2021 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 @BlueJaysBM TORONTO BLUE JAYS (14-12) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (17-12) LHP Steven Matz (4-1, 4.00) vs. RHP Frankie Montas (2-2, 6.20) Game #27 Road #16 (7-8) May 3, 2021 9:40 pm TV: SNET1 RADIO: SN590 2021 AT A GLANCE THE LATEST: LEFT COAST LIFE: Overall 14-12 The Blue Jays improved to 4-1 in interleague games The Blue Jays are kicking off a 10-game, 11-day road Home 7-4 this year as they completed their all-NL five-game trip...Have gone 7-8 on the road so far...The 15 road Road 7-8 homestand with a 7-2 win over Atlanta yesterday... games trail only DET (16) and LAA (16) for the most Completed their 1st sweep of the season as they took among AL clubs...After this four-game series, will Day 7-3 all three games from the Braves...Scored 26 runs and travel to Houston (15-13) and Atlanta (12-16) for three Night 7-9 hit nine homers in the series, reaching both marks in games each around an off-day on Monday. Current Streak W3 a three-game series for the 7th time in team history Toronto batters have hit .213 in road games so far this Last 5 Games 4-1 (courtesy Stats Perform). season (12th in the AL) while scoring 3.27 runs/game Last 10 Games 7-3 Toronto is now 7-4 after the first 11 games at TD (14th)...Conversely, have scored an AL-high 6.45 R/G April 12-12 Ballpark...Has now won seven of its last nine games at home...The pitching staff has posted an MLB- May 2-0 overall and sits two games over .500 for the first time best 3.03 ERA during away affairs to go with a .227 vs. LHSP 3-2 since April 5 (3-1)...Have a chance at its 1st four-game AVG (6th in the AL) and a 1.19 WHIP (4th). winning streak of the season. vs. RHSP 11-10 MLB, Team Road ERA - 2021 Series Opener 5-4 Rank Team ERA AVG MULTIPLE EXTRAS FROM MARCUS: Series Finale 5-4 1 Toronto Blue Jays 3.03 .227 Marcus Semien hit his 6th home run of the season 2 San Diego Padres 3.05 .218 By Series 4-3-2 yesterday, a two-run shot off Sean Newcomb in the 3 Milwaukee Brewers 3.06 .202 By Home Series 2-1-1 8th inning…Also picked up his 1st double of the year, 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3.13 .194 By Road Series 2-2-1 driving in a pair of runs in the 3rd. 5 Baltimore Orioles 3.18 .226 Rubber Games 3-1 The second baseman finished the game 2-for-4 with a Sweeps/Were Swept 1-0 season-high four RBI…Marked his 7th multi-hit game Scored First 10-5 of the season and his 1st with multiple XBH...Had nine DANNY’S DONUT IS DONE: Opponent Scored First 4-7 multi-hit efforts in 53 games last season. Danny Jansen snapped a franchise-tying 0-for-35 hitless streak (also: Ed Sprague in 1994) with an RBI One-Run Games 4-2 VLAD GRABS HONDA POTM: single in the 2nd inning yesterday…Marked his 1st One or Two-Run Games 6-9 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drew a walk yesterday and has RBI of the season…Also had his 1st multi-hit game of Comeback Wins 5-6 reached base in all but one of the Blue Jays’ 26 games the year, finishing the day 2-for-3 with a walk. Last AB Wins 3-3 this season...Has now reached base an MLB-high Walk-off Wins 2-1 54 times, four more than any other player...The 54 MAKING MORE HOME HISTORY: Extra Innings 2-1 times on base are tied for 4th most all-time by a Blue After calling Exhibition Stadium (1977-1989) and Led After 6 11-1 Jay in the first 26 games of a season (last: Jose Rogers Centre (1989-2019) home for 43 seasons, the Led After 7 10-0 Bautista – 55 in 2014). Blue Jays have started a season south of the border for Led After 8 10-0 Among AL hitters, the 22-year-old currently ranks a second consecutive year, having played their 2020 2nd in OBP (.486, 2nd in MLB), 2nd in walks (22, campaign based out of Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY. Tied After 6 2-3 3rd in MLB), 4th in OPS (1.146, 5th in MLB), 7th in Toronto became 2nd team in Major League history Tied After 7 3-2 AVG (.337, 8th in MLB), T-5th in SLG (.628, T-9th to begin three consecutive seasons in three different Tied After 8 3-1 in MLB), T-6th in home runs (7, T-12th in MLB) and home ballparks, joining the Boston Braves who did so Behind After 6 1-8 T-9th in RBI (20, T-15th in MLB). from 1914-1916 (South End Grounds, Fenway Park, Behind After 7 0-9 Earlier today, Jr. was named Toronto’s Honda Player Braves Field)...Toronto is the 1st team ever to hold Behind After 8 0-10 of the Month for April...Hit .350 (28-for-80) over 24 a home opener in three different cities in three Division Games 7-4 games with four doubles, seven homers, 20 RBI and consecutive seasons (courtesy Stats Perform). vs. Other Divisions 7-8 a 20BB/16K ratio...His .490 OBP for the month of The Jays are in Dunedin for at least the first three vs. AL Teams 10-11 April ranked 6th best by a Blue Jay all-time (last: Jose homestands of the year...The club has a 45-year Bautista - .532 in 2011) while his 20 walks ranked 9th history of baseball in the city, having held Spring vs. NL Teams 4-1 (last: Bautista - 21 in 2016) and his 1.153 OPS also Training in Dunedin since their inaugural 1977 season. Hit 0 HR 3-4 finished 9th (last: Bautista - 1.312 in 2011). Hit 1+ HR 11-8 VS. THE ATHLETICS: All-Time: 201-224 MLB, OBP Leaders - 2021 Hit 2+ HR 9-4 2019: 6-0 Road: 102-112 Rank Player OBP Walks Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 3-9 Road: 3-0 Oakland Coliseum: 100-112 1 Mike Trout .515 16 Scored 4 or More Runs 11-3 The Blue Jays last played the A’s in 2019, sweeping 2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. .486 22 Scored 5 or More Runs 11-2 the season series, 6-0, while outscoring them, 36-13... 3 Bryce Harper .446 17 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 10-4 4 Byron Buxton .444 3 Marked the 3rd season series sweep of 6+ games Allowed 4 or More Runs 3-8 5 Brandon Nimmo .436 12 in team history (6-0 vs. DET in 2002; 6-0 vs. MIN in Allowed 5 or More Runs 3-7 2008)...Conversely, Toronto lost all seven meetings More Hits than Opponent 11-4 with Oakland in 2018 while outscored, 51-18, marking BO’S STATUS QUO: the only time in MLB history teams swept consecutive Fewer Hits than Opponent 1-8 Bo Bichette went 2-for-5 with an RBI yesterday on a seasons from each other (min. 5 GP). Committed No Errors 8-6 single and a double...Tied Guerrero Jr. and Grichuk Marcus Semien is facing his former teammates for Committed 1+ Errors 6-6 for the team lead in multi-hit games this season (9). the first time since signing with the Jays on Jan. 30... AT TD BALLPARK The 23-year-old now has 57 career extra-base hits, Ranks top-20 all-time at the Coliseum in runs (214, tied with Ted Williams for 6th most all-time by a player 16th), hits (366, T-17th), doubles (72, 16th), triples Record: 7-4 Runs H HR in his first 101 career contests...His 230 total bases in (12, T-6th) and walks (157, 19th)...Since he joined the Toronto 71 102 21 that span are 11th most all-time...His 126 hits are the A’s in 2015, is the Coliseum leader in hits, doubles, most in Blue Jays history by a player in his first Opponents 50 93 17 triples and walks while 4th in home runs (43) and 2nd 101 career games (2nd: Alex Rios - 113). BY THE NUMBERS in RBI (203)...Ended his time in Oakland with multiple hits in each of the last five playoff games, setting MLB, HR by Players ≤ 23 - 2021 LEFT THEFT: Randal Grichuk singled twice and scored twice as part the club record for the longest postseason multi-hit Ronald Acuña Jr. (23) 9 streak...Was 11-for-27 over their seven playoff games. Fernando Tatis Jr. (22) 8 of a 2-for-4 day, his 9th multi-hit game of the season… Has gone 13-for-41 (.317) with four home runs and George Springer leads all current Blue Jays with Bo Bichette (23) 7 nine RBI over his last 10 games (.959 OPS)...Singled 101 career games vs. his former division rival...Has Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (22) 7 off another lefty and is now hitting .462 (12-for-26) vs.