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 #21/22, Road #12/13 (4-7), TORONTO BLUE JAYS (6-14) at ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (9-11), Thursday, April 27, 2017 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Thursday, April 27 at St. Louis Cardinals, 1:45 pm…RHP Mat Latos (0-0, 7.20) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (0-3, 4.76) Thursday, April 27 at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:15 pm…RHP Casey Lawrence (0-2, 7.56) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (1-3, 6.27) Friday, April 28 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 7:07 pm…LHP Blake Snell (0-2, 3.38) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (2-2, 3.10) Saturday, April 29 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:07 pm…RHP Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (1-2, 4.58) Sunday, April 30 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:07 pm…RHP Chris Archer (2-1, 3.94) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (0-1, 2.70) 2017 AT A GLANCE ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Record ...................................................................... 6-14, 5th, 8.0 GB Are 3-2 on the trip after winning Wednesday night’s opener at Home Attendance (Total & Average) ......................... 334,216/37,135 STL…Are 4-7 away from Rogers Centre this year…8 of the 11 Sellouts (2017) .................................................................................. 1 games played on the road have been decided by two runs or less 2016 Season Record after 20 Games ........................................ 10-10 (2-6 record)…Are hitting .226 while avg. 4.1 R/G with 11-HR & a .656 OPS on the road this season (.171 with RISP, 13-for-76, 4-HR). 2016 Season Record after 21 Games ........................................ 10-11 2016 Season (Hm. Att.) – After 9 games ............................... 362,047 A LOOK AHEAD: 2016 Season (Hm. Att.) – After 10 games ............................. 386,380 Today, TOR are playing a split-doubleheader for the 1st time since Come From Behind Wins .................................................................. 3 June 2, 2015 at WSH (lost G1 & won G2)…Following today’s Last Shutout by Blue Jays ........................ 3-0, April 19, 2017 vs. BOS doubleheader, TOR will head back home for a quick homestand that Last Shutout by Opponent ........................ 2-0, April 12, 2017 vs. MIL will see them play a 3G series vs. the Rays (11-11)…Following that Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 650-628 series, TOR will then go back on the road for a 7-day, 6-game road Vs. RHS/LHS ......................................................................... 5-10/1-4 trip with 3G at NYY (May 1-3) & 3G a TB (May 5-7). Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first ............................................ 4-6/2-8 GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ........................................... 3-3/1-2 BLUE JAYS vs. NATIONAL LEAGUE: 1-Run Games ................................................................................. 3-7 All-Time: 182-184...All-Time, On Road: 81-103...2017: 1-2 Franchise record ................................................................ 3173-3202 The Jays are 39-24 over the last three seasons (.619%) vs. the Home/Road .............................................................................. 2-7/4-7 NL…Prior to that were 143-160 (.472%)…Last year marked Series Record/Home/Road ...................................... 0-5-1/0-3-0/0-2-1 Toronto’s 7th winning season vs. the NL…In fact, have now recorded Series Openers/Finales ............................................................ 3-4/0-6 a winning record in Interleague play in each of their last four After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .......................................... 3-0/1-3/2-11 seasons (50-33 record)…Have won four of the last six completed After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .......................................... 4-0/2-3/0-11 series in Interleague play, going 15-5 over that stretch while Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 2-3/0-1/2-2 outscoing the opp. 101-66…No team has hit more home runs than 2017 at ROGERS CENTRE the Blue Jays in Interleague play since 2010 with 199 (next closest Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………….0/7 is BAL at 188)...In 19 career starts vs. the NL, Devon Travis is Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………......0/13 batting .351 (26-74) with 8-XBH & a .941 OPS (.400 OBP). W/L, 2017 open/closed/other………………………………...0-0/2-7/0-0 All-time/open/closed/other ........... 