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 #118, Home #58 (31-26), DETROIT TIGERS (63-50) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (61-56), Saturday, August 9, 2014 Saturday, August 9 vs. Detroit Tigers, 1:07 pm…RHP Max Scherzer (13-4, 3.24) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (7-3, 3.49)…SNET Sunday, August 10 vs. Detroit Tigers, 1:07 pm…LHP David Price (11-8, 3.11) vs. LHP Mark Buehrle (11-8, 3.27)…SNET Monday, August 11 at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 pm…RHP Drew Hutchison (8-9, 4.39) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (12-3, 1.97)…SNET Tuesday, August 12 at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 pm…LHP J.A. Happ (8-6, 4.09) vs. RHP Chris Young (10-6, 3.27)…SNET Wednesday, August 13 at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 pm…RHP R.A. Dickey (9-11, 3.99) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (10-6, 2.86)…SNET Thursday, August 14…OFF-DAY ON THE HOMEFRONT: 2014 GLANCING at the JAYS nd Record .................................................................... 61-56, 3rd, 6.0 GB Tonight, TOR continues a 6-game homestand with the 2 of a 3- Home Attendance (Total & Average) ...................... 1,649,274/28,935 game set vs. DET…Are 1-3 on the homestand (1-2 vs. BAL & 0-1 vs. 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 57 games ............................. 1,810,005 DET) after dropping last night’s opener, 5-4. 2013 Season (Hm. Att.)-After 58 games ............................. 1,849,639 Are 31-26 at home, having won six of their last 10 & eight of their last 13 contests…However, have lost back to back contests for the Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 17 st Last Shutout by Blue Jays .................................. 8-0, July 24 vs. BOS 1 time since a 3-game losing streak from June 27-29…Thursday Last Shutout by Opponent ...................................... 3-0, July 13 at TB night’s loss vs. BAL, snapped a streak of three consecutive series March/April ‘14/‘13/‘12 ............................................ 12-15/10-17/12-11 wins (2-0 vs. MIL, 2-1 vs. TEX & 3-1 vs. BOS) for TOR at home. May ‘14/’13/’12 ......................................................... 21-9/13-15/15-13 TOR leads the AL in HR (76), OPS (.797), SLG (.459), XBH (189), 2nd in AVG (.275) & runs (271) at home this season. June ‘14/’13/’12 ........................................................ 12-15/17-9/13-14 July ‘14/’13/’12 ....................................................... 15-11/10-16/11-14 BLUE JAYS vs. TIGERS August ‘14/’13/’12 ......................................................... 1-6/12-17/9-19 All-Time: 213-185 Pre-All Star ‘14/’13/’12 ........................................... 50-47/45-49/43-43 At Rogers Centre: 75-47 Post-All Star ‘14/’13/’12 ............................................ 12-9/29-39/30-46 2014/2013: 3-1/2-5 Under JOHN GIBBONS ......................................................... 440-449 Prior to last night’s loss, had won three straight games (sweep at 2013 - After 117 games .............................................................. 54-63 DET, June 3-5) for the 1st time since 2009…However, the Jays 2013 - After 118 games .............................................................. 54-64 have lost 10 of their last 15 meetings dating back to 2012…At Vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................... 46-40/15-16 Rogers Centre, TOR has lost four straight games, 1st time since Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 45-22/16-34 April 5, 2004-Aug. 8, 2005…Have not lost five straight games at GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ......................................... 10-7/4-2 home since Sept. 29, 1980-April 18, 1981. 1-Run/2-Run Games .......................................................... 9-12/12-15 TOR needs one more win to secure their 1st season series victory Franchise record ................................................................ 2963-3022 since 2009 (5-3)…Have lost their last three season series (2011- Home/Road ...................................................................... 31-26/30-30 2013), going 6-13 over that period. Series Record/Home/Road .................................. 16-17-3/9-8-1/7-9-2 Series Openers/Finales .................................................... 22-16/19-18 TAMING THOSE TIGERS: Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL ...................... 27-21/13-14/12-13/9-8 Jose Reyes is currently riding a 19-game hit streak vs. the Tigers, After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ...................................... 