GDT(2/3): Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles - Redmond vs. Hammel - 4:05 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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HD Stream thanks to Charlie460!!!

 

Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Todd Redmond (1-1, 3.55 ERA, 12.2 IP, 8 Ks, 5 BB, 5.68 K/9, 3.55 BB/9, 0.87 WHIP, .140 BAA, .121 BABIP, 5.28 FIP) [R]

 

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SP - Jason Hammel (105.2 IP, 35 BB, 6.56 K/9, 2.98 BB/9, .271 BAA, .295 BABIP, 5.02 FIP) [R]

 

Lineups:

 

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Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!)

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Jays Batting:

 

Actual Batting:

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Projections

http://i.imgur.com/sOIzNsQ.png

 

O's Batting:

 

Actual Batting:

http://i.imgur.com/GIMVqqV.png

 

Projections

http://i.imgur.com/x3Kzqqa.png

 

Notes:

 

MLB:

• The Houston Astros extend 2B Jose Altuve to a team-friendly 4 year/$12.5MM deal with two club options rated at $6MM and $6.5MM
  
• The Boston Red Sox acquire LHP Matt Thorton from the Chicago White Sox for the Red Sox' 11th best prospect OF Brandon Jacobs
  
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired 1B Russ Canzler from the Baltimore Orioles for RHP Tim Alderson in a minor move yesterday
   
  

 

O's:

• Jason Hammel has given up 6 homers in his last 2 starts against the Jays, and owns a 6.30 ERA at home
  
• The O's are 10-3 in the last 13 games at home vs. the Jays and look to tie the season series at 6 with a win today
  

 

Jays:

• Bautista's in a struggle. He struckout 4 times last night against the Os, and that was his second of the season (first being against the Royals in April). He never struckout 4 times in a game since 2009 when he did so in KC. He's currently in a 2/24 slump. He's also 2/14 against Hammel, and 2 for his last 32 at Camden Yards. Ouch.
  
• The Jays have the 2nd best Bullpen ERA in the AL with a 2.97 mark, 0.02 away from the KC Royals
  
• The Jays are 6-12 since the end of the 11-0 run, making them 17-12 in the last 29 games
  

 

Standings:

 

http://i.imgur.com/fEdUoKI.png

http://i.imgur.com/c1Uf7yz.png

 

Venue:

http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/CamdenYards.gif

 

I hope you guys enjoy the game and the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

[Abomination]

Redmond against that lineup scares the crap out of me.

[theblujay]

Drives me crazy that Stroman (or at least Nolin) isn't starting this game.

 

It's time for Lawrie to start hitting.

 

This game would be 1000000x more exciting if Stroman was starting...

[JFD]

hard to win with garbage starting pitching and mediocre offense...

[theblujay]

Oh look we made the front page of ESPN.

[vanjaysfan]

 

My new shirt just arrived!

[Dylan]

I was hoping we could have a decent lineup today but we went with boni.

[Chappy]

I was hoping we could have a decent lineup today but we went with boni.

 

Who cares at this point. We have Redmond on the mound, Orioles are going to tee off on him.

[Dylan]

Who cares at this point. We have Redmond on the mound, Orioles are going to tee off on him.

 

The opposite of what I think has happened all season.. so tonight might be a win?? or now that I said that we will lose?

[Dylan]

Taking my gf to see wizard of oz tonight. Guaranteed to be more entertaining than the jays lol

[Angrioter]

Jays needs to score 9 runs to win this.

[Dylan]

Thinly veiled brag about having a girlfriend

 

All it takes? lol

 

HOpefully the jays win this one! I predict 5-3 jays

[Parson]

Does Lawrie look bigger than earlier in the season? Looks so to me.

[Parson]

They showed the team stretching pre game. Why do pro teams do this? Research has shown, for a while, that it makes muscles less efficient, less powerful, and potentially increases the chance of injury.

[mellowgold]

Anybody else having trouble with the stream?

[Angrioter]

Lawrie is back baby

[omair_rana]

What channel is the game on in the GTA?

 

Every sportsnet channel is showing some lame race

[TheEndIsNigh]

Why does bautista jump back like he is going to get hit when a breaking ball is right over the plate?

[TheEndIsNigh]

Bautista chasing the high fastball again.

[Angrioter]

Joey Bats is good

[JFD]

EE picks up bumtista again

[Jays]

Gone!

[TheEndIsNigh]

WOW what a bomb. EE is hitting good thing because Baiutista looks like garbage.

[Angrioter]

f*** me and f*** Lawrie

 

lol

[Horses Fart]

f***in bomb!!!!

[Howard Roark]

They showed the team stretching pre game. Why do pro teams do this? Research has

shown, for a while, that it makes muscles less efficient, less powerful, and potentially increases the chance of injury.

 

Yup. A while ago one of my buddies was always on my case about not stretching before my workouts, to be honest I just do range-of-motion rotations/shakeouts of my shoulders for a minute or two and I've never torn anything.

[Dylan]

Lawrie is back baby

 

If you just stick with edwin every day you could probably make the playoffs lol but no fun in that!

[G-Snarls]

That Edwin bomb was awesome.

 

Would love to see that in Yankee Stadium bullet time.

[Horses Fart]

dont mean to be Debbie Downer but 9 chances out of 10 we will be behind by the end of the 2nd or 3rd.....hope not tho........

[Dylan]

vdubmvp takes the lead in the FHRC!