GDT(3/3): Cleveland Indians @ Toronto Blue Jays - Happ vs. Salazar - 7:07 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - JA Happ (11.2 IP, 10 BB, 7.71 K/9, 7.71 BB/9, .277 BAA, .294 BABIP, 7.30 FIP) [L]

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SP - Danny Salazar (36.2 IP, 15 BB, 10.80 K/9, 3.68 BB/9, .295 BAA, .384 BABIP, 4.60 FIP) [R]

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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:

 

Team Batting:

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Batting Projections (Streamer RoS):

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Team Pitching:

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Indians Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Batting Projections (Streamer RoS):

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Team Pitching:

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

 

Notes:

 

MLB:

• No Important Notes Today.
  

 

Jays:

• Happ yielded four runs and seven hits - two homers - over 2.1 frames of a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
  
• The Blue Jays have homered in 18 of their 20 home games this season. Overall, Toronto has homered in 19 of its previous 22 games dating back to April 21. The club has outscored its opposition 40-34 over that same span.
  
• The Blue Jays allowed 15 runs and 22 hits on Wednesday. It was the first time that's happened since June 24, 2004 against Tampa Bay, when they gave up 19 runs and 24 hits.
  

 

Indians:

• Danny Salazar gave up three runs and fanned seven in 6.1 innings while not factoring in a 4-3 win over Minnesota.
  
• Cleveland has averaged 6.1 runs and batted .303 while winning six of eight overall. After losing all six to San Francisco and the Los Angeles Angels on their previous trip, the Indians are 3-2 on this six-game trek.
  
• The Indians have had their share of inconsistencies on offense this season, but the club remains one of baseball's top teams at controlling the strike zone. Over the past two seasons, Cleveland ranks second to only Tampa Bay in the Majors with a 27.8-percent swing rate at pitches outside the strike zone. Entering Wednesday, the Indians ranked third in the league with 4.01 pitches per plate appearance this year.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

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

 

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

[G-Snarls]

Really want to win this one

 

Need the bounce back

Edited May 15, 2014 by G-Snarls

[Dylan]

I like our lineup tonight.. starting pitching not so much

[Angrioter]

I like our lineup tonight.. starting pitching not so much

 

Salazar 12 K's game for sure

[John_Havok]

It will be interesting. Salazar works up in the zone a lot with his fastball and the jays are pretty unspectacular in general high in zone with their uppercut swing tendencies. Could be a lot of pop-ups and shallow flies tonight... Or they'll rock him out of the game by the third.

[closetjaysfan]

Is anyone watching this JPA interview? Good god what a moron...

 

 

EDIT: I will give him props for his mea culpa at the end... still an idiot.

[G-Snarls]

Is anyone watching this JPA interview? Good god what a moron...

 

Yep. I agree with Zaun and Campbell. No one ever said anything about his character. They just s*** on his performance.

[kgm1]

lets hope Salazar keeps up his wildness at least for this start . kid is going to be a stud once he gets better command

[Atothe]

Is anyone watching this JPA interview? Good god what a moron...

 

 

EDIT: I will give him props for his mea culpa at the end... still an idiot.

 

what did he say?

[Dylan]

Lets go blue jays!!!!

[Dylan]

K!!

[closetjaysfan]

what did he say?

 

Blamed the media for misquoting him. Said that they attacked his character. Pretty much all of it was poor me until the end when he admitted that he didn't perform and that's why he is now in Texas. Said overall he liked the organization and the fans.

[Atothe]

Gose looks smooth out there

[G-Snarls]

what did he say?

 

He knows he hit badly but he got upset when "the switch flipped" and the "media started attacking my character"

[G-Snarls]

Smooth Gose

[Dylan]

KK!

 

Nice start by Happ

[kgm1]

s*** the Indians are helping Happ out big time

[Atothe]

Good start for Happ, sitting 93 mph

[gruber92]

Gose looks smooth out there

 

It's a comfortable feeling having him in CF.

[Dylan]

Lets get this offense going early

[kgm1]

They are going to have to lay off that high fastball

[Dylan]

Ugly

[Atothe]

I seen the slump coming last week

[Atothe]

Jose is chasing and late on fastballs

[Atothe]

I wanna punch Swisher for getting that emo haircut, ********

[Dylan]

I know its a week night, and it's against the tribe but the attendance has been bad.

 

Monday: 13,603.

Tuesday: 13,673.

 

and not many tonight

[o2cui2i]

Swisher needs a Hitler mustache to go with his haircut.

[saskjayfan]

the attendance in the game day thread is down too....nobody cares about the jays anymore...you'd think they were 8 games under .500

[Dylan]

lol @ juan

[Atothe]

I know its a week night, and it's against the tribe but the attendance has been bad.

 

Monday: 13,603.

Tuesday: 13,673.

 

and not many tonight

 

City has lost faith, next it'll be tv numbers dwindling.