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 #36, Home #17 (7-9), SEATTLE MARINERS (17-18) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (14-21), Friday, May 12, 2017 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Friday, May 12 vs. Seattle Mariners, 7:07 pm…RHP Christian Bergman (0-0, 2.45) vs. RHP Joe Biagini (0-1, 2.78) Saturday, May 13 vs. Seattle Mariners, 1:07 pm…TBA vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (3-2, 3.38) Sunday, May 14 vs. Seattle Mariners, 1:07 pm…LHP Ariel Miranda (3-2, 5.20) vs. TBA 2017 AT A GLANCE ON THE HOMEFRONT: Record .................................................................... 14-21, 5th, 9.0 GB Tonight, TOR continues a 9G homestand with the second game of a Home Attendance (Total & Average) ......................... 592,794/37,050 4G series vs. Seattle…Following this series, host the Braves (11-20) Sellouts (2017) .................................................................................. 1 in a 2G series to conclude the homestand…Are 7-9 at Rogers 2016 Season Record after 35 Games ........................................ 18-17 Centre this season, having won five of the last six contests…Are averaging 3.44 R/G (27th in ML & 14th in AL, KC last at 2.82) & have 2016 Season Record after 36 Games ........................................ 18-18 th Come From Behind Wins .................................................................. 8 allowed 4.00 R/G (T-6 in AL)...Toronto’s pitching staff have allowed Last Shutout by Blue Jays ........................ 3-0, April 19, 2017 vs. BOS just 2-HR over their last 54.0 IP at home while holding the opp. to a Last Shutout by Opponent .......................... 6-0, May 9, 2017 vs. CLE .211 AVG (six games)…The Blue Jays have scored 30 runs in their Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 658-635 last seven home games (4.3R/G) after scoring 25 in their first nine (2.8R/G). 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RHS/LHS ....................................................................... 13-15/1-6 Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .......................................... 7-9/7-12 GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ........................................... 5-4/2-3 BLUE JAYS vs. MARINERS: 1-Run Games ................................................................................. 5-7 All-Time: 202-185...All-Time, Rogers Centre: 67-61...2016: 3-3 Franchise record ................................................................ 3181-3209 The Jays won four of the last five games against the Mariners dating Home/Road ............................................................................ 7-9/7-12 back to last season, allowing two runs or fewer in all five…It was the Series Record/Home/Road ...................................... 3-7-1/2-3-0/1-4-1 1st time TOR allowed no more than two runs in five straight games Series Openers/Finales ............................................................ 7-5/3-8 vs. SEA for the 1st time in club history…Prior to those last five After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .......................................... 7-2/3-3/4-16 games, TOR had dropped 11 of the previous 16 contests…TOR has After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 11-1/3-3/0-17 won three of the last five contests at Rogers Centre…Have not won Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 2-4/0-1/2-3 a season series vs. SEA since 2011 (10-10 since that season). Vs. East/Central/West/NL ......................................... 8-14/2-1/3-2/1-4 Steve Pearce has hit safely in seven straight games vs. SEA, batting April/May ................................................................................ 8-17/6-4 .444 (12-27) with 7-XBH (5-HR) over that span…Is a lifetime .302 2017 at ROGERS CENTRE hitter (16-53) vs. the M’s with a 1.035 OPS over 15 games. Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….……………………0/14 Jose Bautista has reached base safely in 40 of his last 41 games vs. Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………......0/18 SEA, hitting safely in 35 of those contests (.315, 45-143, 9-2B, 9- W/L, 2017 open/closed/other………………………………...0-0/7-9/0-0 HR, 23-RBI, .432 OBP, .988 OPS). All-time/open/closed/other. .......... 