GDT(1/3): Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays - Hutchison vs. Bedard - 7:07 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Drew Hutchison (60.0 IP, 18 BB, 8.85 K/9, 2.70 BB/9, .232 BAA, .293 BABIP, 3.11 FIP) [R]

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SP - Erik Bedard (37.2 IP, 18 BB, 6.69 K/9, 4.30 BB/9, .200 BAA, .241 BABIP, 3.34 FIP) [L]

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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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Team Pitching:

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Rays Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Team Pitching:

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Notes:

 

MLB:

• No Important Notes Today.
  

 

Jays:

• Hutchison hopes to contribute to a rotation that has a 2.61 ERA while the team has won 11 of 13. The right-hander allowed one run over 5 2-3 innings Wednesday in a 6-4 win at Boston. He scattered three hits over 5 1-3 scoreless innings in a 4-2 victory over the Rays on April 1 when the teams split a season-opening four-game set.
  
• Jose Reyes, though, has been seeing the ball well with a .353 average over an eight-game hitting streak. He's also hitting .381 over his last five home meetings with the Rays.
  
• The Blue Jays, atop the division this late for the first time since July 6, 2000, lead the majors with 70 home runs. They haven't homered in nine consecutive contests since April 27-May 5, 2012.
  

 

Rays:

• Bedard has filled in nicely by going 2-1 with an 0.96 ERA in his last five starts. On Wednesday, he gave up three runs - one earned - and one hit over 5 1-3 innings in a 3-2 home loss to Oakland.
  
• Longoria, who had eight hits in the series, went 6 for 15 with a homer and four RBIs in the April series versus Toronto. Brandon Guyer also looks to keep swinging a hot bat after going 6 for 10 in his last two versus Boston.
  
• Tampa Bay's win Sunday was manager Joe Maddon's 700th with the club.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

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

[Dylan]

Lets go blue jays!!!

[Candy Maldonado]

pic is of pomeranz

[Sammy225]

Bold move having Pomeranz start tonight after taking the loss for the A's yesterday.

[fatcowxlive]

pic is of pomeranz

Bold move having Pomeranz start tonight after taking the loss for the A's yesterday.

 

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[Spoonovic]

Rays own us.

[theblujay]

Lets go Jays

[guylaroche5]

we've been facing an awful amount of southpaws lately

[closetjaysfan]

we've been facing an awful amount of southpaws lately

 

As bad as Lind and Francisco are against lefties, im surprised they have been left out of the lineup this long. Both of them are hitting well, hate for them to get stale on the bench.

[Solaxys]

I r so scared for tonight

[Dick_Pole]

<--- Got my new logo ready for the series.

[Angrioter]

Easy Win with our Ace

[sdyment]

SP - Erik Bedard (37.2 IP, 18 BB, 6.69 K/9, 4.30 BB/9, .200 BAA, .241 BABIP, 3.34 FIP) [L]

 

Is it just me, or do these numbers suggest that Bedard is due a serious beating...?

[John_Havok]

SP - Erik Bedard (37.2 IP, 18 BB, 6.69 K/9, 4.30 BB/9, .200 BAA, .241 BABIP, 3.34 FIP) [L]

 

Is it just me, or do these numbers suggest that Bedard is due a serious beating...?

 

Could certainly make a case for it. Let's hope it plays out that way

[Bunchedundies]

JAys should pound bedard, lets hope they Pay back the Rays for owning them the last few years.

[Candy Maldonado]

^^^he was upset the crowd was booing him lol

[G-Snarls]

WTF is Zaun talking about

 

Oh my God

 

5 run leads vanish all the time

[John_Havok]

f*** Zaun... "Janssen might force teams to re-define what they look for in a closer."

 

Why? Because he's 1 of like 2 closers that don't fit the prototypical flamethrower closer mould suddenly all of baseball might change the guys they want in that situation?

 

Sorry, Janssen is nailz but he doesn't deserve that kind of praise.

[G-Snarls]

Edge of Tomorrow looks v cool

[G-Snarls]

<--- Got my new logo ready for the series.

 

Love it

[G-Snarls]

"There is no timetable for return" for Carey Price?

 

Yes there is. Opening day of the 2014-2015 season. Duh.

[Bunchedundies]

WTF is Zaun talking about

 

Oh my God

 

5 run leads vanish all the time

 

Zaun is such an idiot.

[jaysfan2014]

Some late tidbits:

 

Guyer placed on 15-day DL. Colome up to give an extra arm to a VERY overworked Rays bullpen.

 

Bautista now DHing, Pillar in RF.

[G-Snarls]

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7 in a row, lets do this !!

 

What do we want???

 

More Reyes!!!

 

Go Jays!!

[G-Snarls]

Some late tidbits:

 

Guyer placed on 15-day DL. Colome up to give an extra arm to a VERY overworked Rays bullpen.

 

Bautista now DHing, Pillar in RF.

 

We should lend them Esmil Rogers or something

[G-Snarls]

F'n Orioles and Red Sox big comebacks

[guylaroche5]

zaun was at least right about kratz vs navarro lol

[Bunchedundies]

f***ing Brewers had a 6-4 lead in the ninth and blew it, ugh, hate the orioles.

[Bunchedundies]

Why is BAutista playing DH today?

[G-Snarls]

Crowd looks pretty thin