GAME NOTES American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Media Department Follow us on Twitter @BlueJaysPR Game #154, Home #79 (40-38), NEW YORK YANKEES (85-67) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (71-82), Friday, September 22, PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Friday, September 22 vs. New York Yankees, 7:07 pm RHP Masahiro Tanaka (12-11, 4.73) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (9-8, 4.84) Saturday, September 23 vs. New York Yankees, 4:07 pm RHP Sonny Gray (9-11, 3.38) vs. RHP Joe Biagini (3-11, 5.33) Sunday, September 24 vs. New York Yankees, 1:07 pm LHP Jordan Montgomery (8-7, 4.06) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (12-8, 3.01) AT A GLANCE Record... 71-82, 5 th, 17.5 GB Home Attendance (Total & Average)... 3,067,390/39,325 Sellouts ()... 15 2016 Season Record after 153 Games... 84-69 2016 Season Record after 154 Games... 85-69 Come From Behind Wins... 37 Last Shutout by Blue Jays... 4-0, Aug. 10, vs. NYY Last Shutout by Opponent... 1-0, Sept. 21, vs. KC Under JOHN GIBBONS... 715-695 vs. RHS/LHS... 57-59/14-23 Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first... 39-32/32-50 Games decided in final AB/Walk-Off... 16-18/7-15 1-Run Games... 25-26 Franchise record... 3238-3267 Home/Road... 40-38/31-44 Series Record/Home/Road... 16-24-9/11-11-3/5-13-6 Series Openers/Finales... 21-28/22-26 After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing... 50-9/15-8/6-65 After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing... 60-7/6-10/5-65 Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road... 5-14/1-2/4-12 Vs. East/Central/West/NL... 28-39/13-18/21-14/9-11 Pre/Post All-Star Break... 41-47/31-35 at ROGERS CENTRE Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld..49/51 Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld...52/42 W/L, open/closed/other..20-17/20-14/0-7 All-time/open/closed/other......1247-1038/682-573/495-413/70-52 THE LATEST: Last night, Toronto was shut out in its rubbermatch against Kansas City, edged 1-0 Were shut out for the 7 th time this season (last: 9/1 at BAL), one less than last year s total Lost for the 2 nd time this season while allowing just one run (9/1 at BAL), after doing so once over the previous two seasons (8/15/16 at NYY). The Blue Jays have won 7 of their last 12 games but have a 12-20 record over their last 32 contests Remain 5 th in the AL East and move to 17.5 games back of first place, their furthest back this year Have not been further back since the end of the 2013 season (23.0 GB) Have been in 5 th place for 151 days this season (tied for 4 th for 20 days). THIS AND THAT: The Jays are now 25-26 in one-run games Last had a winning season in such contests in 2011 (29-28) Have played in 18 one-run games over their last 36 outings, posting an 8-10 record in those contests Have been involved in 51 one-run affairs this season, 2 nd in MLB only to PHI (57) and the team s most since playing in 57 such games in 2011. Blue Jay batters tied a season-low with a two-hit effort last night (7/15 at DET) Had their 25-game streak of doubles come to an end, which was the longest active streak in the Majors (4 th longest overall) and their longest since 2015 (31G). ABOUT LAST NIGHT: J.A. Happ allowed just 1 run over 6.1 innings (7H, 2BB, 6K) Has allowed 1 ER or less in 11 of his 24 starts, including 4 of his last 5 Had his personal 3-game win streak snapped and is 6-3 in his last 10 outings. Darwin Barney walked in his first at-bat, ending a streak of 141 plate appearances without a walk, which was the longest active streak in the Majors Finished the night 1-for-1 and has hit.400 (16-for-40) with 5-2B, 2-HR and 7-RBI in his last 12 starts. Kendrys Morales went 1-for-3 vs. LHP Jason Vargas and has hit.422 (19-for-45) in his last 24 games vs. lefties Has a.355 (43-for-121) average vs. LHPs this season which ranks 3 rd in the AL. POWER COUPLE: Justin Smoak ranks 1 st in HR (38) among MLB switch-hitters while Kendrys Morales is tied for 3 rd (27) Their total of 65 HR is the most ever by a Toronto switch-hitting duo The club s previous best was 39 in 2001 (Jose Cruz Jr.-34, Felipe Lopez-5) The Smoak/Morales combo is now just 3 homers shy of the best such season all-time (courtesy STATS). MLB, Most HR by Switch-Hitting Duo - All-Time Year Team Total Players 2009 New York Yankees 68 Mark Teixeira 39, Nick Swisher 29 Toronto Blue Jays 65 Justin Smoak 38, Kendrys Morales 27 2011 New York Yankees 62 Mark Teixeira 39, Nick Swisher 23 2010 New York Yankees 62 Mark Teixeira 33, Nick Swisher 29 1993 New York Mets 61 Bobby Bonilla 34, Eddie Murray 27 ON THE HOME FRONT: This evening, Toronto continues its final homestand of (1-2) with the opener of a three-game series with the Yankees The Jays need just one more win to guarantee a winning home record for the 4 th straight year. The Blue Jays have won 5 of their last 8 home games and are 18-14 at Rogers Centre since the All-Star Break Are averaging 4.03 R/G at home this season (27 th in MLB, last in AL) Have given up more than 3 ER just once in their last 7 home dates Have allowed 4.81 R/G at home (19 th in MLB, 9 th in AL). BLUE JAYS vs. YANKEES: All-Time: 