2013 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 www.bluejays.com Game #125 & 126, Road #62 & 63 (26-35), TORONTO BLUE JAYS (57-67) at NEW YORK YANKEES (64-59), Tuesday, August 20, 2013 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Tuesday, August 20 at New York Yankees, GM #1, 1:05 pm…RHP Esmil Rogers (3-7, 4.91) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (6-4, 2.99)…SNET Tuesday, August 20 at New York Yankees, GM #2, 7:05 pm…LHP Mark Buehrle (9-7, 4.29) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (4-12, 4.97)…SNET Wednesday, August 21 at New York Yankees, 7:05 pm…RHP R.A. Dickey (9-11, 4.49) vs. TBA…SNET Thursday, August 22 at New York Yankees, 1:05 pm…LHP J.A. Happ (3-2, 4.93) vs. TBA…SNET ON THE ROAD AGAIN: 2013 GLANCING at the JAYS th Tonight, TOR continues a 10-game road trip with a day-night 2013 Record ......................................................... 57-67, 5 , 15.5 GB doubleheader at Yankee Stadium (1:05, 7:05)…Are 1-2 on the trip 2013 Home Attendance (Total & Average) ........... 2,036,050 / 32,318 after losing Sunday’s series finale at TB…Conclude the trip with a 3- 2012 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 63/64 dates ......... 1,741,802/1,762,280 game series at Houston. Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 25 Are 26-35 on the road this season…Have now dropped two of their Last Shutout by Blue Jays .................................. 5-0, July 25 vs. HOU last three series, going 4-6 over that span. Last Shutout by Opponent ...................................... 3-0, July 9 at CLE CURRENT ROADTRIP (1-2) April ‘13/‘12/‘11 ....................................................... 10-17/12-11/13-14 AVG/RISP: .257/.148 (4-27) ERA: 3.04 Fielding%: .991 May ‘13/‘12/‘11 ....................................................... 13-15/15-13/15-13 Runs: 11 (3.7 R/G) Runs: 9 (3.0/G) Errors: 1 June ‘13/’12/’11 ....................................................... 17-9/13-14/12-15 HR: 4 SO/BB: 22/7 TC: 110 July ‘13/’12/’11 ...................................................... 10-16/11-14/15-11 SB/CS: 3-for-3 HR: 3 OF Assists: 0 August ‘13/’12/’11 ...................................................... 7-10/9-19/13-15 OBP: .296 SV: 0-for-0 DP: 2 Pre-All Star ‘13/’12/’11 ........................................... 45-49/43-43/45-47 Post-All Star ‘13/’12’11 ........................................... 12-18/30-46/36-34 SLG: .413 AVG: .235 CCS: 1-for-3 Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 362-372 BLUE JAYS vs. YANKEES Under DeMarlo Hale (filled in on 6/10 at CWS) ............................. 0-1 All-Time: 230-297 2012 - After 125/126 games ............................................. 56-69/56-70 At Yankee Stadium: 11-31 Vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................... 42-50/15-17 2013: 1-8 (1-2 at home & 0-6 on the road) Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 41-21/16-46 The Jays have lost six straight contests (all on the road) after being GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ....................................... 16-14/6-7 swept in consecutive series…It is their longest losing streak vs. NYY 1-Run/2-Run Games ........................................................ 15-21/11-13 since Sept. 4, 2003-July 27, 2004…Have not lost more than six in a Franchise record ................................................................ 2885-2946 row since a 7-game losing skid from April 23-Aug. 2, 1999. Home/Road ...................................................................... 31-32/26-35 Have lost nine straight contests at Yankee Stadium dating back to Series Record/Home/Road ................................ 13-20-6/8-9-3/5-11-3 last season…Matches the club record for most consecutive losses in Series Openers/Finales .................................................... 17-23/20-19 NY (2nd time, last: June 21, 1979-Sept. 17, 1980)…Dating back to Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL ...................... 