4-1-2 Kay Nova Petricka #8.................. Cavan Biggio 2/29/20 Dunedin PHI 1:07 PM SN590 W 6-5 5-1-2 Romano Rosso Cole #75................. Andy Burns* 3/1/20 Bradenton @PIT 1:05 PM SN590 L 9-13 5-2-2 Musgrove Anderson #3................Brandon Drury 3/2/20 Dunedin PIT 1:07 PM bluejays.com W 4-0 6-2-2 Shoemaker Keller #72..........Santiago Espinal 3/4/20 Port Charlotte @TB 1:05 PM bluejays.com L 5-9 6-3-2 Glasnow Kay 3/5/20 Clearwater @PHI 1:05 PM bluejays.com L 3-5 6-4-2 Irvin Yamaguchi Davis #27.....Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 3/6/20 Dunedin PIT 1:07 PM bluejays.com #46..........Patrick Kivlehan* 3/7/20 Fort Myers @BOS 1:05 PM SN590 #84................Nash Knight* 3/8/20 Dunedin PHI 1:07 PM SN590 #2......................Joe Panik* 3/9/20 Bradenton @PIT (SS) 1:05 PM #6................... Travis Shaw 3/9/20 Dunedin TB (SS) 1:07 PM bluejays.com #78................ Kevin Smith* 3/10/20 Tampa @NYY 1:05 PM bluejays.com #44................Rowdy Tellez 3/11/20 Dunedin BAL 1:07 PM bluejays.com #80.......... Logan Warmoth* 3/12/20 Bradenton @PIT 1:05 PM 3/12/20 Dunedin CAN Jr. 1.07 PM bluejays.com Outfielders: 3/13/20 Sarasota @BAL 1:05 PM bluejays.com #30............. Anthony Alford 3/14/20 Dunedin TB 1:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet #49............Jonathan Davis 3/15/20 Lakeland @DET (SS) 1:05 PM #23................ Derek Fisher 3/15/20 Dunedin NYY (SS) 1:07 PM SN590 #15............Randal Grichuk 3/17/20 Clearwater @PHI 1:05 PM bluejays.com #13........ Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 3/18/20 Fort Myers BOS 1:07 PM bluejays.com #37......Teoscar Hernandez 3/19/20 Port Charlotte @TB 1:05 PM bluejays.com #28..............Billy McKinney 3/20/20 Dunedin PHI 6:07 PM bluejays.com 3/21/20 Dunedin DET 1:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet #77..............Josh Palacios* 3/22/20 Venice @ATL 1:05 PM SN590/Sportsnet #82.................Forrest Wall* 3/23/20 MONTREAL 7:07 PM 7:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet * Non-Roster Invitee 3/24/20 MONTREAL 7:07 PM 7:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet Toronto Blue Jays 2020 Spring Training Hitting Stats Player Team AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS PA SAC SF HBP GIDP Abbadessa, D TOR .--- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Adams, R TOR 0.167 5 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.167 0.333 0.500 6 0 0 0 0 Alford, A TOR 0.167 9 18 3 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 0.167 0.278 0.444 18 0 0 0 0 Bichette, B TOR 0.222 7 18 3 4 9 0 1 1 5 2 0 2 1 0 0.300 0.500 0.800 20 0 0 0 0 Biggio, C TOR 0.188 8 16 3 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 0.350 0.250 0.600 20 0 0 0 0 Burns, A TOR 0.308 9 13 1 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0.357 0.385 0.742 14 0 0 1 0 Cantwell, P TOR 0.200 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.333 0.200 0.533 6 0 0 0 1 Clemens, K TOR 0.500 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500 0.500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 Conine, G TOR 0.250 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.500 4 0 0 0 0 Davis, J TOR 0.000 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.333 0.000 0.333 3 0 0 0