274-333...All-Time, Rogers Centre: 114-109...: 7-6 The Jays will play 6 of their final 9 games against New York Have managed a 7-6 record versus the Yankees this season while being outscored, 72-57 Won each of the previous two season series and are 32-19 vs. NYY since the start of 2015 The 32 wins are Toronto s most vs. any opponent over that time Have also gone 17-9 against New York at Rogers Centre over the last 3 seasons (4-3 this year). Kevin Pillar has 4-XBH, 3-RBI and 4-BB while picking up at least one hit in 11 of 13 games vs. NYY this year Kendrys Morales has hits in 9 of his 11 games against the Yankees this season, including 3 doubles and 2 homers. BOMBING THE BOMBERS: Jose Bautista is riding a six-game hitting streak vs. New York while batting.348 (8-for-23) with 3-XBH, 3-RBI and 4-BB (.444 OBP) He leads the franchise all-time with 35 home runs against the Yankees, 7 more than any other player His 36 career HR vs. NYY ranks 1 st among all active players Also has 81 RBI vs. New York, 4 th best. MLB, Most HR vs. NYY Among Active Players Rank Player Home Runs RBI 1 Jose Bautista 36 81 2 Evan Longoria 35 104 3 Chris Davis 30 83 4 Adam Jones 23 83 5 Edwin Encarnacion 22 80 DERMODY S DONUTS: Matt Dermody retired the only batter he faced last night, LHH Eric Hosmer, to extend his scoreless innings streak to 10.1 IP His current stretch is the 6 th longest active streak by AL relievers and the 7 th longest by any Blue Jay pitcher this season (last: Estrada - 13.0 IP from 8/5-15) Dermody has retired 31 of the 38 lefties he has faced this season and has given up just 3 hits (6-K, 0-BB, 1-HBP) to his last 27 left-handed oppenents. FINISHING OUT IN THE EAST: Each of the Blue Jays final nine games will be played against AL East opponents (6G vs. NYY, 3G vs. BOS) Are currently 28-39 within the division, the worst record of the 5 teams The Jays.418 win% vs. the East is their lowest since 2013 (.395), which was the last time they finished 5 th in the division. AL East, Divisional Records - Boston Red Sox 40-33 (.548) New York Yankess 39-28 (.582) Tampa Bay Rays 29-38 (.433) Baltimore Orioles 36-34 (.514) Toronto Blue Jays 28-39 (.418) SHIFT WORK: The Jays have hit 1781 ground balls this season (8 th in AL) but have a ground ball percentage of 44.7% (5 th in AL) and have hit into 145 double plays - 2 nd most in the Majors and tied for 6 th most in club history Opponents have used a shift in 21.5% of plate appearaces vs. Toronto since the All-Star Break, the highest rate in MLB. Defensive Shift Against Since All-Star Break Rank Team Def. Shift% Def. Shift / PA 1 Toronto Blue Jays 21.5% 541 / 2519 2 Chicago Cubs 19.8% 497 / 2516 3 Texas Rangers 19.7% 482 / 2450 4 Tampa Bay Rays 17.5% 410 / 2340 5 Seattle Mariners 16.7% 402 / 2408 CLOSING UP: Roberto Osuna set a career high Tuesday night as he picked up his 37 th save (36 last season) Is 2 nd in AL saves this year (Colome- 45) Has tied Kevin Gregg (2010) for the 4 th most single-season saves in club history, one back of Kelvim Escobar (2002) and B.J. Ryan (2006) for 2 nd best all-time (Duane Ward - 45 in 1993).
BLUE JAYS GAME NOTES Page 2 STARTING PITCHER Marco Estrada, RHP # 25 Born: Sonora, Mexico; AGE: 34 W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG 9-8 4.84 31 31 176.2 174 95 29 67 170.253 2016 9-9 3.48 29 29 176.0 132 68 23 65 165.207 CAREER 54-51 4.02 247 158 1074.2 935 480 161 333 974.231 PITCH SELECTION (): Fourseam Fastball (53.2%, 90.1mph), Changeup (32.0%, 77.8mph), Curve (7.9%, 77.7mph), Cutter (6.9%, 86.8mph). TODAY S START & HIGHLIGHTS: ROUNDING INTO FORM: Has allowed 3 ER or less in 9 of his last 11 starts...has now won a career-high four striaght decisions (3rd time)... In fact over his last three starts has allowwed just 10H for a.145 opponents average (10-69). Owns new career-highs in starts (31), hits (174), ER (95), walks (67 and strikeouts (170)...Will set a new high for innings pitched with 4.2 tonight. Has allowed the 4th most extra base hits in the Majors with 78. Tossed a season-high 8 IP in his last start at MIN, picking up his 4th straight winning decision...over his last 16 starts has allowed more than 5H just three times. Ended his streak of 12 starts without a win (since 5/27 vs. TEX) on Aug. 10 vs. NYY with 7.0 scoreless innings...was the 3rd straight start tossing 7 full frames The outing matched his longest scoreless game this season (4/15 vs. BAL). BUST EM IN: Opponents are hitting.144 against Estrada (31-for-225) on inside fastballs since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1st among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg:.271). Has thrown his changeup 31.8% of time, 2nd most in Majors (J. Vargas-32.9%)...His GB% of 29.7% is the lowest in MLB. 8.0, 9/16 at MIN 12, 6/3 vs. TB 7, 6/1 vs. NYY 7, 6/30 vs. BOS 12, 5/21 at BAL 3, 4/9 at TB 117, 6/24 at TEX $G, 8/26-current 5G, 6/1-7/21 5-3, 4.65 ERA, 13GS 4-5, 4.96 ERA, 18GS.253, 29 HR.221, 15 HR.280, 14 HR SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H ER BB SO HR PITCHES CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB CAREER 8.2. 