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

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Liam Hendricks (5.2 IP, 3 BB, 4.76 K/9, 4.76 BB/9, .158 BAA, .133 BABIP, 6.41 FIP) [R]

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SP - Chris Archer (57.0 IP, 24 BB, 8.21 K/9, 3.79 BB/9, .261 BAA, .329 BABIP, 3.23 FIP) [R]

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Lineups:

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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:

• Hendricks allowed a home run and two other hits in 5.2 innings of a 3-2 victory over Oakland in his season debut Friday.
  
• Atop the AL East this late for the first time since July 6, 2000, the Blue Jays have averaged 6.3 runs, hit 17 home runs and batted .321 during their longest winning streak since matching the club-record 11 last June. A winner in 13 of 15, Toronto has homered in 10 straight contests for the first time since a 12-game stretch Aug. 6-18, 2011.
  
• Toronto has the best home record in the American League at 15-11.
  

 

Rays:

• Chris Archer gave up four hits and struck out 11 in six innings while not factoring in the decision of a 1-0 victory over Boston on Friday.
  
• Alex Cobb's streak of consecutive scoreless innings was halted at 24.2 innings on Tuesday night, setting a new franchise record. Cobb broke the previous mark of 23 straight shutout innings, set by James Shields in 2011.
  
• The Rays have recorded four consecutive games with double-digit hits after notching 12 in Tuesday's loss.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

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[Caper]

First.

[Caper]

Remember that was a thing? No one does "first" anymore.

[Atothe]

292nd

[HERPDERP]

This can be the streak breaker. Liam Hendriks wasn't good at all in his previous start, and Archer can snap out of his mediocre performance and put a nice one together

[DickeyJohnsonWang]

it's pretty sad that their #9 hitter leads the team in homeruns.

[CHRIS]

This seems like a loseable game. Hopefully we get to Archer early.

[jaysfan2014]

Royals are getting pummeled by the Astros right now.

[Sammy225]

Nope i said that if we lost a game in this series it would be against Cobb. We are gold now.

[HERPDERP]

Edwing has 4 more games to break the Bonds record. Let's hope he gets a few today.

[NorthOf49]

Edwing has 4 more games to break the Bonds record. Let's hope he gets a few today.

Record for May, yep. 18 is also the AL Record for home runs in a month, set in August 1937 by Rudy York.

 

Sosa has the MLB record for any month with 20, set in June 1998.

[NorthOf49]

Royals are getting pummeled by the Astros right now.

Post that in this thread: http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/2952-Scoreboard-Watching-Thread-2014

[Deadpool]

They Jays are either magic, or have cheat codes... Either way, they've got this one in the bag.

[G-Snarls]

FatcowXLive broke our winning streak last season

 

Yep

[closetjaysfan]

Hendricks was throwing too high last game... hopefully we can chalk that up to being nervous.

[Jonzo]

Hendricks probably gets beat up today. Last start he got a very lucky IMO. Too lazy to look it up, but I believe his FIP and xFIP were pretty high.

[Solaxys]

Ya; it's gonna be a night of the bats. Considering it was what, 19 - 11 last two games combined on 4 decent - good ERA pitchers.

[Orgfiller]

Hendricks probably gets beat up today. Last start he got a very lucky IMO. Too lazy to look it up, but I believe his FIP and xFIP were pretty high.

 

~6.00 xFIP, walked as many as he struck out, .133 BABIP, 100% LOB and low GB%, extremely lucky start.

[Solaxys]

~6.00 xFIP, walked as many as he struck out, .133 BABIP, 100% LOB and low GB%, extremely lucky start.

 

Well they could've noticed the herp-derpiness and fixed some things... we shall see. Keep it under 5 runs and we probably have the win.

[jerb]

 

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[NorthOf49]

~6.00 xFIP, walked as many as he struck out, .133 BABIP, 100% LOB and low GB%, extremely lucky start.

Hendriks showed much better control at AAA though, and he did get lots of swinging strikes (10.1%). I think the jury's still out.

[reedjohnsonfan]

lol at people still worrying about good-not-great opposing starting pitchers. That era is over. We're going to kick the s*** out of Archer.

 

That's the spirit! Unless the starts align for non-aces they are going to give up runs against the Jays. They've actually done a really good job making adjustments this year, their lineup is great on paper but you have to give Seitzer at least some credit for the change in approach.

[boooobz]

Go jays go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Hear ya like Boooobz a lot! Ya got I like Boooobz a lot !

 

I.L.B.T..... Ya that's right!

[Angrioter]

We need 9 runs to win today's game.

[Cooler Heads Prevail]

~6.00 xFIP, walked as many as he struck out, .133 BABIP, 100% LOB and low GB%, extremely lucky start.

 

While this might be true in this case, the xFIP talk on this site is so over the top absurd it's stupid at times.

[kgm1]

Needs to pitch down in the zone tonite. I do expect him to be better but I really don't believe he has the stuff to pitch up like he did in his first start.

[Solaxys]

caps

 

BLUE JAYS! ~

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SAY WHO - BLUE JAYS!~

SAY WOOOOOOOOOOOO~

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

It's my Birthday and I'll drink Rum if I want too! Rum if I want two!

 

F U archer and that Sting Ray you rode in on!

 

Go Jays Go!

 

Rum rum rum rum Tah Duh!

 

Look ma, no hands even! Lol

 

Oh and all you Rays fan boys, I got's two words for you!

 

SUCK IT !!!!!

 

Did I say Go Jays Go ! Lol

[theblujay]

Lets go Jays!!!