2014 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 http://www.bluejaysmedia.com Game #161, Home #80 (45-34), BALTIMORE ORIOLES (95-65) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (82-78), Saturday, September 27, 2014 Sunday, September 28 vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:07 pm…RHP Miguel Gonzalez (9-9, 3.33) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (14-12, 3.78)…SNET 2014 GLANCING at the JAYS ON THE HOMEFRONT: Record .................................................................. 82-78, 3rd, 13.0 GB TOR concludes the 2014 season with their final series, a 3-game set Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 2,291,628/29,008 vs. BAL…Are 4-1 on the homestand (outscoring opponent, 34-15) 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 79 games ............................. 2,458,779 after winning last night’s game…Are 45-34 at Rogers Centre this 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 80 games ............................. 2,492,011 season, having won five of seven & 11 of the last 15 contests, outscoring the opposition 87-39 (+48) over that span…Are looking to Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 30 st Last Shutout by Blue Jays ................................. 1-0, Sept. 24 vs. SEA move 12 games above .500 at home for the 1 time since Sept. 29, 2010 (45-33)…Have not won more than 45 games since 2008 (47). Last Shutout by Opponent .................................. 1-0, Sept. 12 vs. TB March/April ‘14/‘13/‘12 ............................................ 12-15/10-17/12-11 BLUE JAYS vs. ORIOLES May ‘14/’13/’12 ......................................................... 21-9/13-15/15-13 All-Time: 298-262…All-Time, Rogers Centre: 123-78 June ‘14/’13/’12 ........................................................ 12-15/17-9/13-14 2014 Record (Home/Road): 7-10 (3-4 at home & 4-6 on the road) July ‘14/’13/’12 ....................................................... 15-11/10-16/11-14 Snapped a 4-game losing streak with last night’s 4-2 win…Overall, August ‘14/’13/’12 ....................................................... 9-17/12-17/9-19 TOR has lost nine of their last 13 & 12 of their last 19 meetings September/October ‘14/’13/’12 .............................. 13-11/12-14/13-18 dating back to last season…Have lost three straight season series Pre-All Star ‘14/’13/’12 ........................................... 50-47/45-49/43-43 vs. BAL for the 1st time since 1994-1996…Have posted a record of Post-All Star ‘14/’13/’12 .......................................... 33-31/29-39/30-46 23-31 vs. BAL since the start of 2012 (14-12 at home)…TOR has Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 461-471 lost six of their last 10 meetings at Rogers Centre…Are looking to 2013 - After 160 games .............................................................. 73-87 avoid losing their 1st season series at home since 2005. 2013 - After 161 games .............................................................. 74-87 Vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................... 63-59/19-19 VS. THE EAST: Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 57-34/25-44 TOR owns a record of 38-36 vs. the AL East…Are looking for the 1st GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ....................................... 15-13/7-4 season series victory vs. the East since 2010 (39-33)…Jose 1-Run/2-Run Games ........................................................ 15-19/16-18 Bautista leads all players in HR (19), BB (50) & TOB (131)…Had Franchise record ................................................................ 2984-3044 his streak of reaching base safely in 21 straight snapped last night. Home/Road ...................................................................... 45-34/37-44 FOLLOW THE LEADER: Series Record/Home/Road ............................ 21-25-4/13-11-1/8-14-3 Jose Bautista has reached base safely in a ML best 139 of his 152 Series Openers/Finales .................................................... 26-26/26-25 starts & in 57 of his 62 games since the break…Last night, had his Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL .................... 38-36/16-16/15-19/13-7 streak of reaching base safely in 28 games snapped…In 29 games After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 66-6/12-5/4-67 st since Aug. 25 is batting .307 with 11-HR (1 in ML), 26-RBI, 21-BB, After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 70-3/10-6/2-69 st .440 OBP & a 1.103 OPS (1 in ML)…Among AL this season, ranks Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 5-8/3-5/2-3 st nd th 1 in times on base (270), 2 in OBP (.407), BB (104), 4 in OPS 2014 at ROGERS CENTRE th th th (.937), T-4 in HR (35), 5 in SLG (.530) & T-7 in RBI (103). Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………48/49 Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...48/38 KING OF THE YARD: W/L, 2014 open/closed/other…………………………..25-18/19-15/1-1 Jose Bautista leads the Majors with 187-HR since 2010…Is just All-time/open/closed/other…………1108-936/594-526/450-365/64-45 the 2nd player in club history to have at least three seasons of 35+HR nd (Carlos Delgado-5x)…Teammate, Edwin Encarnacion ranks 2 in THE LATEST: the ML with 13.79 HR/AB…Has recorded 3 straight 30+HR seasons Last night, TOR won the series opener vs. BAL, 4-2…Evened their (2012-2014) & is T-2nd in the ML with 112-HR over that span (M. record to 26-26 in series openers this year…Have held their Cabrera-113)…Is the 4th player in club history to have 3 straight opposition to three runs or less in six of their last nine 30+HR seasons, joining Carlos Delgado (8 straight), Fred McGriff th contests…Won for the 25 time when the opponent strikes first (25- (3 straight), & Joe Carter (3 straight). 44) & recorded their 30th come from behind victory…With last night’s st ALL-TIME HOME RUNS AS A BLUE JAY win, it secured Toronto’s 1 winning season since 2010 (85-77). *Jose Bautista is just one of 5 Blue Jay players with 200-HR, all time THIS & THAT: 1. Carlos Delgado 336-HR 1423 games 1993-2004 (12) Have won five of their last seven contests, outscoring the opponent 2. Vernon Wells 223-HR 1393 games 1999-2010 (12) by a score of 42-23 over those last seven games…The 3-1 series 3. Jose Bautista 203-HR 807 games 2008-2014 (7) win over Seattle, was Toronto’s 1st series victory since Sept. 8-10 Joe Carter 203-HR 1039 games 1991-1997 (7) vs. CHC (3G sweep) which snapped a streak of three consecutive LOOKING FORWARD TO IT: series losses (1-2 vs. TB, 0-3 at BAL & 1-3 at NYY)…Are looking to nd Jose Bautista is looking to become the 2 player in club history to win back to back series for the 1st time since Aug. 29-Sept. 4 (2-1 post at least 25-2B, 35-HR, 100-R, 100-RBI, 100-BB, .400 OBP & vs. NYY & 3-0 at TB)…Began September with a 7-2 record & have more BB than SO (Carlos Delgado - 2000)…The last player in the gone 5-10 since that point…In fact, began the 2nd half of the season Majors to accomplish this was Albert Pujols with STL in 2010. with an 11-3 record & have gone 22-28 since then. Edwin Encarnacion is looking to join Delgado (1998-2001, 2003) & START ME UP: Bautista (2010-2011, 2014) as the only Jays in club history to have It marks the 1st time in club history that TOR has had five starters 3+ seasons of 35+HR…Edwin is also trying to become the 1st player with 10 or more wins in the same season…Have 62 wins which in the ML since Albert Pujols (2008-2011) to have 35+HR in 3 represents the most since 2010 (63-51)…It marks the 1st time since straight seasons…Is 2-RBI away from becoming the 3rd Blue Jay to 1996-1998 that TOR has had multiple pitchers with at least 200 IP in post 3 or more straight seasons with 100 or more RBI (Carlos back-to-back seasons (R.A. Dickey/Mark Buehrle in 2013/14). Delgado-6 from 1998-2003 & Joe Carter-4 from 1991-1994). Have allowed 2-ER or less in seven straight contests, posting an FINISHING STRONG: ERA of 2.68 (12ER/40.1, 3HR, 10BB/43K)…Rank 3rd in the AL for Edwin Encarnacion has hit safely in 17 of his last 21 games since the month of September with a 1.08 WHIP (OAK leads at 1.03). Sept. 5 (.333, 5-HR, 17-RBI & .955 OPS)…Has recorded 11-RBI SOME TOUGH RELIEF: over his last eight games & ranks 2nd in the AL with 21-RBI this Brett Cecil is riding an 18.2 scoreless innings streak which is the 3rd month (Pujols-22)…Among the AL this year, ranks 5th in OPS (.912) longest active in the ML (Wainwright 21.0)…Has recorded a SO & 7th in HR (34) despite missing 33 games due to injury…Adam Lind in nine straight outings (13K/8.1) & in 13 of his last 14 games is batting .340 (36-106) with a .877 OPS in 33 games since Aug. (21K/12.1)…Aaron Sanchez has gone 12.1 straight IP without 13…Is batting .050 points higher than his career AVG (.324 in 2014 - allowing an ER & has allowed just 1-ER in his last 22.0 IP. .274 career)…Has finished only one season with a .300 AVG which occurred in 2009 (.305 in 151 games). ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Drew Hutchison won his 11th game of the year & improved to 4-1 TRIPLE THREAT: with a 2.53 ERA in 6-GS vs.