2016 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 Communications Department CLEVELAND INDIANS (100-68, Regular+Postseason) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (94-76, Regular+Postseason) 2016 POSTSEASON OVERALL (TORONTO), Game #9 (5-3), Home #5 (3-1) LCS, Game #5, Home #3 (1-1), CLEVELAND INDIANS (3-1) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (1-3), Wednesday, October 19, 2016 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) GM 5, Wednesday, Oct. 19 vs. Cleveland Indians, 4:08 pm…LHP Ryan Merritt (--) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (1-1, 1.65)…TBS If necessary…Thursday, October 20…Workout Day in Cleveland GM 6 (if necessary), Friday, October 21 at Cleveland Indians, 8:08 pm…LHP JA Happ (1-1, 2.70) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (2-0, 2.53)…TBS 2016 AT A GLANCE (REGULAR SEASON) BLUE JAYS vs. INDIANS: Record ............................................................... 89-73, T-2nd, 4.0 GB 2016 Reg/Post Season Record: 4-7 (3-3 at home/1-4 on road) Pre All-Star/Post All-Star .................................................. 51-40/38-33 TOR snapped a 4-game losing skid vs. CLE after yesterday’s Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 644-614 win…Had lost the previous four scoring a combined five runs over Vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................... 65-53/24-20 that span…In fact, CLE have scored just 12 runs over these last GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ....................................... 10-20/6-8 5G…That 4G losing skid was Toronto’s longest vs. CLE since 2010. 1-Run Games ............................................................................. 21-25 7 of their 11 games this year have been decided by two runs or less Home/Road ...................................................................... 46-35/43-38 including six of the last seven (TOR 1-5 record). April/May/June/July/Aug/Sep-Oct…11-14/17-12/15-12/16-8/17-11/13-16 Josh Donaldson is batting .333 (20-60) with 9-XBH & 14-RBI over his After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .................................... 69-9/14-9/6-55 last 16 games dating back to last season…Has a hit in seven straight After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 79-4/9-6/1-63 (.480, 12-25) & in 11 of his last 12 contests (.391, 18-46)…In 9G this Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 4-9/3-3/1-6 year, Troy Tulowitzki is batting .306 (11-for-36, 2-HR, 6-RBI). 2016 at ROGERS CENTRE TOR vs. Ryan Merritt (career: Reg.+Post): NA Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 3,392,099/41,878 CLE vs. Marco Estrada (career: Reg.+Post): Chisenhall, 3-8, Sellouts (2016) ................................................................................ 39 K…Crisp, 2-4, 2B, HR, K…Davis, 2-3, 3B, HR…Gimenez, 0-2, Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………72/35 K…Gomes, 1-3, HR, K…Guyer, 1-4…Kipnis, 0-8, BB, 4K…Lindor, 2- Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...62/34 7, HR, K…Martinez, 0-0, BB…Napoli, 1-7, 3BB, 3K…Naquin, 1-5, W/L, 2016 open/closed/other…………………………..34-16/11-18/1-1 2K…Perez, 0-3, K…Ramirez, 1-8, 2K…Santana, 4-9, HR All-time/open/closed/other ........... 1208-1000/660-555/475-398/70-47 START ME UP: nd THE LATEST: Yesterday, Aaron Sanchez became the 2 pitcher in TOR playoff Yesterday, TOR held off elimination by defeating CLE in GM 4 of the history with a start of at least 6.0 IP with 2 or fewer hits (Dave Stieb, LCS by a score of 5-1…The five runs scored by TOR were their most GM 4 of '85 ALCS vs. KC)…At 24 years, 109 days old, Aaron since GM 3 vs. TEX (W, 7-6)…Had scored a combined total of three became the youngest TOR pitcher to win an ALCS game, surpassing runs in their previous three games of this series vs. CLE…When Josh Marcus Stroman, who was 24 years, 171 days old when he won GM Donaldson hit a HR to break a 0-0 tie in the 3rd inning, it gave TOR 3 of the 2015 ALCS vs. the Royals…Sanchez is the youngest pitcher it’s first lead of the series (span of 30 innings)…Are the 1st team since to win an ALCS game since Drew Smyly of the Tigers won Game 1 of the 2012 ALCS