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 #73, Road #36 (21-14), TORONTO BLUE JAYS (41-31) at NEW YORK YANKEES (36-33), Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Wednesday, June 18 at New York Yankees, 7:05 pm…LHP Mark Buehrle (10-3, 2.28) vs. RHP Chase Whitley (2-0, 2.41)…SNET Thursday, June 19 at New York Yankees, 7:05 pm…RHP Drew Hutchison (5-4, 3.62) vs. RHP David Phelps (2-4, 4.32)…SNET Friday, June 20 at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 pm…RHP R.A. Dickey (6-5, 4.08) vs. RHP Mat Latos (0-0, 0.00)…SNET Saturday, June 21 at Cincinnati Reds, 4:10 pm…LHP J.A. Happ (6-3, 4.05) vs. RHP Mike Leake (4-6, 3.80)…SNET Sunday, June 22 at Cincinnati Reds, 1:10 pm…RHP Marcus Stroman (3-2, 5.14) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (6-5, 1.92)…SNET ON THE ROAD AGAIN: 2014 GLANCING at the JAYS nd st Tonight, TOR continues a 10-game road trip with the 2 of a 3-game Record ..................................................................... 41-31, 1 , 3.5 GA series at NYY…Are 2-3 on the trip (2-2 at BAL, 0-1 at NYY) after Home Attendance (Total & Average) ......................... 959,681/25,937 losing last night’s opener at NYY…Following the series vs. NYY, 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 37 games ............................. 1,111,856 conclude the trip with a 3-game set at Cincinnati (34-35). 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 38 games ............................. 1,155,117 Are 21-14 on the road (.600% - 2nd in AL-OAK, .622)…Despite last Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 13 night’s loss, have won eight of their last 12 games...Have won 13 of Last Shutout by Blue Jays ................................... 4-0, June 13 at BAL their last 17 games on the road, outscoring the opponents 78-45 over Last Shutout by Opponent ................................. 4-0, June 10 vs. MIN that span…Had won four straight series (PHI, TEX, BOS, DET) for March/April ‘14/‘13/‘12 ............................................ 12-15/10-17/12-11 the 1st time since May, 2000 prior to the split at BAL…Are looking to May ‘14/’13/’12 ......................................................... 21-9/13-15/15-13 avoid losing their 1st series on the road since May 2-4 at PIT (1-2). June ‘14/’13/’12 ............................................................ 8-7/17-9/13-14 BLUE JAYS vs. YANKEES Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 420-424 All-Time: 235-306 2013 - After 72 games ................................................................ 36-36 At Yankee Stadium: 11-36 2013 - After 73 games ................................................................ 37-36 2014/2013: 1-3/5-14 Vs. RHS/LHS ..................................................................... 29-23/12-8 Have gone 5-5 over their last 10 games (2-1 in series play) since Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 30-13/11-18 dropping 10 consecutive contests from April 25-Aug. 22, 2013 (all GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ........................................... 5-6/2-1 at Yankee Stadium)…Have lost 14 straight contests at NYY 1-Run/2-Run Games .............................................................. 6-5/9-10 dating back to 2012 (club high)…10 of those 14 games have been Franchise record ................................................................ 2943-2998 decided by two runs or less…Overall, have now dropped 23 of Home/Road ...................................................................... 20-17/21-14 their last 25 meetings at Yankee Stadium dating back to 2011. Series Record/Home/Road .................................... 10-9-3/5-6-1/5-3-2 TOR has won just one season series (10-8 in 2010) vs. NYY since Series Openers/Finales ........................................................ 15-9/14-9 2001 (1-11-1 record overall)…Have lost 10 consecutive season Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL .......................... 15-12/12-10/8-5/6-4 After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 35-4/6-1/0-26 series on the road, going 29-64 over that period. After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 38-2/3-1/0-28 ROSTER MOVES: Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 1-2/0-1/1-1 Prior to tonight’s contest, the Toronto Blue Jays returned OF Colby 2014 at ROGERS CENTRE Rasmus from a medical rehab assignment (right hamstring) & Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….