21-33/11-14/16-12/9-8 2011, the Jays have dropped 18 of their last 20 games at Yankee After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 42-2/9-12/6-53 Stadium. After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 44-1/9-11/4-55 Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 7-8/3-5/4-3 ROSTER MOVES: 2013 at ROGERS CENTRE Yesterday, the Blue Jays reinstated SS Munenori Kawasaki from Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………35/43 the paternity list…To make room on the roster, RHP Thad Weber Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...46/58 was optioned to Buffalo (AAA), however, has been recalled as the W/L, 2013 open/closed/other…………………………..19-17/11-15/1-0 26th man for today’s doubleheader. All-time/open/closed/other…………1056-892/563-502/429-346/63-44 VS. AL EAST: Today, TOR will play the 7th & 8th game of 10 straight vs. the AL East THE LATEST: (2-1 vs. BOS, 1-2 at TB & 4G at NYY), having gone 3-3 over that On Sunday, the Blue Jays lost their series finale vs. the Rays on a span thus far…Are 21-33 vs. the East (12-13 at home & 9-20 on the th walk-off HR by J. Lobaton in the 10 inning as TOR lost, 2-1…It road)…Have dropped seven of their last 10 contests vs. the East. th marked the 7 time this season that TOR lost a game in walk-off fashion & fell to 16-14 in games decided in the final at bat…Slipped YARD WORK: On Sunday at TB, Edwin Encarnacion hit his club leading 31st HR of to 7-8 in extra-inning affairs (4-3 on the road) after their loss at rd Tropicana Field…It was their 3rd extra-inning contest played over the the season…The 31-HR ranks T-3 in the Majors (Chris Davis leads with 45)…Edwin has now hit 73-HR since the beginning of last last six games (1-2 in those affairs)…Had won five straight one-run rd decisions prior to them losing their last two such contests…Overall, season in 272 games (3 most in Majors, Miguel Cabrera leads with are 15-21 in one-run decisions (6-12) & are 26-34 when the game is 84-HR in 277 contests). Edwin ranks 3rd in the Majors with 20-HR on the road this season decided by two runs or less (11-18 on the road). nd In his 7th start this season, Todd Redmond worked 6.0 solid innings, (Miguel Cabrera leads with 25)…Since 2012, Encarnacion ranks 2 in the Majors with 39-HR on the road (Cabrera leads with 41). allowing just 1-ER…Over his last four starts has posted an ERA of 2.14 (5ER/21.0) while striking out 24 batters & issuing just 5-BB. HEATING UP: On Sunday, Brett Lawrie went 1-for-4 & he has now recorded a hit WHERE WE STAND in 19 of his last 20 games dating back to July 29, batting .400 (30-75) Boston 74-53 (.583) - with 9-XBH, 10-RBI over that span…Has a hit in eight straight Tampa Bay 71-52 (.577) 1.0 GB contests (.438, 14-32) including a multi-hit game in five of those Baltimore 67-57 (.540) 5.5 GB affairs…Posted a career-high 11-game hit streak, longest by any Jay New York 64-59 (.520) 8.0 GB this season, from July 29-Aug. 9 in which he hit .400 (16-40). Toronto 57-67 (.460) 15.5 GB Was batting .199 (32-161) on July 22 & since that point has raised his AVG by 0.63 points over a 26 game span by hitting .368 (35-95). JUST THE FACTS: SINCE THE BREAK: Have dropped six of their last 10 contests…Are batting just .192 (15- Brett Lawrie is batting .339 (37-109) with 8-2B, 1-3B, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 78) with RISP over that stretch…Have not hit a HR with a runner in .392 OBP, .541 SLG & a .933 OPS in 30 games since the all-star scoring position since July 27 vs. HOU…Have belted 4-HR over their break…Has reached base safely in 27 of his last 30 games & has last two games, this after hitting just 1-HR over a 6-game span from recorded a hit in 24 of those contests. Aug. 11-16. In 17 games in August, is batting .415 (27-for-65) with 6-2B, 1-3B, 1- HR, 8-RBI, 2-BB, 4-SB & 1.026 OPS (.441 OBP/.585 SLG)…Has “STARTING” TO TURN IT AROUND: nd recorded a hit in all but one contest & has nine multi-hit Toronto’s starting staff currently owns the 2 highest ERA in the games…Brett currently leads the American League in hits & batting Majors at 5.01…However, over their last nine outings have posted an average in the month of August…Also ranks 5th in OPS (1.026), T- ERA of 2.57 (16-ER/56.0)…Have allowed 3-ER or fewer in all but 5th in 2B (6), 6th in OBP (.441) & 7th in SLG (.585). one of those contests…In fact, TOR starters have allowed 1-ER or fewer in five of the last seven starts. WALK THIS WAY: Jose Bautista & Edwin Encarnacion have combined to draw 133 walks this season…Jose ranks 3rd in the AL (68-BB) while Edwin MILESTONES th th ranks T-4 in the AL (65-BB)…In fact, since the all-star break, TOR Rajai Davis 10-SB to tie Devon White for 6 on club list nd Casey Janssen 5-SV to tie Kelvim Escobar for 5th on club list ranks 2 in the AL with 112-BB (LAA leads with 117)…TOR has E.