GDT(1/3): Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics - Rogers vs. Griffin - 10:05 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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HD Stream thanks to Charlie460!!!

 

Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Esmil Rogers (84.1 IP, 24 BB, 6.08 K/9, 2.56 BB/9, .271 BAA, .302 BABIP, 4.23 FIP) [R]

 

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SP - AJ Griffin (133.2 IP, 29 BB, 7.14 K/9, 1.95 BB/9, .234 BAA, .252 BABIP, 4.39 FIP) [R]

 

Lineups:

 

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Jays Batting:

 

Actual Batting:

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Projections

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Athletics Batting:

 

Actual Batting:

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Projections

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Notes:

 

MLB:

• The Detroit Tigers acquire RP Jose Veras from the Astros in return for OF Danry Vasquez. Jose Veras will move to an 8th inning setup role while Vasquez will pad the Astros farm at the A ball level
  
• The Atlanta Braves swap relievers, shipping RP Cory Rasmus for the Angels' RP Scott Downs. Downs will help Luis Avilan with the lefty load, splitting time as a loogy. Rasmus on the other hand has nice numbers in AAA, and a mid 90s fastball and a decent changeup.
  
• The Tampa Bay Rays acquire RP Jessie Crain for future cash and player considerati
  

 

A's:

• AJ Griffin has made 2 starts against the Jays, and has 7.1 scoreless innings against them
  
• Josh Reddick has 5 career homers against the Jays, which is 3rd most against a team in his career
  
• Before their 10 run explosion last night against the Angels, the A's were in a 15 game offensive slump, putting up a .197 average and only averaging 2.87 runs per game
  

 

Jays:

• Esmil Rogers had a nice game against the Dodgers last time out giving up 2 runs on 7 innings pitched when the Jays lost 8-3 in extras. He's only faced the A's once before as a relief pitcher spinning 3.1 innings of scoreless relief
  
• Rasmus is hot, hitting .365 out the gate with 18 RBIs in a total of 23 games. Edwin went 9/12 with eight ribbies against the 'Stros starting a mini hot streak for the Jays first baseman
  
• Darrin Oliver confirmed to Shi Davidi insuring that this is indeed his last season of baseball
  

 

Standings:

 

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Venue:

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

[Dylan]

WE ARE GOING TO WIN TONIGHT!

 

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[Dylan]

Not the best start..

 

Let's go rogers!

[Dylan]

We will get on the bats next inning

 

I can see why you are almost at 6k posts. haha

[jays4life19]

Jays are 2.50 odds tonight. Like the odds....put some coin on it. Thus we'll probably lose. lol

[o2cui2i]

not expecting the jays to do well against the As. hope they surprise me, but not getting my hopes up. have to see when I get up tomorrow. 4am starts are brutal.

 

enjoy the game peeps

[Dylan]

f***in lead off walkCome on Rogers

 

Crisp is the last person I'd want to walk... he sure has a great name though.

[fatcowxlive]

Edwin should have had that

 

That's little league basics

 

Get your glove down

 

I loved the game between Crisp and Bautista haha

[Dylan]

10 minutes in and I'm already annoyed

[o2cui2i]

A's are in first and cant draw fans. they need to be moved.

[o2cui2i]

10 minutes in and I'm already annoyed

 

A's like to play annoying baseball. lol

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

I don't see how AA can watch this s*** and not realize he needs to sell.

[Dylan]

A's are in first and cant draw fans. they need to be moved.

 

A's and rays.

[Dylan]

How many times does yoenis go deep this series? I say 3!

[o2cui2i]

This is gonna be a tough series. Lets go!

 

I have crips, Lowrie and Moss playing fantasy tonight. lol

 

just know they are going to have a big night against Rogers

[Clojojo]

i want to get off mr rogers wild ride

[theblujay]

Gosh the As are annoying

[fatcowxlive]

OMG lol

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

A's are in first and cant draw fans. they need to be moved.

They want to go to San Jose but the Giants are being douchebags about it. Apparently they've forgotten that the A's ceded their right to the San Jose market to them to keep them from moving to Tampa.

[Pete_7]

This one's over

[Dylan]

Well this isn't fun.

[o2cui2i]

Could Melky take his time getting to the ball? no reason to hurry right?

[Pete_7]

Gosh the As are annoying

 

No, our pitching just sucks

[AuntieJPA]

Could Melky take his time getting to the ball? no reason to hurry right?

 

Can we please get him out of left, my god. I had two cigs while he went for the ball.

[o2cui2i]

They want to go to San Jose but the Giants are being douchebags about it. Apparently they've forgotten that the A's ceded their right to the San Jose market to them to keep them from moving to Tampa.

 

I have no idea why MLB insists in having baseball in towns that dont want to go to games. it's like putting a hockey team on the face of the sun. Phoenix shouldn't have ever had a team.

[Dylan]

I have no idea why MLB insists in having baseball in towns that dont want to go to games. it's like putting a hockey team on the face of the sun. Phoenix shouldn't have ever had a team.

 

This is true, but MLB is still run 1000 times better than the nhl

[Arkadium]

That misplay be Edwin was really costly, can't make those kind of errors if you want to win ball games.

[o2cui2i]

AA comments for days brah!!!

 

"I cant see us making any big moves" lol they have nothing to trade so I pretty much agree that nothing much will happen.

 

AA is the last GM to figure out guys cant play.

 

 

Bonifacio was the key to the Miami deal... that has to be the low point of any GMs career.

[o2cui2i]

This is true, but MLB is still run 1000 times better than the nhl

 

absolutely. but the NHL has got replay down to a science. lol

[Dylan]

Hope the bp came ready to pitch tonight like they have the rest of the season!