6/24/15 at TB 12, 6/3/17 vs. TB 8, 5/5/13 vs. STL 7, 6/30/17 vs. BOS 12, 2x, last 5/21/17 at BAL 4, 5/23/14 at MIA 129, 6/24/15 at TB 4G, 3x, last 8/26/17-current 5G, 3x, last 6/1-7/21/17 CAREER 26-26, 3.78 ERA, 122G, 75GS 28-25, 4.23 ERA, 125G, 83GS.231, 161 HR.218, 81 HR.244, 80 HR vs. the YANKEES W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG 2-1 5.64 4 4 22.1 26 14 4 9 20.286 CAREER 5-3 4.28 14 13 80.0 71 38 17 31 56.235 ROGERS CTR 2-3 3.35 7 7 43.0 38 16 6 16 32.233 VS. the YANKEES: Held the Yankees scoreless in his last outing on Aug. 10 at Rogers Centre (7IP/5H)...Has limited NYY to 2ER or less in five of his seven career starts in Toronto. GAME LOGS DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB K HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/3 L, 2-3 at BAL ND 2-2 6.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 89/63 1st career Opening Day start 4/9 L, 2-7 at TB L 2-5 5.0 7 5 5 2 5 3 99/64 3HR all on change ups and 0-2 or 1-2 counts 4/15 W, 2-1 BAL ND 1-0 7.0 4 0 0 3 8 0 109/69 11th time in career with 7+ scoreless 4/20 L, 1-4 BOS ND 0-0 6.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 106/74 3rd time in career to go back-to-back starts with 0ER 4/25 W, 6-5 at STL ND 4-2 6.0 6 2 2 1 9 0 101/73 Allowed just 2ER over his last 20IP 5/1 W, 7-1 at NYY W 7-1 7.0 7 1 1 0 5 0 102/74 Collected 1st win of season 5/6 L, 1-6 at TB L 1-5 6.0 6 5 5 2 7 2 96/63 All 5HR allowed have come vs. TB 5/11 W, 7-2 SEA W 6-2 6.0 4 2 2 3 8 1 107/66 Home scoreless streak snapped at 13.1 IP 5/16 L, 5-9 ATL ND 5-5 6.0 8 5 5 0 5 1 93/70 All but one start in has benn 6+ IP 5/21 W, 3-1 at BAL W 3-1 7.2 5 1 1 1 12 1 115/78 Tied career-high with 12 K s 5/27 W, 3-1 TEX W 3-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 8 1 106/74 Gave up first pitch HR. 8+K for 5th time 6/1 L, 2-12 NYY L 0-7 3.2 9 7 7 2 4 2 89/57 1st time with 7ER since 6/20/14 at COL 6/6 L, 1-4 at OAK L 1-4 5.2 7 4 4 1 8 0 90/56 11ER over last 9 IP 6/13 L, 1-8 TB L 0-6 3.1 12 6 6 0 2 2 81/54 Season-high 3rd straight loss (shortest outing of ) 6/19 W, 7-6 at TEX ND 5-6 3.2 7 6 6 4 4 1 86/47 4th time over last four starts to work less than 4.0 IP 6/24 L, 2-3 at KC L 2-3 7.0 5 3 3 4 6 1 117/77 Longest outing since May 1. Season- high pitches 6/30 L, 4-7 BOS ND 3-2 4.1 2 2 2 7 3 0 94/46 Career-high 7 walks 7/5 W, 7-6 at NYY ND 5-6 4.2 5 6 6 4 5 2 108/64 6ER in 3 of last 5 7/16 L, 5-6 at DET ND 3-4 3.2 5 4 4 4 5 0 94/57 4+ walks in five straight starts 7/21 L, 3-13 at CLE L 3-5 4.2 6 5 5 3 3 1 95/54 Less than 5IP in 6 of last 7 and 7 of last 9 7/26 W, 3-2 OAK ND 0-2 5.0 3 2 2 4 4 1 100/54 1st w/5ip & 2ER or less since May 27 7/31 L, 6-7 at CWS ND 6-1 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 101/72 Just 5th time to post 7+ IP 8/5 W, 4-3 at HOU ND 3-3 7.0 5 3 3 2 7 2 104/68 7+ IP in back-to-back for first time in 8/10 W, 4-0 NYY W 4-0 7.0 5 0 0 3 6 0 110/67 Snapped a 12 start streak without a win 8/15 L, 4-6 TB L 1-6 4.1 10 6 6 4 3 2 88/52 Is 0-7 with a 7.75 ERA vs. the Rays 8/20 L, 5-6 at CHC ND 3-3 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 0 96/61 4th QS in last five outings 8/26 W, 10-9 MIN W 8-2 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 1 96/63 5th quality start in last six outings 8/31 W, 11-8 at BAL W 7-6 5.0 10 6 6 1 4 2 96/70 3rd time with 10+ hits this season 9/5 L, 2-3 at BOS ND 2-0 7.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 108/67 4th time with 0 ER 9/11 W, 4-3 DET W 3-2 5.0 4 2 2 0 7 1 95/64 Set a new career-high in K s with 166 9/16 W, 7-2 at MIN W 6-2 8.0 3 2 2 1 4 2 101/70 10 H allowed over last three starts STARTERS TOR AL Rank Wins 43 13th ERA 4.57 7th AVG.270 12th WHIP 1.38 10th IP 822.1 10th SO 705 6th BB 320 3rd (most) QS 67 8th YEAR STARTS QS 6+ CG SHO GB% 31 16 18 0 0 29.7 2016 29 18 20 0 0 33.5 Totals 159 85 98 0 0 33.8 Fangraphs AL League avg. GB% (43.3%) in STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY RUN RUNS/ JAYS STARTER GS STARTS SUPPORT GAME PKO SBA CS REC. Estrada 31 16 131 4.2 0 8 4 15-16 Happ 24 13 88 3.7 0 8 2 10-14 Liriano 18 5 89 4.9 0 7 3 11-7 Sanchez 8 3 25 3.4 0 2 1 3-5 Stroman 31 20 161 5.2 1 10 5 18-13 Latos 3 1 17 5.7 0 1 1 1-2 Lawrence 2 0 8 4.0 0 3 0 0-2 Biagini 16 5 33 2.1 0 12 0 5-11 Bolsinger 5 0 23 4.5 0 3 0 2-3 Valdez 3 1 22 7.3 0 0 1 2-1 Tepesch 3 1 10 3.3 0 1 0 1-2 Rowley 2 0 12 6.0 0 0 0 2-0 Koehler 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-1 Anderson 5 2 16 3.2 0 5 0 1-4 Totals: 153 68 645 4.2 1 60 17 71-82 YANKEES vs. ESTRADA PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB K Bird.091 11 1 0 0 4 Castro.417 36 15 0 5 4 Ellsbury.250 36 9 0 2 5 Frazier.300 20 6 2 0 1 Gardner.154 39 6 1 2 7 Gregorius.250 32 8 3 0 5 Headley.207 29 6 2 3 9 Hicks.250 16 4 1 2 3 Holliday.265 34 9 1 2 4 Judge.417 12 5 1 2 4 Kratz.500 4 2 0 1 0 Romine.333 3 1 0 2 0 Sanchez.308 13 4 4 1 3 Torreyes.125 8 1 0 1 1 Wade.000 2 0 0 0 1 BLUE JAYS vs. TANAKA PLAYER AVG. AB H HR BB K Barney.333 9 3 0 0 1 Bautista.286 35 10 2 3 9 Carrera.500 2 1 0 1 1 Donaldson.120 25 3 1 4 5 Goins.000 20 0 0 2 8 Lopez.000 1 0 0 0 1 Maile.200 5 1 0 0 1 Martin.091 11 1 0 0 4 Morales.071 14 1 1 0 2 Pearce.333 15 5 2 1 6 Pillar.261 23 6 0 0 0 Saunders.250 8 2 0 0 2 Smoak.067 15 1 0 1 6
