2015 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 #87, Road #43 (18-24), TORONTO BLUE JAYS (44-42) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (37-44), Wednesday, July 8, 2015 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Wednesday, July 8 at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 pm…RHP Drew Hutchison (8-2, 5.23) vs. LHP John Danks (4-8, 4.95)…SNET Thursday, July 9 at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 pm…RHP R.A. Dickey (3-9, 5.02) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (5-4, 4.33)…SNET Friday, July 10 at Kansas City, 8:10 pm…RHP Marco Estrada (6-4, 3.59) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-4, 5.14)…SNET Saturday, July 11 at Kansas City, 2:10 pm…LHP Mark Buehrle (9-5, 3.38) vs. RHP Joe Blanton (2-1, 1.74)…SNET Sunday, July 12 at Kansas City, 2:10 pm…LHP Felix Doubront (1-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (8-4, 3.40)…SNET July 13-16…ALL-STAR BREAK ON THE ROAD AGAIN: 2015 GLANCING at the JAYS rd Record ................................................................ 44-42, T-2nd, 1.5 GB Tonight, TOR continues a 10-game road trip with the 3 of a 4-game Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 1,232,263/28,006 set at Chicago…Are 2-3 on the trip (1-2 at DET & 1-1 at CWS) after winning last night’s contest, 2-1…Following this series, travel to KC 2014 Season (Hm. Att.) - After 44 games ........................... 1,180,372 st 2014 Season (Hm. Att.) – After 45 games .......................... 1,225,460 (48-33) to conclude the 1 half with a 3-game set at Kauffman Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 18 Stadium…Are 18-24 on the road, having lost six of their last 10 Last Shutout by Blue Jays .............. 1-0 (12 inn), June 24, 2015 at TB contests…That stretch followed a season-high 5-game win streak Last Shutout by Opponent ....................... 4-0, June 27, 2015 vs. TEX from June 2-14…In fact, are looking to win consecutive games on April ‘15/‘14/‘13 .......................................................11-12 /12-15/10-17 the road since that 5-game win streak…The Jays have scored 6+ runs in all but four of their 18 victories on the road this year…Last May ‘15/‘14/‘13 ......................................................... 12-17/21-9/13-15 nd June ‘15/‘14/‘13 .......................................................... 18-9/12-15/17-9 night’s win was just their 2 victory on the road when scoring less than five runs. July ‘15/‘14/‘13 ........................................................... 3-4/15-11/10-16 Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 506-514 BLUE JAYS vs. WHITE SOX: 2014 - After 86 games ................................................................ 47-39 All-Time: 199-180…All-Time, U.S. Cellular: 47-56…2015: 3-2 2014 - After 87 games ................................................................ 47-40 The Jays won their previous series, 2-1 at Rogers Centre (May 25- Vs. RHS/LHS ..................................................................... 32-34/12-8 27)…It snapped a string of seven straight series without a win, had Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 31-14/13-27 not won a series since 2012…Overall, TOR has won just nine of GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ........................................... 8-8/4-2 their last 22 meetings…Have lost the last three completed season 1-Run Games ............................................................................. 10-16 series since 2012, going 12-17 (including this year)...In Chicago, the Franchise record ................................................................ 3029-3088 Jays have dropped eight of their last 12 contests…Are looking to Home/Road ...................................................................... 26-18/18-24 win back to back games at U.S. Cellular Field for the 1st time Series Record/Home/Road .................................. 13-12-2/8-5-1/5-7-1 since 2011-2012 (3-games). Series Openers/Finales .................................................... 16-12/14-12 Josh Donaldson has homered in five straight games vs. Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL .............................. 21-20/7-8/8-9/8-5 CWS…Over that 5-game span is batting .588 (10-17) with 1-2B, 6- After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 37-4/3-5/4-33 HR & 9-RBI…Josh is one of three players in the Majors to hit 6- After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 38-0/3-3/3-39 HR vs. any one team this season…Is batting .442 (19-43) with 8- Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 3-2/1-1/2-1 HR, 16-RBI over his last 11 games dating back to last year…In 19 2015 at ROGERS CENTRE career games is batting .343 (24-70) with a 1.164 OPS. Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….………………….35/29 Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...18/27 STAR GAZING: W/L, 2015 open/closed/other……………………………15-6/11-12/0-0 The Toronto Blue Jays will have 3B Josh Donaldson, OF Jose All-time/open/closed/other ............. 1135-954/610-533/461-376/64-45 Bautista & C Russell Martin representing them in the upcoming th THE LATEST: 86 All-Star Classic held in Cincinnati on July 14…Donaldson was the MLB leading vote-getter setting an all-time record after Last night, TOR won game #2 of their series at Chicago, 2-1 to nd improve to 44-42 (T-2nd in AL East)…Are higher than 3rd place in their accumulating 14,090,188 votes…Became the 2 AL-3B to earn st st consecutive fan-elected starts with different teams, joining Wade division for the 1 time since April 23 (T-1 , 9-7)…Despite the st th victory, have dropped seven of their last 11 contests, averaging 4.27 Boggs (’92-BOS, ’93-NYY)…Is the 1 TOR-3B & 4 TOR-INF to R/G while the opposition owns a .291 AVG over that stretch…Have win a fan election, joining Roberto Alomar (1991-94), John Olerud also lost 10 of their last 17 games since June 20, despite outscoring (1993) & Carlos Delgado (2003). For Bautista, it marks his 6th straight/overall All-Star selections the opposition 83-82 & out-homering them 29-16…Have homered in st th 13 of their last 16 contests (29 total which leads the ML). (2010-2015), 1 time being chosen by the players…For the 5 Improved their record to 10-16 (3-8 on the road) in one-run decisions straight year he has been selected as a starter, only Jay to this season…Have won back to back one-run decisions on the accomplish that feat…The six All-Star appearances also represent the most by any Blue Jay (Roberto Alomar-5, Joe Carter-5). road (June 24 at TB, W 1-0 in 12 inn.)…That game at TB & last night th are the only times TOR has won a game this year when scoring two For Martin it becomes his 4 nomination (2007-2008, 2011) after being selected by the coaches…It’s the 2nd time he has gone in as a runs or less…Have scored two runs or less in back to back st games for just the 3rd time this year & 1st since April 25-26. starter (2007) while becoming the 1 TOR-C to be chosen as an all- star & 3rd TOR-C overall (John Buck-2010, Ernie Whitt-1985). BEST WINNING % SINCE MAY 24, MLB PITTSBURGH .707 29-12 ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT: ST. LOUIS .659 27-14 st Felix Doubront earned the victory in his 1 start as a Jay after TORONTO .610 25-16 nd tossing 6.2 IP (1-ER, 6K)…Is the 2 TOR pitcher this season to win OAKLAND .585 24-17 st in their 1 start as a Blue Jay (Scott Copeland on June 10 vs. th RUNNING AWAY WITH IT: MIA)…Roberto Osuna collected his 4 save of the year…Has not Have scored a ML leading 464 runs, 76 more runs than HOU who allowed a run in any of those 4-SV (5.2 IP, 3H, BB, 8K). are 2nd (388)…Are averaging 5.40 runs/game while NYY are the next Chris Colabello went 1-for-3 & has now hit safely in 35 of his last closest at 4.60...That is 0.80 R/G more than NYY who rank 38 games with an AB (.326, 47-144, 7-2B, 7-HR, 25-RBI)…Edwin 2nd...Have the 2nd best run differential in the ML at +85 Encarnacion went 2-for-4 & has now reached base safely in 17 of (STL+92)…Have recorded 33, 4+ run innings, 17, 5+ run innings & 9, his last 18 contests (.364 OBP/.856 OPS). 6+ run innings this season…TOR has had 15, 10+ run games this year…That is the most by TOR since the 2004 campaign (15). THE HOT CORNER: Largest Diff in R/G between MLB 1st & 2nd Place Team – Since 1950 Josh Donaldson has now homered in back to back games for the 2nd time this year (last: 4 straight, May 25-29)…Last night, hit his Year Leader R/G 2nd Place R/G Diff st th 1953 Dodgers 6.16 Yankees 5.30 +0.86 club-leading 21 HR of the campaign - T-4 in the AL (Pujols-26, J.D. Martinez-24, Trout-22)…19 of those 21-HR have come as a 2015 Blue Jays 5.40 Yankees 4.60 +0.80 rd 1950 Red Sox 6.67 Yankees 5.90 +0.77 3B (T-3 most by any 3B in ML – Frazier-25, Arenado-24)…The 19-HR as a 3B is the most by any TOR-3B in a season since 1976 Reds 5.29 Phillies 4.75 +0.54 rd 1955 Dodgers 5.56 Tigers 5.03 +0.53 Encarnacion had 20-HR in 2010…Is T-3 most HR by a TOR-3B prior to the break (Tony Batista-24 in 2000, Kelly Gruber-20 in MOST RUNS/GAME PRIOR TO ALL-STAR BREAK, CLUB HISTORY 1990, Ed Sprague-19 in 1996)…No 3B in the ML has hit more HR nd Year Games Runs Runs/Game than Josh (70) since 2013 (Todd Frazier is 2 at 66).