POST GAME NOTES for Tuesday, August 23, 2016 LOS ANGELES ANGELS (52-73) Vs
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POST GAME NOTES for Tuesday, August 23, 2016 LOS ANGELES ANGELS (52-73) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (71-54) R H E LOB The Game at a Glance LOS ANGELES 2 8 0 6 TORONTO 7 10 0 7 First Pitch ........................... 7: 08pm Last Pitch ............................ 9:46pm WP: Dickey (9-13) LP: Skaggs (1-3) SV: NA Game Time:............................ 2:38 Weather.......................... 24’C/75’F BLUE JAYS NOTES: th Wind ............. SSW 22KM/14MPH Recorded their 29 sellout of the season…Marks the second time this season that Blue Jays’ batters have struck out two times or fewer in a game…Are now 14-9 in Attendance: ........................ 46,696 games following a 1-run loss…Since the All-Star break in 2015, own the highest Rogers Centre Average: ...... 40,987 win % among AL at .607 (119-77)…Have averaged 5.36 runs/game over their last Rogers Centre Total: ...... 2,582,196 Home Record ......................... 37-26 11 games (7-4 record), hitting a home run in 10 of those contests…Return to a Homestand ................................. 1-0 season-best 17 games above .500…Are now .500 (18-18) vs. LHS. vs. LAA (Season) ...................... 1-0 R.A. DICKEY allowed his 27th home run of the season, tying him with Hector vs. LAA (Series) ........................ 1-0 Santiago for the 4th most home runs allowed by an AL pitcher this year…Recorded Vs. RHS/LHS ............. 53-36/18-18 th 1-run ...................................... 14-22 his 12 quality start of the year, Extra Innings ............................. 4-8 RUSSELL MARTIN is batting .469 (15-32) with 13 RBI over his last eight Come From Behind Wins ........... 29 contests…Matched his season-high of three hits for the 5th time this season (last: Dome Open ............................ 26-11 August 17 at New York Yankees). Dome Closed ........................ .11-15 Dome Open/Closed ................... 1-0 KEVIN PILLAR doubled in his first game back from the 15-day DL…It was his 28th double of the season, tying him with Encarnacion for the club-lead. JOSH THOLE has 6 RBI in his last 12 games after driving in only one run in his first 31 contests (on a solo home run)…Recorded his 2nd sacrifice fly of the season, his most since a career-high three SFs in 2011. JOSH DONALDSON walked multiple times in a game for the 20th time this season…His 81 walks put him second in the AL behind Mike Trout…Was caught stealing for the first time since June 3, 2013 at Milwaukee as a member of Oakland…Snapped a streak of 23 consecutive successful stolen base attempts. TROY TULOWITZKI is now .444 (12-27) with 2 HR and 6 RBI in his last seven games. EDWIN ENCARNACION has reached base safely in 12 straight home games, batting .383 (18-47) in that span…He has also reached base in 25 of his last 26 home starts. MICHAEL SAUNDERS crushed his 21st home run of the season to right field (3-2, 1R). JOE BIAGINI extended his scoreless inning streak to 19.2IP, as he gave up one hit over a scoreless 1.1IP…This streak is the longest by any Blue Jays pitcher this season. ANGELS NOTES: Have dropped 11 consecutive road games, the longest streak since dropping 14 straight from April 29-June 8, 1969. TYLER SKAGGS has allowed 4+ ER in each of his last four starts after starting off the season with consecutive scoreless starts…Issued a season-high five walks after giving up zero bases on balls in his first two starts vs. Toronto (14.2IP)…He last walked five batters on May 31, 2014 at Oakland…He two strikeouts are a season-low, which last occurred on July 8, 2014 vs. Toronto…Only has one quality start out of six total starts this season. NICK BUSS hit his 1st Major League home run to right field in the 2nd inning (1-1, 2R)…He played in 1,069 Minor League games up to this point…This also marks the first game in his career recording multiple RBI, as he drove in his first Major League run on August 15, 2016 vs. Seattle. MIKE TROUT recorded his AL-leading 86th walk in his second PA of the game…Stole his 21st base of the season, th placing him in sole possession of 4 most in the AL behind Altuve (26), Nunez (27), and Davis (33). ANDRELTON SIMMONS is batting .423 (11-26) in six career games at Rogers Centre…Over his last 48 games, he is batting .330 (63-191) to raise his AVG from .204 to .277 MIKE MORIN walked his first batter since June 27 vs. Houston, snapping a streak of 9.1IP (38 batters faced). HOME RUNS # Type Field Count Off Inning Score before LAA Buss 1 2R RF 1-1 Dickey 2nd 1-0 TOR Saunders 21 1R RF 3-2 Achter 8th 6-2 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Wednesday, August 24 vs. Los Angeles Angels, 7: 07 pm…RHP Marco Estrada (7-5, 3.20) vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker (7-13, 4.14) Thursday, August 25 vs. Los Angeles Angels, 7:07 pm…LHP J.A. Happ (17-3, 3.05) vs. RHP Jared Weaver (8-11, 5.47) .