Catchers GS IP ER ERA SB CCS CPO CS% PB Maile 35 (20-15) 328.1 125 3.43 17 9 0 34.6 4 Martin 73 (35-38) 642.2 322 4.51 47 12 0 20.3 3 Montero 21 (6-15) 192.0 114 5.34 27 3 0 10.0 1 Lopez 15 (7-8) 137.1 69 4.52 11 0 0 0 0 Totals: 153 (71-82) 1388.0 685 4.44 113 24 0 17.5 8 TOR-REL SVO ERA AVG/OPS WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 April 6-14 4.70.250/.752 1.36 1.30 3.80 8.7 May 8-10 3.06.214/.642 1.14 0.87 3.15 11.1 June 8-10 3.63.214/.655 1.14 1.04 3.12 10.3 July 7-13 5.59.256/.787 1.35 1.54 3.41 9.0 August 9-14 5.17.283/.810 1.55 1.27 3.61 9.8 Sep./Oct. 5-7 3.09.227/.662 1.13 1.10 2.42 7.9 BARNES, RHP, #24 (.636 OPS/1.10 WHIP) LH:.178 (16-90, 2HR) 2-6, 3.57, 56G, 63.0, 46H, 10HR, 23BB/60K RH:.214 (30-140, 8HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.0, BB)...Last HR: 9/8 vs. DET FBE: 39-56...IR-RS: 36-5...SVO: 0-3...Holds: 10 CS%: 1/9 (11%) Throws: Fourseam Fastball (70%, 93mph), Changeup (26%, 80mph), Slider (4%, 84mph) Leads the AL in inherited runner scored % at 13.9. In his 24G since the break, has posted a 5.63 ERA (15ER/24.0) with an opp. OPS of.834 (10-XBH, 6HR/91-AB) Had a 2.31 ERA over 32G prior to the break (10ER/39.0,.165 AVG,.505 OPS). Has allowed an ER in 3 of his last 5 games & in 7 of his last 12G (12.0, 9ER, 10H, 3HR, 8BB, 8K). Despite surrendering 10-HR this year (T-6 th most of AL-REL) has held the opp. to a.121 AVG with RISP (8-66, 2-XBH) The 10-HR allowed are the most by a TOR-REL since J. Rauch in 2011 (11HR). Career High (IP): 2.1, 2x, last: 5/5/17 at TB Season (IP): 2.1, 5/5 at TB CAMPOS, RHP, #60 (.765 OPS/1.39 WHIP) LH:.208 (5-24, 1HR) 0-0, 2.63, 13G, 13.2, 11H, 2HR, 8BB/15K RH:.222 (6-27, 1HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.0, H, K) Last HR: 8/12 vs. PIT FBE: 10-13 IR-RS: 10-4 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 0 CS%: 0/1 Throws: Fourseam Fastball (46%, 93mph), Changeup (5%, 86mph), Slider (49%, 85mph) In 3G since being recalled from AAA, opp. are 1-for-7 Has allowed 2- ER over his last 9G (.182 AVG, 6-33, 8.2, 2ER, 10K). 6/1 vs. NYY worked a career high 3.0 IP Matched his career high with 4K (3 rd time, 2 nd this year) Recorded 4-SO in consecutive appearances from 5/15-6/1 (8-SO/5.1). Career High (IP): 3.0, 6/1/17 vs. NYY Season (IP): 3.0, 6/1 vs. NYY DERMODY, LHP, #50 (.756 OPS/1.11 WHIP) LH:.143 (5-35, 0HR) 2-0, 3.92, 18G, 20.2, 19H, 5HR, 4BB/13K RH:.326 (14-43, 5HR) Last App: 9/21 vs. KC (0.1) Last HR: 8/27 vs. MIN FBE: 13-18 IR-RS: 14-3 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 1 CS%: 0/2 Throws: Slider (43%, 86mph), Sinker (31%, 92mph), Fourseam Fastball (25%, 93mph), Changeup (1%, 83mph) After his first 5G of the season, had allowed 7ER over 4.0 IP (.471, 8-17, 4-HR) in 13G since, owns a 1.08 ERA (2ER/16.2, 2BB/12K/1HR) while holding opp. to a.180 AVG (11-61,.219 OBP) Has now gone his last 10.1 IP without allowing a run. Has retired 31 of the 38 LHH he has faced this year (14GB, 10FO, 7K) Lefties are 3 for their last 27 AB (6K/0BB/1HBP) in his last 12G. 6 of his 18G this year have been 2.0+IP (2-0, 1.26 ERA, 2ER/14.1, BB/11K in those contests). Career High (IP): 3.0, 2x, last 9/5/17 at BOS Season (IP): 3.0, 2x, last 9/5 at BOS KOEHLER, RHP, #34 (.883 OPS/1.61 WHIP) LH:.297 (35-118, 9HR) 1-7, 6.69, 23G/13GS, 70.0, 80H, 16HR, 33BB/58K RH:.283 (45-159, 7HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.0, K) Last HR: 8/30 vs. BOS FBE: 7-10 IR-RS: 1-1 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 2 CS%: 3/8 (38%) Throws: Fourseam Fastball (43%, 93mph), Slider (21%, 86mph), Curveball (20%, 79mph), Sinker (9%, 9mph), Changeup (7%, 86mph) In 11G (1-GS) since joining TOR from MIA (7.92 ERA/12-GS), has posted a 1.88 ERA (3ER/14.1, 4BB/14K) & owns a 1.93 ERA in relief (2ER/9.1) Has not allowed a run over his last 7.1 IP (0-XBH). 8/30 vs. BOS suffered the loss (1.0, 2ER, HR) after allowing a 2R-HR to Moreland Marked his 1 st career loss as a reliever. Career High (IP): 3.0, 2x, last 5/16/15 vs. ATLSeason (IP): 1.0, 8x, last 9/20 vs. KC LEONE, RHP, #51 (.620 OPS/1.06 WHIP) LH:.175 (14-80, 2HR) 3-0, 2.49, 63G, 68.2, 50H, 5HR, 23BB/77K RH:.216 (36-167, 3HR) Last App: 9/21 vs. KC (1.0) Last HR: 8/29 vs. BOS FBE: 44-63 IR-RS: 53-12 SVO: 1-5 Holds: 10 CS%: 0/5 Throws: Fourseam Fastball (45%, 95mph), Cutter (36%, 89mph), Slider (11%, 84mph), Sinker (8%, 94mph) Ranks 8 th among AL-REL with 68.2 IP (career high, prev: 66.1 in 14). Has a 1.49 ERA (6ER/36.1, 9BB/41K) over his last 36G (.200 AVG, 0.96 WHIP,.252 OBP, 1-HR) Has not allowed a run over his last 5.1 IP (.111 AVG, 2-for-18, 2B, 0-BB/5K). Has allowed just 6-XBH (5-2B, 3B, 0-HR) with RISP (.187 AVG, 14-75,.280 SLG) Has issued just 6-BB (3 of which were intentional) over 84 batters faced with RISP this season. LHH are 0 for their last 13 AB & 2 for their last 23 AB. Career (IP): 3.0, 6/16/17 vs. CWS Season (IP): 3.0, 6/16/17 vs. CWS LOUP, LHP, #62 (.730 OPS/1.54 WHIP) LH:.284 (25-88, 1HR) 2-3, 3.95, 66G, 54.2, 57H, 4HR, 27BB/60K RH:.252 (32-127, 3HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.0, K) Last HR: 8/4 at HOU FBE: 37-66 IR-RS: 41-9 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 6 CS%: 0/4 Throws: Sinker (66%, 92mph), Changeup (14%, 81mph), Curve (10%, 78mph), Cutter (10%, 86mph) Has appeared in 314 career games (7 th on all-time club relief appearance list) Among