1210-1007/660-555/477-405/70-47 MOST HOME RUNS IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY, ALL-TIME TEAMS ACTIVE PLAYERS THE LATEST: TOR 475 Albert Pujols 57 On Wednesday night, TOR won the series opener at STL, 6-5 in 11 CWS 448 Miguel Cabrera 53 innings, improving their record to 6-14…Despite the victory, TOR has BAL 441 Carlos Beltran 45 matched their worst start to a season after 20 games (2nd time, last: TEX 440 Jose Bautista 44 1979)…Have yet to win back to back contests this year – only club in VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: ML to have not done so…Are also the only team in the ML to have The Blue Jays have an all-time record of 8-8 vs. the Cardinals (4-3 on not won a series this season…Prior to this year, the most series TOR the road)…TOR have won six of the last eight meetings...Have had lost to begin a season was four in 1978. played two series in St. Louis, both resulting in sweeps (STL swept THIS & THAT: TOR in 2003 & TOR returned the favour in 2011)…The Jays have Improved their record to 2-3 in extra-inning affairs (2-2 on the now won four straight contests at STL (outscoring them 22-12). road)…It marked their 2nd extra-inning game on the road trip (W, 8-7 Russell Martin has a career OPS of .838 vs. STL in 54 games (20- at LAA on April 21)…Are now 6-12 in those games dating back to last XBH, 8-HR, 24-RBI, .364 OBP)…Is batting .371 (13-35) with 3-XBH season…Improved to 3-7 in one-run decisions after Wednesday over his last 10 contests…Kendrys Morales is a leftime .431 hitter vs. night’s win…Four of the last five & five of the last eight games have STL in 17G…Has recorded a hit in 12 of his last 21 AB. resulted in one-run decisions…The 10 one-run games played by LEADING THE WAY: TOR ranks as the 2nd most in the Majors (LAA-11)…Dating back to On Wednesday, Kevin Pillar went 1-for-5 with a 3B & a BB to extend 2016, TOR has posted just a .429 win % (24-32) in one-run contests. his on-base streak to 13 consecutive games (.327 AVG, 18-55, .373 Among the ML, TOR has the highest % of total runs allowed in the OBP, 9-XBH)...Had an 11-game hit streak come to an end on half inning after they score 42.5% (37/87)…Have allowed at least one Monday night at LAA after going 0-for-3, matched his career high (2nd run in 45% of the half innings after they score (highest in ML). time, last: 2015). A ROUGH START: Pillar leads the club in AVG (.296), hits (24, T-7th in AL), 2B (5), TB TOR currently owns a win % of .300…Toronto’s lowest win% for the (40), XBH (9) & T-1st in HR (3)...Is batting .333 (16-for-48) with 8- month of March/April, all-time, is .318 which happened on two XBH in 11 games out of the leadoff spot this season…Is 4-for-10 occasions (2004: 7-15 & 1979: 7-15)…Currently own the lowest win with 2-2B in the 1st inning of a game this year. % in the Majors – next lowest is KC (.333, 7-14). STRO-SHOW: Since 2013, the Jays own the worst record anong the ML for the On Wednesday night, Marcus Stroman recorded a pinch-hit double to month of March/April at 50-72 (.410), next lowest over that span is lead off the 11th inning…Became the 1st pitcher in club history with a SD at .416% (52-73). st pinch hit & 1 AL pitcher with a PH-2B since Boston’s Gary Peters on KEEPING IT IN: June 19, 1971…The last AL pitcher to record a pinch hit of any kind TOR starters have allowed just 2-HR over their last 59.0 IP (span of was Bruce Chen KC on June 17, 2012 (1B)…Stroman was the 1st AL 10G since April 15)…Represents the fewest HR allowed among the pitcher since Matt Albers (with CWS on June 1, 2016 at NYM) to ML since that point…TOR starters lead the AL with a GB% of 52.8 score the winning run in a game that went into extra innings. over those last 10 contests (OAK 2nd at 51.7%). DID YOU KNOW? FEW & FAR BETWEEN: That in the history of Interleague play, only one other AL pitcher got Toronto’s offense has been limited to four runs or less in 14 of the 20 his first major-league hit as a pinch hitter: Tampa Bay’s Wade Davis games this season…Rank 26th among the ML in R/G at 3.50 (WSH against the Astros on June 26, 2011. leads at 5.86)…TOR went 1-for-13 with RISP in last night’s contest & That Russell Martin became just the the 4th player in club history to are now batting .181 (25-138) with RISP for the season (only KC is start at catcher & third base in any point in the same season (Yan lower at .157)…Hit just .230 (37-161, 13-XBH) after their first 20 Gomes in 2012, Mark Delesandro in 1998-99 & Ed Sprague in 1991- games of 2016 with RISP.