vs. the Yankees at the age of 23 years, 122 days. the 2004 Red Sox to force a game 5 (vs. NYY) when trailing a series 0-3…Are facing elimination for the 3rd time this postseason…In fact, PITCHING IN: TOR have now won six of their last seven elimination games dating Toronto’s pitching staff have posted a 2.47 ERA over 10 games in back to last season…The win also snapped a 3-game losing skid October while holding the opposition to a .167 AVG & a own a 0.87 which had been their longest in the playoffs since 1991-92 (4G)…It WHIP…Over those 10G in October, the starting rotation has a .185 also snapped a string of four straight LCS losses which had been opp. AVG & a 45.3 GB% over that span…Have allowed 2-ER or less their longest since a 5G losing skid from 1985-89. in eight of those 10 contests…The bullpen has a 2.01 ERA YOU NEVER KNOW: (7ER/31.1) while allowing just 1-HR over that span…In fact, the The Blue Jays are the 7th team in postseason history to force a bullpen hasn’t surrendered a HR over their last 29.1 IP…Have gone 23.2 IP in this postseason without allowing a HR. game 5 when being down 0-3 in a series. 1910 WS Cubs vs. A’s Lost in 5 TRIPLE THREAT: 1937 WS Giants vs. Yankees Lost in 5 Ezequiel Carrera became the 1st player to triple in consecutive 1970 WS Reds vs. Orioles Lost in 5 Postseason games since Kazuo Matsui (COL) in GM 2 & 3 of the ‘07 1998 NLCS Braves vs. Padres Lost in 6 NLDS vs. PHI…The last player to triple in consecutive LCS games 1999 NLCS Mets vs. Braves Lost in 6 was Scott Spezio (STL) in GM 2 & 3 of the ‘06 NLCS vs. NYM…Is 2004 ALCS Red Sox vs. Yankees Won ALCS the 2nd player in Blue Jays history with a triple in back-to-back playoff 2016 ALCS Blue Jays vs. Indians -- games, joining Devon White (Gm 3 & 4, 1993 WS). Carrera is batting .333 (10-for-30) with 2-3B, 1-HR & 3-RBI in his JUST THE FACTS: eight playoff games…In fact, over his last 19G is batting .349 (22-63) Improved to 16-23 all-time in LCS games (9-12 at home & 7-11 on with a .890 OPS. the road) & are 2-4 in LCS series overall…Have won six of their last 10 LCS games at Rogers Centre…In GM 5 of LCS’ series, the Jays HITTING HIS STRIDE: own a record of 2-4 (2-2 at home)…Yesterday, marked the 1st time Josh Donaldson has now hit safely in seven if his eight games this TOR had won a game 4 of an LCS series at home (1-4). postseason, posting a batting AVG of .438 (14-32) with 6-2B & 1- HR…Has hit safely in 15 of his 19 games in the postseason with DID YOU KNOW? TOR dating back to last season…Over that stretch is batting .329 That TOR have averaged 1.80 R/G in their last 10 playoff (24-73, 9-2B, 4-HR, 13-RBI) with a 1.026 OPS…Among all players losses…However, have won 21 straight playoff games when scoring since that time, Josh ranks T-1st in XBH (13), 2nd in 2B (9), T-2nd in 5+ runs & have lost 13 straight when scoring fewer than five runs. hits (24), 3rd in OPS (1.026), SLG (.616), OBP (.410). st That rookie pitchers making their 1 start against the Blue Jays this The HR by Donaldson was his 7th XBH of the postseason which season own a record of 6-7 with a 4.62 ERA & a 1.33 WHIP (19-GS). rd leads all players…Is also T-3 most in a single playoff by a TOR IN THE SHOW: player (Paul Molitor-10 in '93 & Devon White-9 in '93)…His 13-XBH in st Toronto is playing in it’s 7th postseason (1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, the postseason as a Blue Jay is T-1 all-time with Devon White. 1993, 2015 & 2016)…It marks the 2nd time in team history to appear MOST HOME RUNS BY A BLUE JAY IN THE POSTSEASON in consecutive ALCS series (last: 1992-1993)…Own an all-time Jose Bautista 6 HR 70-AB 11.67 HR/AB postseason record of 31-29 (16-16 at home & 15-13 on the road). Joe Carter 6 HR 119-AB 19.83 HR/AB POST-SEASON EXPERIENCE Edwin Encarnacion 4 HR 71-AB 17.75 HR/AB 2016 89-73 1st Wild-Card Josh Donaldson 4 HR 73-AB 18.25 HR/AB 2015 93-69 Won Division (lost in ALCS vs. KC) BASH BROTHERS: 1993 95-67 Won Division (won World Series vs. PHI) In 19 career playoff games, Jose Bautista has hit 6-HR with 16-RBI 1992 96-66 Won Division (won World Series vs. ATL) including a .886 OPS…Dating back to 2015, his 6-HR are 2nd most by 1991 91-71 Won Division (lost in ALCS vs.