all-time TOR-LH relievers, ranks 2 nd behind Scott Downs (329). Has allowed just 1-XBH (2B) to a RHH over his last 36 batters. Owns a 1.32 ERA (2ER/13.2, 18K) over his last 18G Has not allowed a hit to any of his last 13 batters (0-for-10, BB, HBP). Career High (IP): 3.0, 4/12/13 at KC Season (IP): 2.0, 5x, last 8/4 at HOU REL TOR AL ERA 4.26 9 AVG.242 7 WHIP 1.28 6 OPS.722 7 BB/9 3.27 5 SO/9 9.50 5 HR/9 1.20 8 SV% 63.2 8 MAYZA, LHP, #58 (.989 OPS/2.13 WHIP) LH:.280 (7-25, 0HR) 1-0, 8.53, 14G, 12.2, 23H, 2HR, 4BB/20K RH:.444 (16-36, 2HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.0, 4H, 2ER, BB, 2K) Last HR: 8/27 vs. MIN FBE: 10-14 IR-RS: 5-3 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 0 CS%: 1/3 (33%) Throws: Fourseam fastball (52%, 94mph), Slider (48%, 87mph) Despite owning a 14.21 SO/9 & 5.00 SO/BB ratio (20K/4BB) over his first 14G of his career opp. are batting.377 (23-for-61,.538 BABIP, 8-XBH,.415 OBP). RHH are batting.476 (10-21, 4-XBH, 1.262 OPS) over his last 7G. Career High (IP): 1.2, 9/6 at BOS Season (IP): 1.2, 9/6 at BOS OSUNA, RHP, #54 (.527 OPS/0.90 WHIP) LH:.216 (21-97, 1HR) 3-4, 3.54, 63G, 61.0, 46H, 3HR, 9BB/79K RH:.195 (25-128, 2HR) Last App: 9/19 vs. KC (SV, 1.0, 2K) Last HR: 9/3 at BAL FBE: 48-63 IR-RS: 12-2 SVO: 37-47 Holds: 0 CS%: 0/6 Throws: Fourseam Fastball (35%, 95mph), Cutter (29%, 91mph), Slider (21%, 86mph), Sinker (11%, 95mph), Changeup (4%, 84mph) Among AL RP s, ranks 1 st in SO/BB (8.78), 2 nd in BB/9 (1.33) & in SV (37) However, his 10-BSV are most in the Majors while his 47- SVO are 2 nd most (A. Colome-51) The 10-BSV are 3 rd most in club history (D. Ward-12 in 1989 & J. McLaughlin-11 in 1983) His 47 save opportunities rank 2 nd most in club history (Ward-51 in 1993). Is the 1 st TOR pitcher with back-to-back seasons of 35+SV Is 4 th on the all-time club saves list with 93 (Henke-217, Ward-121, Koch-100). Of his 37-SV in ; 24 have been clean (23 of 1.0+IP). Is 0-4 while going 11-for-17 in SVO over his last 19G (7.23 ERA, 15ER/18.2, 5BB/21K,.345 BABIP) However, has held the opp. to a.188 AVG (6-for-32) over his last 8G In his first 44G of the season, prior to that, owned a 3-0 record (26-for-30 in SVO), posting a 1.91 ERA (9ER/42.1, 26H, 4BB/58K,.174 AVG,.443 OPS). 9/19 vs. KC saved his 37 th game (T5 th in ML) The 37-SV ranks T4 th in club history (Ward-45 in 93, Escobar-38 in 02, Ryan-38 in 06). Career (IP): 2.1, 5/6/15 vs. NYY Season (IP): 1.1, 4x, last 8/31 at BAL RAMIREZ, RHP, #36 (.548 OPS/0.64 WHIP) LH:.333 (3-9, 1HR) 0-0, 3.27, 8G, 11.0, 4H, 2HR, 3BB/10K RH:.038 (1-26, 1HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.0, 3H, 4ER, K, 2HR) Last HR: 9/20 vs. KC FBE: 7-8 IR-RS: 2-0 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 2 CS%: 0/1 Throws: Slider (60%, 85mph), Fourseam Fastball (40%, 92mph) Over the first 8G of his career, opp. are 4-for-35 & RHH are 1-for-26 (HR, 3BB, HBP, 10K) Has worked 2.0 IP in 4 of his 8G. 9/20 vs. KC surrendered a leadoff HR to Merrifield That HR snapped his streak of 10.0 IP scoreless innings to begin his career That was the 3 rd longest scoreless IP streak to begin a TOR career (Victor Cruz 21.1 in 78 & Mike Willis 12.2 in 77) It also snapped a streak of going 47.2 IP without allowing an ER which combined between AA, AAA, MLB The HR by Merrifield was the 1 st hit he had allowed to a RHH (24 straight retired to begin career). Career High (IP): 2.0, 3x, last: 9/6 at BOS Season (IP): 2.0, 2x, last: 9/6 at BOS ROWLEY, RHP, #45 (.962 OPS/1.87 WHIP) LH:.256 (10-39, 4HR) 1-2, 7.13, 5G/3GS, 17.2, 23H, 4HR, 10BB/11K RH:.361 (13-36, 0HR) Last App: 9/17 at MIN (1.0, 6H, 6ER, 2HR, BB, 2K) Last HR: 9/17 at MIN FBE: 0-2 IR-RS: 0-0 SVO: 0-0 Holds: 0 CS%: 0/0 Throws: Sinker (47%, 89mph), Changeup (22%, 82mph), Slider (21%, 83mph), Fourseam Fastball (10%, 89mph) 9/17 at MIN allowed a career high 6-ER (2-HR). 9/5 at BOS suffered the loss in his 1 st appearance as a reliever (3.0, 3H, ER, 2K) Allowed a walk-off single to H. Ramirez in the 19 th inn. Career High (IP): 3.0, 9/5/17 at BOS Season (IP): 3.0, 9/5 at BOS SANTOS, RHP, #56 (.775 OPS/1.11 WHIP) LH:.300 (6-20, 1HR) 0-1, 2.13, 6G, 12.2, 11H, 3HR, 3BB/10K RH:.179 (5-28, 2HR) Last App: 9/20 vs. KC (1.2, 3H, ER, K, HR) Last HR: 9/20 vs. KC FBE: 3-6 IR-RS: 3-2 SVO: 1-1 Holds: 0 CS%: 0/0 Throws: Fourseam Fastball (54%, 93mph), Curve (35%, 82mph), Changeup (12%, 85mph) Has tossed 2.0 IP in 4 of his 6G & in those games has allowed 1-ER over 10.1 IP Has fanned a batter in all six of his relief outings. After holding opp. to a.172 AVG (5-for-29, 2-XBH,.510 OPS) after his first 3G, since that point opp. are batting.316 (6-for-19, 5-XBH, 1.170 OPS, 3G). 9/10 vs. DET earned his 1 st SV as he tossed the final 3.0 (2H, 2K). Career High (IP): 3.1, 9/2/17 at BAL Season (IP): 3.1, 9/2/17 at BAL TEPERA, RHP, #52 (.625 OPS/1.14 WHIP) LH:.204 (19-100, 4HR) 7-1, 3.45, 70G, 75.2, 55H, 6HR, 31BB/78K RH:.212 (36-170, 2HR) Last App: 9/21 vs. KC (1.0, H, K) Last HR: 9/19 vs. KC FBE: 49-70 IR-RS: 31-8 SVO: 2-4 Holds: 17 CS%: 2/13 (15%) Throws: Cutter (40%, 89mph), Fourseam Fastball (36%, 95mph), Sinker (21%, 95mph), Slider (3%, 87mph) Among AL-REL is T-3 rd in wins (7) & 4 th in IP (74.2) The 7 wins are the most by a TOR-REL since Jason Frasor had 7 in 2009. Opp. are hitting.291 (16-55, 6-XBH,.381 OBP,.854 OPS) & owns a 4.61 ERA (7ER/14.2, 7BB/14K) over his last 14G Had a 1.62 ERA (3ER/16.2, 1.27 AVG) in 17G prior to that stretch. 9/9 vs. DET recorded his 2 nd SV of (3 rd career) & 1 st since 4/25. Career (IP): 3.1, 4/30/17 vs. TB Season (IP): 3.1, 4/30 vs. TB
