a American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 NEW YORK METS (33-49) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (40-45) RHP Corey Oswalt (0-1, 9.82) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (1-5, 6.02) Game #86 Home #46 (23-22) July 4, 2018 7:07pm TV: SNET RADIO: SN590 2018 AT A GLANCE ON THE HOME FRONT: Record ..........................................................................40-45, 4th, 17.0 GB This evening marks the 6th contest of a nine-game homestand for the Home Attendance (Total/Average) ..................................1,275,274/28,983 Blue Jays (3-2)...Will have an off-day tomorrow before finishing the Sellouts .....................................................................................................1 homestand with three games against the Yankees (55-28) over the 2017 Season Record after 85 Games ................................................40-45 weekend...Will then have another off-day on Monday before a six-game 2017 Season Record after 86 Games ................................................40-46 road trip to Atlanta (2G) and Boston (4G). Come From Behind Wins ........................................................................22 The Jays went 4-1 on their last homestand and have now won 11 of their Last Shutout by Blue Jays .............................. 2-0, June 16, 2018 vs. WAS last 14 games at Rogers Centre, following a 1-10 stretch...Are a game Last Shutout by Opponent ...............................7-0, June 27, 2018 at HOU over .500 at home (23-22) while being out-scored, 209-205, and out-hit, Under JOHN GIBBONS .................................................................760-744 391-362, by their opposition...Have recorded 61 home runs at home, vs. RHS/LHS ............................................................................29-24/11-21 tied for 4th most in the Majors...Have averaged 4.56 runs/game in home Blue Jays/Opponents Scoring First ..........................................23-11/16-34 contests (5th highest in the AL) while allowing 4.64 R/G (11th in the AL). Games Decided in Final AB/Walk-Off ............................................17-7/6-2 BLUE JAYS vs. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE: 1-Run Games ..................................................................................... 12-11 All-Time: 198-196...All-Time, Rogers Centre: 111-85...2018: 8-3 Franchise Record .......................................................................3283-3319 The Blue Jays’ all-time record in interleague games is now two Home/Road ..............................................................................23-22/17-23 games over .500 (198-196) for the 1st time in team histroy...Are 8-3 Series Record/Home/Road ............................................9-13-6/4-7-3/5-6-3 in interleague play this season for a .727 win%, 3rd best in the AL... Series Openers/Finales ............................................................16-13/13-15 Have gone 66-45 vs. NL opponents since the start of 2013...Their .595 After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ................................................ 31-3/5-5/4-37 win% over that time is 2nd best in the AL (BOS-.673)...Toronto’s 519 After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing .............................................. 29-2/10-2/1-41 home runs all-time in interleague play are the highest of all MLB teams Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road .............................................. 8-2/5-2/3-0 (2nd: CWS - 496). vs. East/Central/West/NL ............................................ 12-20/12-7/8-15/8-3 Devon Travis is now a career .367 (51-for-139) batter in interleague March/April/May/June/July ..................................1-2/15-10/9-19/14-12/1-2 play, including 13-2B, 8-HR and 26-RBI in 38 games...Has gone 10- 2018 at ROGERS CENTRE for-23 (.435) with 3-2B, 2-HR and 6-RBI over 7G this season for the Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Closed .....................................................25/34 3rd best AVG in the AL...Among AL batters in interleague play since Opponents HR Dome Open/Closed ...................................................21/41 he joined the Majors at the start of 2015, Travis ranks 1st in AVG W/L, 2018 open/closed/other ...............................................11-7/12-15/0-0 (.367), 2nd in SLG (.633), 2nd in OPS (1.050) and 3rd in OBP (.417). All-time/open/closed/other ................... 