1214-1009/661-555/481-407/70-47 START ME UP: THE LATEST: After going 2-for-4 in last night’s win over SEA, Ezequiel Carrera has Last night, TOR won the series opener vs. SEA, 7-2, to imrove to 7-5 hit safely in 15 straight games as a starter (.333, 21-for-63, 3B, 2HR, in series openers…Own an 8-4 record over their last 12 contests 5RBI .814 OPS)…Batting .391 vs. right-handers over that time with after a 6-17 start & are now 12-10 since beginning the season at 2- all 5RBI and both HR…All three of his homers this year have come 11…8 of 14 wins have been come-from-behind victories. off righties. Despite the win, TOR is off to it’s worst start to a season after 35 games since 2013 at 13-22 (finished 74-88, 5th in AL East, 23.0 YARD WORK: GB)…Toronto’s .400 win % ranks T-24th in the ML (PIT-.400, MIA- The Blue Jays have hit 16-HR over 10 games this month which .394, KC-.382, SD-.361, ATL-.355, SF-.333)…The offense is ranks T-3rd in the AL (TEX-18, MIN-17, HOU-16)…Of their 38-HR averaging 3.91 R/G which ranks 24th in the ML & 12th in AL (OAK- this season, 19 have come from the 7th inning on. 3.79, LAA-3.70, KC-3.03). MLB, Most Home Runs in 7th Inning or Later – 2017 MAY FLOWERS: Washington Nationals 21 Are 6-4 this month after finishing April with a record of 8-17 (.320) – Philadelphia Phillies 20 2nd worst win % in the Majors (KC-.304)…TOR posted a 17-12 record Toronto Blue Jays 19 for the month of May last season after going 11-14 in April. New York Yankees 19 HIGHEST WIN % IN MAY, 2014-2017 (AL) Texas Rangers 18 HOUSTON .577 (56-41) WHAT A RELIEF: TORONTO .571 (56-42) Last night, Toronto’s bullpen added three more scoreless innings to SEATTLE .558 (53-42) their May totals…The Blue Jay’s bullpen is 1st in the AL in strikeouts TEXAS .557 (54-43) this month and ranks 4th in ERA (2.95), opposition average (.197) and 2nd in innings pitched (39.2)…Overall, the 129.2 IP by the THIS & THAT: th Last night, the Blue Jays homered twice to erase an early deficit for bullpen this season is the most in the AL (4 in ML)…Over the last 7 the 7-2 victory…Of their 14 wins this season, eight have been come- games, the bullpen has posted a 1.88 ERA (6ER/28.2, 1-HR, .167 from-behind victories as the Blue Jays trailed 2-0 after Seattle’s first AVG., .493 OPS). at-bat before getting one back in the home half of the inning, then plated five more in the 5th and another in the 7th…The 5th inning MAKING CONTACT: marked Toronto’s 2nd five-run frame this season (5/7 vs. TB, Devon Travis has not swung and missed at a pitch in his last 14 plate 8th)…Toronto’s 2HR effort gives them 16 in their last 10 games after appearances…Has a hit in three straight games for the first time this hitting just 22HR in their first 25 games. season…Has doubled 7 times in his last 11 games after doubling once in his first 19 games. ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Marco Estrada went 6.0 innings with 8 strikeouts…Was his 3rd 8+K LEONEL’S LINES: performance this year…Has lasted 6+ innings in 7 of his 8 starts, Last night, Leonel Campos returned to the Blue Jays roster and registering 6 quality starts along the way…Had his scoreless inning retired all three batters he faced…In AAA and the MLB this season, streak at Rogers Centre come to an end at 13 on Nelson Cruz’s 1st- he’s combined for 3ER over 14.1IP (1.88 ERA) and an opposition inning home run…The streak is tied for the longest at home to begin average of .146 (6-for-48). a season by a Blue Jays starter with Shaun Marcum (2007). Steve Pearce hit his 4th HR of the season and his first at home…All 4 PATIENCE AT THE PLATE: homers have come in the month of May, which is tied for 3rd in the AL Toronto batters are averaging 4.1 pitches/plate appearance vs. RHP (Yonder Alonso leads with 7). this season, the most in the league. th Justin Smoak hit his 6 HR to move into a tie for the team lead with P/PA: Average versus RHP this year (min. 1 PA) Kendrys Morales…3 of his HR have come from the left side of the Rank Team PPA Pitches / PA plate in 27 PA and 3 have come while batting right in 94 PA. 1 Toronto Blue Jays 4.06 4238 / 1043 2 Minnesota Twins 4.06 3123 / 770 DID YOU KNOW?: 3 Cleveland Indians 4.03 3090 / 766 Only one other former Mariners player had a 3-for-3 (or better) game 4 Boston Red Sox 4.01 4305 / 1073 with a home run against Seattle…Danny Tartaull did so in 1988 when 5 Philadelphia Phillies 4.01 3606 / 899 he played for the Royals, going 4-for-4 with a grand slam against his old team…courtesy Elias. BLUE JAYS GAME NOTES Page 2 STARTING PITCHER JOE BIAGINI, RHP # 31 Born: Redwood City, CA; AGE: 26 W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2017 0-1 2.78 15 1 22.2 17 7 1 3 21 .210 2017 CAREER 2016 4-3 3.06 60 0 67.2 69 23 3 19 62 .259 4.0, 5/7 at TB IP 4.0, 5/7/17 at TB CAREER 4-4 2.99 75 1 90.1 86 30 4 22 83 .248 4, 5/3 at NYY H 4, 4x, last 5/3/17 at NYY PITCH SELECTION (2017): 3, 5/3 at NYY ER 3, 2x, last 5/3/17 at NYY Fourseam Fastball (48.6%, 95.2mph), Cutter (21.5%, 91.5mph), Curve 2, 4/8 at TB BB 2, 3x, last 4/8/17 at TB (16.5%, 80.4mph), Changeup (11.6%, 88.1mph) & Sinker (1.8%,93.7mph) 5, 5/3 at NYY SO 5, 5/3/17 at NYY 1, 4/25 at STL HR 1, 4x, last 4/25/17 at STL TODAY’S START & HIGHLIGHTS: 52, 5/7 at TB PITCHES 52, 5/7/17 at TB -- CG -- Made his fi rst career start at TB on May 7 after 74 relief appearances… SHO Joined Woody Williams on July 2, 1995 vs.