TOR AL AVG.240 15 OBP.313 14 SLG.411 13 OPS.724 14 HR 207 7 R/G 4.25 14 BB 517 7 RISP.227 14 Run Dif. -98 13 HOME RUNS: Game High: 6, 8/23 at TB Grand Slam (6x, 5 players): Morales, 4/6 at TB Goins, 5/24 at MIL Travis, 5/26 vs. TEX Tulowitzki, 5/29 vs. CIN Pearce, 7/27 vs. OAK & 7/30 vs. LAA Multi-HR (12x, 5 players): Pearce, 5/2 at NYY Morales, 3x: 5/5 at TB, 7/27 vs. OAK, 8/31 at BAL (3HR) Donaldson, 5x: 6/2 vs. NYY, 8/8 vs. NYY, 8/17 vs. TB, 9/16 at MIN, 9/17 at MIN Smoak, 2x: 6/7 at OAK, 7/20 at BOS Hernandez, 9/10 vs. DET Walk-off (5x, 3 players): Morales, 4/15 vs. BAL & 7/26 vs. OAK Pillar, 5/14 vs. SEA Pearce, 7/27 vs. OAK & 7/30 vs. LAA Back-to-Back (7x): Last: Lopez/Pearce, 8/23 at TB (2 nd inn) 3-HR (1 Inning): 5/30 vs. CIN (4 th inn) Extra Inn (2x): Bautista, 4/21 at LAA (13 th inn)...pearce, 7/27 vs. OAK (10 th inn) Pinch Hit (1x): Carrera, 4/18 vs. BOS Inside-The-Park (1x): Carrera, 5/6 at TB Leadoff (3x): Bautista, 6/28 vs. BAL Carrera, 7/30 vs. LAA Aoki, 8/22 at TB BARNEY, #18 (.237, 5HR,.605 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.250/.230 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (1-1, BB) Streak: 1 game, 1-1 HOMESTAND:.429 (3-7), HR, 3RBI, BB, HBP Batting.378 over his last 15 games (17-for-45, 5-2B, 2HR, 7RBI). 9/21 vs. KC drew a BB for the first time in 141 plate appearances, which was the longest active streak in the majors. 9/19 vs. KC hit his 5 th HR of the season, passing his total from last year 4 of his 5 HR have now come in the 6 th inning or later. BAUTISTA, #19 (.203, 22HR,.678 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.186/.208 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-4, K) Streak: 0-12 HOMESTAND:.000 (0-10), 3K Is batting just.091 (3-33, 3BB/9K) with a.189 OBP over his last 9G. His 761 RBI as a Blue Jay ranks 3 rd on the all-time club list (Delgado-1058, Wells-813) Ranks 2 nd all-time with 799 career walks as a Blue Jay (1 st Delgado, 827). Has seen the most pitches in ML at 2829 (2 nd, Judge with 2814) Ranks 5 th in the AL with 80-BB. Has the 2 nd lowest single season AVG (.205) since Aaron Hill hit.205 in 2010. 9/21 vs. KC struck out, giving him 160 this year Surpassed Jose Conseco (1998) & Kelly Johnson (2012) for the most single season K s in club history. 9/8 vs. DET hit his 22 nd HR of the season, tying his 2016 high (22). CARRERA, #3 (.283, 8HR,.767 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.097/.306 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (PH-LF, 0-1, K) Streak: 0-7 HOMESTAND:.000 (0-6), 4K Is 7 for his last 46 AB (1-XBH) over his last 13-GS In the 9 starts prior to that, had hit.433 (13-30) with 6-XBH. Is hitting.353 (12-34) with a.421 OBP as a sub this season Is 8 for his last 17 (.471) when getting an AB coming off bench. 7/30 vs. LAA hit a leadoff HR (1 st career) The HR was his careerbest 8 th of the season 6 of the 8-HR have been solo. DONALDSON, #20 (.264, 30HR,.932 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.257.265 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-3, BB, K) Streak: 0-7 HOMESTAND:.100 (1-10), BB, 2K Ranks 1 st AL with 21 HR after the all-star break Since 7/24, 29 of his last 53H have gone for XBH (54.7%, 8-2B/21-HR) His 46-RBI are T-9 th in AL since the all-star break (1 st J. Schoop, 51-RBI) & is 4 th in BB (43) after all-star break (1 st Judge, 55). Over his last 24-AB since 9/15, has 10H (.417, 4-1B, 1-2B, 5-HR, 1- BB) Has 5-HR over his last 6G Has reached base in 8 of his last 9 games, batting.382 (13-34) with 1-2B, 5-HR, 7-RBI & 5-BB. Leads AL with 10 game-winning HR s (2 nd - Morrison/Davis, 9) 13 of his 30-HR have come in the 1 st inning (leads AL) 10 of his last 21 HR have been in the 1 st inning 16 of his 30 HR have accounted for Toronto s first runs. Has posted a.383 AVG (23-60, 11-XBH,.493 OBP) with RISP over his last 52G More recently, is 12 for his last 24 AB (.500, 2B, 5HR) in those situations over his last 23 contests. 9/17 at MIN hit his 29 th & 30 th HR of the campaign Became 3 rd TOR player to record back to back multi-hr games (Encarnacion, 5/20-21/14 & Barfield, 9/1-2/83) was his 5 th multi-hr game of the season & 3 rd since the beginning of August has now hit 30+HR in 3 straight seasons, which only 5 other active players have (Encarnacion 6, Rizzo 4, Cruz 4, Machado 3, Arenado 3). GOINS, #17 (.228, 7HR,.614 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.238/.226 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (DEF-2B) Streak: 3 games, 3-9 HOMESTAND:.333 (2-6), RBI, K Is 2 for his last 13 AB with RISP, prior to that had gone 9-for-26 AB (.346) Is hitting.330 with RISP (31-94, 10-XBH,.370 OBP,.892 OPS) & owns a AVG.340 (17-50) with RISP/2 out this season. Is 9-for-13 with bases loaded (2B, HR) Those 9H lead the ML Are T-2 nd most bases-loaded hits in a season by a Blue Jay (Delgado 10 in 03/R. Bosetti-9 in 79). 