49-5/10-3/2-48 dating back to June 9, 2007…Is batting .381 (32-84) with a .946 OPS After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 52-3/9-2/0-51 over that hit streak. Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 1-3/0-1/1-2 Jose Bautista is batting .393 (46-117) with 12-2B, 2-3B, 5-HR, 19- 2014 at ROGERS CENTRE RBI, 15-BB & a 1.128 OPS in 34 career games vs. the Tigers…Has Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….…………………31/44 recorded a multi-hit game in 17 of those 34 career contests, including Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld…………………………………...33/33 in three straight & five of his last seven games. W/L, 2014 open/closed/other…………………………..14-11/16-14/1-1 Melky Cabrera is batting .311 with a .356 OBP in 54 career games All-time/open/closed/other…………1094-928/583-519/447-364/64-45 vs. the Tigers…In fact, is batting .397 (29-73) with 7-2B, 2-HR, 12- RBI & a 1.011 OPS over his last 19 contests…Has recorded five, THE LATEST: three+ hit games over that period. Last night, TOR lost the series opener vs. DET, 5-4…Was their 2nd consecutive one-run loss as they dropped the series finale vs. BAL JOSE, JOSE, JOSE: on Thursday night, 2-1…Fall to 9-12 (5-6 at home) in one-run Jose Bautista has reached base safely in 101 of his 110 starts this decisions this season…Had their record slip to 22-16 in series season…Has also reached base safely in 17 straight games since July 22 while posting a .355 AVG (22-62) & a .455 OBP over that openers, having lost five of their last seven of those affairs…TOR st got out to an early lead after scoring a run in the 1st inning & have span (5-2B, 5-HR, 15-RBI & 11-BB)…Among the AL, ranks 1 in OBP (.413), times on base (199), 2nd in BB (76), 5th in OPS (.933), now scored first 67 times this season which is the most in the AL th st SLG (.533) & T-10 in HR (22). (45-22 record)…Have outscored the opposition in the 1 inning by, 15-2, over their last 15 contests…Casey Janssen suffered the WALK THIS WAY: th nd blown save after allowing 3-ER (2-HR) in the 9 inning which Jose Bautista ranks 2 in the Majors with 76-BB this season rd marked just the 3 time this year that TOR lost when leading after (Carlos Santana leads with 81-BB)…The 76-BB is his highest total in eight innings (52-3). a season since 2011 (132-BB, career high)…Among the Majors since 2010, only Joey Votto (477) has walked more times than Bautista ABOUT LAST NIGHT: th th (436)…Jose ranks 4 on the all-time club list with 494-BB…Needs R.A. Dickey (ND, 6.0, 5H, 2ER, 4BB, 6K) recorded his 15 quality th start of the season which is tied with Mark Buehrle for the club six more BB to become just the 4 player in franchise history to record at least 500-BB (Delgado-827, Moseby-547, Olerud-514). lead…Has worked at least 6.0 IP in 11 consecutive starts (since June 14) & has posted an ERA of 3.75 (31-ER/74.1) while holding IT ALL STARTS AT THE TOP: the opponents to a .237 AVG (.288 OBP) & has fanned 67 while Jose Reyes has hit safely in 31 of his last 39 games since June 24, nd walking 18 over that span…The 74.1 IP since June 14 ranks T-2 in & is batting .331 (56-169) with 9-2B, 1-3B, 3-HR over that st the Majors over that period (David Price is 1 at 79.2)…It marked stretch…The 56 hits since that point ranks T-2nd in the Majors th the 12 time over his 25 starts this season to work at least 6.0 IP (Ben Revere is 1st with 58 hits). while allowing two runs or less. Casey Janssen (0.2, 4H, 3ER, 2HR) suffered his 3rd blown save of THE “MELKY” WAY: the season (18-for-21) & just his 5th since the start of 2013…It Last night, Melky Cabrera went 1-for-5 with an RBI & has now hit marked just the 3rd time in his career, as a reliever (350 games) to safely in 18 of his last 22 games since July 13 (.381, 32-84, .447 OBP, 1.030 OPS, 11-XBH)…Has hit safely in 38 of his last 46 games allowing 2-HR in a game (last: July 26, 2010 vs. BAL). st since June 17 & among the AL since then, ranks T-1 in times on THIS & THAT: base (82), 2nd in OBP (.414), T-2nd in hits (62), 2B (14), AVG (.348), Have dropped six of their last seven games which followed a 6- T-5th in TB (90), 8th in OPS (.920) & T-9th in XBH (19). game win streak from July 26-31…Have been outscored, 34-17, Among the ML this year, ranks 2nd with 148 hits (Altuve leads with over those last seven contests…Have lost back-to-back series for 158) & is T-3rd with 43 multi-hit games…Among the AL, ranks 3rd in st the 1 time since July 3-13 (three straight)...Are 12-9 since the TB (225), T-4th in times on base (188), 6th in AVG (.314), T-7th in 2B break, despite a 1-6 record this month…TOR starters have posted a (29), T-10th in XBH (46).