asdasdfasdf American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (21-22) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (22-21) RHP Andrew Triggs (3-1, 5.31) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (2-3, 4.08) Game #44 Home #23 (11-11) May 17, 2018 7:07pm TV: SNET RADIO: SN590 2018 AT A GLANCE ON THE HOME FRONT: Record ........................................................................... 22-21, 3rd, 7.5 GB This evening marks the start of a seven-game, eight-day homestand... Home Attendance (Total/Average) .....................................574,441/27,354 After this four-game set with Oakland, Toronto will take a day off on Sellouts .....................................................................................................1 Monday before a three-game series with the Angels (25-18). 2017 Season Record after 43 Games ................................................18-25 The Jays are currently 11-11 at home, but have lost eight of their last 2017 Season Record after 44 Games ................................................18-26 11 here...Have out-scored their opposition, 111-96, in games at Rogers Come From Behind Wins ........................................................................13 Centre despite getting out-hit, 189-178...Toronto’s 1.36 HR/game is 4th Last Shutout by Blue Jays ................................4-0, Aug. 10, 2017 vs. NYY highest in the AL...Have averaged 5.05 runs/game at home, 4th highest Last Shutout by Opponent ................................. 5-0, May 8, 2018 vs. SEA in the AL, while allowing 4.36 R/G (5th in the AL). Under JOHN GIBBONS .................................................................742-721 BLUE JAYS vs. THE ATHLETICS: vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................................14-12/8-9 All-Time: 195-217...All-Time, at Rogers Centre: 64-67...2017: 5-2 Blue Jays/Opponents Scoring First ..............................................13-4/9-17 The Blue Jays won their 2017 season series with the Athletics, 5-2... Games Decided in Final AB/Walk-Off ..............................................9-0/3-0 Won each of their last five meetings, including a four-game sweep here 1-Run Games .........................................................................................4-4 at Rogers Centre from July 24-27...Have gone 12-1 at home vs. OAK Franchise Record .......................................................................3265-3295 since the start of 2014 for a .923 win% - tied for the best home record Home/Road .............................................................................. 11-11/11-10 by any team vs. a team in their own league (CHC: 12-1 vs. NYM). Series Record/Home/Road ..............................................6-6-3/2-4-1/4-2-2 Kendrys Morales leads all current Blue Jays with 22 career HR and 60 Series Openers/Finales ....................................................................9-6/7-8 RBI vs. OAK...Homered three times over his last two games against After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ................................................ 16-0/3-1/3-20 them - one on July 26 and two on July 27 last season. After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ................................................ 16-0/6-0/0-21 Justin Smoak went 8-for-25 (.320) against the Athletics last season, Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road .............................................. 5-0/3-0/2-0 including four homers and seven RBI for a 1.233 OPS...Had a multi-HR vs. East/Central/West/NL .................................................. 8-12/9-3/4-5/1-1 game on June 7 at OAK with his 2nd blast coming in the 10th inning. March/April/May .................................................................... 1-2/15-10/6-9 2018 at ROGERS CENTRE Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Closed .......................................................1/29 BEFORE AND AFTER: Opponents HR Dome Open/Closed .....................................................0/35 Josh Donaldson has gone 23-for-71 (.324) in 19 games against the A’s W/L, 2018 open/closed/other .................................................1-0/10-11/0-0 since they traded him to the Blue Jays...Has hit 7-2B, 4-HR and driven All-time/open/closed/other ................... 