9/11 vs. BAL hit his 7 th HR to extend his career high The 4 th -inning solo shot was his second straight solo HR, after hitting 5 with runners on base and was also his 2 nd at home. HERNANDEZ, #37 (.250, 2HR,.734 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.077/.308 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-3, 2K) Streak: 0-4 HOMESTAND:.111 (1-9), 2B, 2RBI, 6K Batting.250 (13-for-52) since joining the Blue Jays (17G) 7 of his last 13 hits have been for extra-bases (5-2B, 2-HR). Is 1 for his last 16 AB after starting his TOR career with a.308 AVG (12-for-39, 2HR, 7RBI) from 9/1-15. 9/10 vs. DET went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs became the 4 th Jays rookie with at least 2HR & 5RBI in a game, the others were Carlos Delgado (4/11/1994, at OAK), Felipe Lopez (9/4/2001, vs. NYY), and J.P. Arencibia (42011, vs. MIN) last Jays rookie with a multi-hr game was J.P. Arencibia on 7/22/11 vs. TEX. LOPEZ, #1 (.234, 4HR,.838 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.091/.278 LAST APP: 9/20 vs. KC (PH-C, 0-1) Streak: 0-1 HOMESTAND:.500 (1-2), HR, 2RBI Is batting.346 (9-26, 5BB,.452 OBP) with 4-XBH and 10 RBI over his last 10-GS has hit safely in 7 of those 10-GS. 9/20 vs. KC hit his 4 th HR of the season was his first homer as a sub has recorded 12RBI over his last 14 games. 8/23 at TB hit his 1 st career HR (then 25 th game) Became the 2 nd Blue Jay to hit their 1 st career HR this season, joining Marcus Stroman on May 18 at ATL Also became the 1 st catcher to hit his first career HR with TOR since J.P. Arencibia in 2010. MAILE, #22 (.136, 2HR,.384 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.175/.118 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-2, K) Streak: 0-4 HOMESTAND:.000 (0-2), K Has just eight hits over his last 57 AB (.140, 0BB/17K) recently, he is hitting.313 (5-for-16, 2-2B, 2RBI) over his last 6 games. The Jays are 20-15 in his 35 starts as catcher this season. Owns a 3.43 ERA when catching this year Has thrown out 9 of 26 attempted base stealers for TOR (34.6%). MARTIN, #55 (.222, 12HR,.731 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.169/.236 LAST APP: 9/20 vs. KC (0-2) Streak: 0-2 HOMESTAND:.200 (1-5), 2B, 2RBI Is 3-for-15 (.200) with 3-2B, 3RBI, BB & a K in 5G since returning from the DL. Among AL, ranks 2 nd with a.516 OBP & is 5 th with 16-BB in close & late situations this season. Leads all catchers in ML with 47-BB (Posey is 2 nd with 44) Since joining TOR in 2015, ranks 2 nd among all catchers with 149-BB over that period (Y. Grandal 156). 8/4 hit his 12 th HR (solo) 10 of his 12 HR have come with the bases empty 7 of his 12-HR have tied the game or taken a lead. MONTERO, #47 (.218, 6HR,.663 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.240/.214 LAST APP: 9/20 vs. KC (PH-DH, 0-1, BB) Streak: 0-12 HOMESTAND:.000 (0-1), BB Is 0 for his last 14 in caught stealing attempts. Has just 15 hits over his last 99-AB (.151 AVG) Is 11-for-81 since joining the Blue Jays on 7/2 (.136, 3-2B, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 11BB/20K). 8/20 at CHC hit his 8 th HR of the season & 2 nd with TOR Both of his TOR HRs have either tied the game or given them the lead. MORALES, #8 (.249, 27HR,.753 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.355/.218 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (1-3, K) Streak: 1 game, 1-3 HOMESTAND:.250 (1-4), BB Has recorded 11-XBH with 20-RBI over his last 24G (.821 OPS). T-1 st in the ML with 8-HR in close and late situations T3 rd most by a Blue Jay (Bautista-10 in 11/Delgado-9 in 99/Smoak-8 in 17) His 4-HR that have tied or given team lead from the 9 th inning on ranks 1 st in ML & is T-1 st in club history (Bautista- 13. Donaldson- 15). His 188 career HR ranks 3 rd among active switch-hitters & 5 th most by a Cuban-born player all-time His 27-HR are T-3 rd most by SWH in the ML (Smoak-38, Lindor-32, and Ramirez-27). Batting.391 (34-87, 12-XBH, 1.092 OPS) over his last 45G vs. LHP More recently, is 19-for-45 (.422, 6-XBH) vs. LHP over his last 24G His.355 AVG vs. LHP this season ranks 3 rd in AL. 9/5 at BOS hit his 27 th HR, 4 th time to hit a HR in back-to-back games this season. 8/31 at BAL became the 17 th different Blue Jay to hit 3+HR in a game Recorded a career high 7-RBI (previous: 6, 4x) 37 th player in ML history to record a 3HR game for two or more different teams. PEARCE, #28 (.252, 13HR,.757 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.207/.270 LAST APP: 9/8 vs. DET (0-1, K) Streak: 0-9 HOMESTAND: Is day-to-day with back stiffness. Is 6 for his last 51-AB (.117) Hit.311 (23-74) in his 21G prior. Has a.323 AVG (10-31, 3-2B, 3-HR,.400 OBP) with RISP/2 out. 7 of his 13-HR have been to leadoff an inning 13 of his 23H when leading off an inning have gone for XBH. 9/8 vs. DET left the game in the 1 st inning with lower back stiffness. 8/23 at TB hit his 13 th HR of the season, tying his total from last year (85G) 9 of his 13-HR have come with the bases empty.