………………….12/41 reinstated him from the 15-day DL…To make room on the roster, OF Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...11/29 Anthony Gose was optioned to Buffalo (AAA). W/L, 2014 open/closed/other……………………………..7-3/13-13/0-1 All-time/open/closed/other…………1083-919/576-511/444-363/63-45 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: Last night, Melky Cabrera extended currently owns a 17-game hit THE LATEST: streak vs. his former club, the New York Yankees…Over that stretch, Last night, TOR lost the series opener at NYY, 3-1…Fell to 15-9 in is batting .324 (23-71) with 5-2B, 1-3B & 5-HR…Has homered in rd series openers…It marks the 1st time to have dropped back to back three of his last four contests…It is T-3 longest active hit streak series openers since April 25 vs. BOS, April 29 at KC & May 2 at among any player against any team (Robinson Cano – 18 vs. OAK, PIT…Lost for the 13th time when scoring first (30-13)…Have scored Jose Reyes – 18 vs. DET & Allen Craig – 17 vs. MIL). first 43 times which is the most in the ML…TOR struck out 15 times HEATING UP: which represents the most in a game since Sept. 28, 2013 vs. TB…It st Jose Reyes has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games (.306, 22-72) & was the 1 time since May 16 at TEX (Darvish-11) that the opposing in 34 of his last 37 games (.314, 48-153, 9-2B, 2-3B, 3-HR, 13-BB, starter has fanned at least 10 Blue Jays (Tanaka-10)…Had their 13-SB) since May 8…Has 10 consecutive steals without being record slip to 15-15 when the game is decided by two runs or less caught…Has reached base safely in 17 straight & in 42 of his last 43 (8-8 on the road), having lost each of their last three of those affairs. games since May 2 (.294 AVG/.360 OBP/.807 OPS, 18BB, 15SB). th st ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Last night, hit his 5 HR of the season, coming on the 1 pitch of the nd th Marcus Stroman (3.2, 4H, 2ER, 3BB, 2K, HR, 98 pitches) has now game from M. Tanaka…It was his 2 leadoff HR of 2014, 20 nd st lost back to back starts after winning his first two…Failed to record at career…Marks the 2 time he has hit a HR on the 1 pitch of a game least 6.0 IP of work for the 1st time in his 4th career start…Todd as a Blue Jay (Aug. 6, 2013 at SEA)…Melky Cabrera took Tanaka Redmond worked 2.0 scoreless innings in relief & has now gone his deep to lead off the game (1-1 count) on April 4 at Rogers Centre. last 11.0 IP without allowing a run (career high)…Has worked 2.0+ IP in eight of his 18 games this year & in those contests owns an DID YOU KNOW? ERA of 0.65 (2ER/27.2)…It marked the 8th time this year that a TOR That since 1988 when pitch counts began to be recorded, there have st starter has failed to work at least 4.0 IP & in those games, the been 12 different occasions in which a Blue Jay hit the 1 pitch of bullpen have posted an ERA of 1.57 (8ER/46.0). the game for a HR…Reyes is one of three Jays to accomplish the feat multiple times (Devon White-3x, Alex Rios-2x). POWER OUTAGE: That Jose Bautista is two hits shy of 1,000 for his career. Have now scored three runs or less in eight of their last 11 contests (24 runs, 2.2/G), including being shutout in three of those VS. THE EAST: contests…After scoring a Major League best 165 runs in May, have nd TOR owns a record of 15-12 record this year (9-6 on the road)…After scored 48 runs in 15 games this month which is 2 fewest in the hitting a HR in 19 of their first 21 games, have managed to homer in ML…Have homered just twice over their last seven games & just just two of their last six meetings…Have hit the most HR (40) this four times over their last 10 games. season…Edwin Encarnacion leads all players with 7-HR (Jose nd ROAD BLOCK: Bautista/Melky Cabrera, T-2 with 6-HR) & 19-XBH. After TOR began the month of June with a 5-0 record, have 3-7 since Melky Cabrera has hit safely in all but three of his 27 games vs. the that point & have been outscored, 37-21 over that stretch. East (.314, 7-2B, 6-HR, .861 OPS)…Jose Bautista had a streak of However, since May 4 (14-17 record at time), own a record of 28-14 reaching base safely in 26 straight games to begin the season vs. the (.667), leading the ML in win %, wins, SV (17), HR (57), SLG (.448) East snapped after going 0-for-4…Is batting .313 with 4-2B, 6-HR, & OPS (.778)…TOR starters lead the ML in wins (23), winning % 22-BB, .450 OBP &.922 OPS vs.