1261-1050/685-574/506-424/70-52 in 16 runs while drawing 15 walks (17K) for a .448 OBP (tied for his 2nd highest vs. any AL opponent) and a 1.040 OPS (3rd highest). THE LATEST: Yesterday afternoon, the Blue Jays won their 1st ever road game against Josh Donaldson, Splits with OAK and TOR the Mets, taking the back half of their two-game series by a score of OAK TOR 12-1...Snapped a 12-game road losing streak there, the 3rd longest road Games 405 451 skid vs. any opponent in team history (19 at BAL, 17 at NYY)...The 11-run Average .268 .283 victory was the club’s largest margin of victory this season, coming one OPS .805 .937 day after taking its largest loss of the year (12-2). Home Runs 63 116 The Jays have dropped four of their last six games...Have gone 5-9 over RBI 228 316 their last 14 contests and are 10-15 in their last 25, following a 12-3 stretch...Remain in 3rd place, now 7.0 games back the Red Sox and 7.5 JUSTIN AN 0-2 COUNT: games behind the Yankees for the division lead. Justin Smoak hit a solo home run in the 1st inning to open the scoring A HAPP-Y HITTER: yesterday...The blast came on an 0-2 count, his 2nd HR in an 0-2 count J.A. Happ threw 7.0 innings of two-hit ball yesterday while recording 10 this season (also April 26 vs. BOS off Chris Sale)...Is one of seven MLB strikeouts without issuing a walk...In doing so he became the 1st pitcher batters with two 0-2 homers. in the Majors this season with three games of 9+SO and 0-BB...Has FIVE FOR THE WIN: five 9+SO starts, tied for 3rd most in MLB...Ranks 7th in the AL with 66 Yesterday’s victory marked the Jays’ 18th when scoring five or more strikeouts and is 5th with an 11.42 SO/9 ratio. runs...Are now 18-0 in games when scoring 5+ runs (4-21 with four or Happ also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk to become the 1st fewer runs scored)...Are one of two remaining undefeated teams when pitcher in team history to reach base safely three times in a game... plating at least five runs (ARI: 13-0)...Their 18 wins in such games are Became the 3rd pitcher in franchise history to record a multi-hit game T-5th most in the Majors and 3rd most in the AL. (Halladay, Hutchison) and just the 2nd to score two runs in a game (Halladay)...With his work on both sides of the ball, Happ became the first MLB, Best Win% When Scoring 5+ Runs - 2018 AL pitcher to match or out-hit his opponent with 7+ IP since Clyde Wright Rank Team Record Win% did so for the Angels on Sept. 14, 1972 against Texas (courtesy STATS). 1 Toronto Blue Jays 18-0 1.000 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 1.000 HERNANDEZ HOMERS AGAIN: 3 Milwaukee Brewers 19-1 .950 Teoscar Hernandez hit his 7th home run yesterday, a two-run homer in 4 Philadelphia Phillies 16-1 .941 the 4th inning...Marked his 15th HR since joining the Jays on Sept. 1 last 5 Tampa Bay 15-1 .938 season, tied with Josh Donaldson for the most on the team...His 38 RBI over that span leads the club, as does his .577 slugging percentage... Hernandez’s SLG in that time is also 4th best in the Majors among STARTING SOMETHING: players 25-or-less years old. Happ’s win yesterday was the 1st by a Blue Jays starter in the month of May...Up to that point, Toronto was the only team without a starter MLB, SLG by Players 25 and Younger - Since 9/1/17 win this month...His 7.0 IP were the most since Marcus Stroman threw Player Age SLG seven frames on May 2 at MIN. Jose Ramirez, Cle 25 .714 Mookie Betts, Bos 25 .675 DOUBLING DOWN: Francisco Lindor, Cle 24 .607 Dwight Smith Jr. doubled in his only at-bat yesterday...Has had all three Teoscar Hernandez, Tor 25 .577 of his hits this season go for doubles...Each of his last four MLB hits have Ozzie Albies, Atl 21 .540 been doubles...Now holds a .394 AVG (13-for-33) in 16 MLB games. THE AX EFFECT: WHEN URENA HOME RUN MOOD: John Axford has recorded 17 strikeouts across 18 games this season Richard Urena homered in his only at-bat yesterday, a three-run shot in and posted a 1.31 ERA, 6th best among AL relievers...Has not allowed the 9th inning...Marked the 2nd HR of his career (also Sept. 8, 2017 vs. a run in any of his last nine appearances while punching out nine batters DET) and his 1st multi-RBI game. with a pair of walks (.184 OBA)...His current 11.2 scoreless inning streak is 2nd longest among AL RPs (McHugh - 14.1). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Friday, May 17 vs. Oakland Athletics, 7:07 pm...LHP Brett Anderson (0-2, 8.16) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (2-3, 5.32) Saturday, May 18 vs. Oakland Athletics, 1:07 pm...LHP Sean Manaea (5-4, 2.35) vs. RHP Joe Biagini (0-2, 7.98) Sunday, May 19 vs. Oakland Athletics, 1:07 pm...RHP Daniel Mengden (3-4, 3.75) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (2-3, 6.28) BLUE JAYS GAME NOTES Page 2 STARTING PITCHER Aaron Sanchez, RHP # 41 Born: Barstow, CA; AGE: 25 TONIGHT’S START: YEAR W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG Tonight marks his 9th start of the season...Received a no decision 2018 2-3 4.08 8 8 46.1 43 21 4 25 32 .247 in his last start (5/11 vs.