PILLAR, #11 (.258, 16HR,.713 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.328/.235 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-3, K) Streak: 0-3 HOMESTAND:.250 (2-8), 2B, K Has hit.305 (39-128) with 14-XBH (.802 OPS) in 34G since 8/14 more recently, he is batting.212 (7-for-33). Is 10 for his last 34 with RISP (25G,.294 AVG, 2-2B, 12-RBI) -.174 (19-109,.266 SLG) overall for the season. Is 2 nd in ML with 19-2B vs. LHP (Jose Ramirez-21) & is hitting.328 vs. lefties overall, which is 8 th in AL. Is batting.309 (51-165) with 16-XBH,.380 OBP &.926 OPS when leading off an inning The 51 hits rank 5 th in the AL. Leads AL-CF with 35-2B & ranks T-2 nd among AL-CF with 8-OFA (J. Dyson leads with 10) Ranks 6 th, all-time, among TOR-CF with 22- OF assists. 9/15 at MIN hit his 16 th HR of & 8 th HR to lead off an inning. 9/8 vs. DET grounded into a 5-4-3 triple-play. REFSNYDER, #39 (.173, 0HR,.478 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.045/.220 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (PH-2B, 0-1) Streak: 0-2 HOMESTAND:.333 (1-3), K Has gone 12 straight starts without recording an XBH (.219, 7-32). Has gone 107 games & 240-AB since his last HR on 10/1/15. 8/12 vs. PIT singled 3 times for his 2 nd career 3-hit game (6/14/16 at COL), 1 st multi-hit effort in a Toronto uniform (15 th career). SAUNDERS, #21 (.208, 6HR,.617 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.193/.213 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (PH, 0-0) Streak: 0-7 HOMESTAND:.000 (0-2) Is 3-for-12 since joining the Jays (9G) is also 2-for-6 as a sub. 9/1 had contract selected from Buffalo (34G,.275 AVG, 14-XBH,.731 OPS) Went 0-for-1 as a PH that night Released by PHI on 6/23 & signed by TOR on 6/28. Appeared in 61G with PHI this season (.205, 17-XBH, 13BB/51K). Making 2 nd stint with TOR (2015-16) Was selected to the 2016 All- Star Game (Final Man Vote). SMOAK, #14 (.275, 38HR,.902 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.345/.256 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-3, BB) Streak: 0-8 HOMESTAND:.111 (1-9), 2B, BB, 2K Is batting just.175 (7-40) with 4-2B, HR, 8BB/7K over his last 12G. Among the AL, ranks T-3 rd in HR (38), 6 th in SLG (.544), 7 th OPS (.902), 6 th AB/HR (13.97), 8 th Batting WAR (2.6) 9 th in TB (289) His 33-HR since May 11 ranks 1 st in AL. (2 nd Judge, 32). Leads ML-1B with 37-HR & is most by a TOR-1B since Delgado in 2003 (40-HR) Is the 3 rd different TOR-1B to hit 35+HR in a season (Delgado-5x, McGriff-1x). His 38-HR are the most by any switch hitter since Mark Teixeira hit 39-HR in 2011 & most by any TOR-SWH in club history. 11 of his 38 HR have come in the 9 th inning or later to lead MLB (5 more than any other) & is the most in MLB history 9 of his last 13-HR have come from the 7 th inning on Has 17-HR from the 7 th inning on which leads the AL (1 st in AL). Is batting.345 (39-114, 6 th in AL) with 7-HR vs. LHP (1.025 OPS 4 th in AL) Is 18-for-59 (.305) with 7-XBH over his last 31G vs LHP. 9/14 at MIN hit his 38 th HR of the season was his league leading 11 th HR in the 9 th inning or later. URENA, #7 (.224, 1HR,.631 OPS) vs. LHP/RHP:.308/.200 LAST APP: 9/21 vs. KC (0-3, K) Streak: 0-3 HOMESTAND:.250 (1-4), 2B, K Has reached base safely in 12 of his 16G this season. Is 1 for his last 22 after batting.316 over his first 10 career games (12-for-38, 3-2B, HR, 4BB) from 9/1-13. 9/20 vs. KC snapped an 0-for-18 drought with a double. 9/12 hit a walk-off single in B9 Became the 25 th TOR rookie with a walk-off hit (last: Pillar on 6/9/14 vs. MIN) Marked his first career 3 hit game (3-for-5). 9/8 vs. DET hit his first career HR his HR was the first by a TOR rookie SS since Adeiny Hechavarria hit one in 2012. Player-DL Injury Date Games Alford L-Hamate 5/24-7/24 53 (25-28) Barnes R-Shoulder 7/23-8/3 11 (7-4) Bolsinger L-Knee 7/19-28 10 (5-5) Campos R-Groin 6/21-8/1 37 (16-21) Carrera R-Foot 6/14-26 11 (5-6) Ceciliani L-Shoulder 5/19 111 (53-58) Cole R-Foot (toe) 8/10 4 (3-1) Coghlan L-Wrist 6/16-8/11 55 (25-30) Donaldson R-Calf 4/14-5/25 38 (20-18) Happ L-Elbow 4/17-5/29 39 (22-17) Howell L-Shoulder 4/8-24 15 (4-11) Howell L-shoulder 6/5-7/30 49 (22-27) Liriano L-Shoulder 5/11-6/1 20 (13-7) Maile R-Knee 7/4-8/31 52 (24-28) Martin L-Shoulder 5/8-19 12 (7-5) Martin L-Oblique 8/12 30 (14-16) Montero R-Groin 8/3-15 11 (6-5) Osuna Neck 4/3-4/10 6 (1-5) Pearce R-Calf Strain 5/15-6/15 27 (15-12) Pompey Concussion 4/2 153 (71-82) Sanchez R-Middle Finger 4/15-29 14 (6-8) Sanchez R-Middle Finger 5/1-13 12 (8-4) Sanchez R-Middle Finger 5/20-7/6 42 (22-20) Sanchez R-Middle Finger 7/20 56 (27-30) Schultz R-Arm 4/2 153 (71-82) J. Smith R-Shoulder 6/19-7/21 31 (12-19) Sparkman R-Thumb 3/30-6/29 78 (37-41) Travis R-Knee 6/6 96 (43-53) Tulowitzki R-Hamstring 4/22-5/25 31 (17-14) Tulowitzki R-Ankle 7/29 47 (22-25) Valdez R-Shoulder 8/5 47 (22-25) 25 players, 31x 1358 Ejections Reason Date Umpire Gibbons Arguing call at 3rd 4/23 at LAA De Jesus Gibbons Arguing balls & strikes 4/24 at LAA Basner Gibbons Arguing obstruction 5/8 v CLE Carapazza Walker Arguing with HP umpire 5/10 v CLE Carapazza Gibbons Arguing balls & strikes 7/27 v OAK Little Martin Arguing with HP umpire 7/27 v OAK Little Stroman Arguing with HP umpire 7/27 v OAK Little Gibbons Arguing ball & strikes 8/16 v TB Barksdale Pillar Arguing ball & strikes 8/22 at TB Fairchild Donaldson Arguing ball & strikes 9/5 at BOS Hudson