1273-1061/695-580/508-429/70-52 Curtis Granderson leads all current Blue Jays with 41 career homers THE LATEST: and 98 RBI in interleague games...His 41 HR are 7th most among all Last night, the Blue Jays came back from a 6-1 deficit with five runs in the active players (6th: Cruz-43)...Kendrys Morales is a lifetime .279 (126- 7th inning and two more in the 8th for an 8-6 victory over the Mets...The for-452) hitter in such contests, with 31-2B, 1-3B, 22-HR and 71-RBI five-run comeback was their largest this season...Now have 22 come- over 143 games. from-behind wins. The Jays have now won 10 of their last 17 games and 14 of their last GREETING THE METS: 24...Are 15-12 in their last 27 contests, following a 4-15 stretch...Remain The Blue Jays split their two-game series with the Mets in New York in three games back of the Rays for 3rd place in the AL East are are still May...Are now 10-18 all-time against them for a .357 win%, thier 2nd 17.0 games back of the division-leading Red Sox, matching the furthest lowest vs. any team (9-18 vs. MIA - .333)...Hold a 9-6 record vs. NYM at back of top spot they have been this season...Have not been further back home, including wins in six of the last eight meetings here. of 1st place since Sept. 27 of last year (17.5). Yangervis Solarte is now a career .318 (21-for-66) batter vs. NYM...Has recorded 4-2B, 4-HR and 14-RBI in 17 games with 7BB/7K for .944 OPS. GURRIEL’S GO-AHEAD HR: Kevin Pillar has three multi-hit efforts in eight career games against the Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had the game-winning hit last night as he blasted a Mets...Has gone 8-for-27 (.296) overall with a homer and four RBI. two-run homer in the 8th inning to put the Jays up, 8-6...Was his 4th career home run and his 1st go-ahead homer...Became the 7th player GRANDY GETTING ON: in club history to record at least four home runs in their first 23 Major- Curtis Granderson drove in Toronto’s 1st run last night with a double in League games. the 5th inning...Added another double and a walk for a 2-for-4 game... Gurriel Jr. also picked up an RBI in the 7th for a three RBI game to match Has gone 20-for-56 (.357) with 5-2B, 5-HR and 11-RBI over his last 18 a personal best (also April 20 at NYY - his MLB debut)...Has now driven in games (.410 OBP, 1.124). 11 runs, becoming one of 15 players in team history with 11+ RBI through Granderson now has an OBP of .364 this season, one point shy of his their first 23 games (last: Devon Travis - 19 in 2015). career best from 2008...While batting in the top spot this season, has an OBP of .377, 3rd best in the AL. Toronto, Most Home Runs Through First 23 MLB Games - All-Time Rank Player Home Runs AL, OBP When Batting 1st in the Order - 2018 1 Carlos Delgado 8 Rank Player OBP SLG OPS 2 Devon Travis 7 1 Mookie Betts .431 .679 1.110 3 J.P. Arencibia 5 2 Shin-soo Choo .403 .543 .946 3 Brett Lawrie 5 3 Curtis Granderson .377 .512 .889 5 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 4 4 Francisco Lindor .369 .580 .949 5 Doug Ault/Russ Adams 4 5 Jon Jay .368 .377 .745 BIRTHDAY BASHES: REACHING: Yangervis Solarte tied last night’s game, 6-6, in the 7th inning with a Teoscar Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a walk...Has reached base safely three-run homer...Marked the 2nd home run of his career to come on his in eight consecutive games, tied for the 2nd longest streak of his career birthday, also doing so vs. NYY in 2016...Over his three career birthday (8G in 2017, 11G from April 22-May 3, 2018). games, has gone 6-for-12 with a double, a triple, two home runs and four ROSTER ROLLOVER: RBI...The HR was his team-leading 16th of the season...Also leads the Prior to tonight’s game, LHP Tim Mayza was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo club in hits (81) and RBI (48). and RHP Preston Guilmet was designated for assignment. Solarte became the 14th player in team history to hit a HR on his birthday... RHP Rhiner Cruz and RHP Luis Santos have had their contracts He and Kendrys Morales (June 20 vs. ATL) have now both homered on selected...Cruz last appeared in an MLB game with the Astros on Sept. their birthdays this season, becoming the first Blue Jays teammates to do 29, 2013 vs. NYY (0.1 IP)...Santos has at least one strikeout in all 11 of so since Carlos Delgado and Jose Cruz Jr. did in 2000. his MLB appearances (18.1 IP, 18K). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Thursday, July 5...OFF-DAY Friday, July 6 vs. New York Yankees, 7:07 pm...RHP Sonny Gray (5-6, 5.44) vs. RHP Sam Gaviglio (2-2, 3.97) Saturday, July 7 vs. New York Yankees, 4:07 pm...RHP Luis Severino (13-2, 1.98) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (10-4, 4.03) Sunday July 8 vs. New York Yankees, 1:07 pm...RHP Domingo German (2-4, 5.37) vs. LHP Ryan Borucki (0-1, 2.77) BLUE JAYS GAME NOTES Page 2 STARTING PITCHER Marcus Stroman, RHP # 6 Born: Medford, NY AGE: 27 TONIGHT’S START: Making his 10th start of the season...Received his 1st win of the YEAR W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG season on 6/29 vs DET...Snapping his career-long streak of 6 2018 1-5 6.02 9 9 49.1 56 32 6 19 41 .283 consecutive lost decisions..