GDT(2/4): Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles - Hutchison vs. Jimenez - 7:05 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Drew Hutchison (75.0 IP, 23 BB, 8.04 K/9, 2.76 BB/9, .239 BAA, .278 BABIP, 3.99 FIP) [R]

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SP - Ubaldo Jimenez (70.0 IP, 40 BB, 8.49 K/9, 5.12 BB/9, .251 BAA, .306 BABIP, 4.52 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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O's Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Team Pitching:

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Notes:

 

MLB:

• No Important Notes Today.
  

 

Jays:

• After tossing seven scoreless innings in his previous outing, Hutchison lasted a season-low three innings Sunday against St. Louis and allowed five runs and six hits in a 5-0 loss. It was another poor performance at home for Hutchison, who is 1-3 with an 8.72 ERA in Toronto compared to 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA in eight road starts.
  
• Jose Bautista has reached base safely in 65 of 68 games, hitting safely in 51 of those contests
  
• Toronto's offense, hasn't been nearly that productive lately, scoring nine runs and batting .208 while losing five of six.
  

 

Orioles:

• Jimenez, who ranks among the major league leaders with 40 walks in 70 innings and is 0-5 with a 7.04 ERA in six home starts, turned in his shortest start of the season, lasting 2.1 innings and yielding six runs and five walks.
  
• Machado entered Wednesday hitless in his last 15 at-bats. Pearce entered Wednesday's game with a .314/.352/.523 slash line in 86 at-bats this season.
  
• The Orioles, are batting .313 with runners in scoring position during a 12-game span and lead the majors with 17 homers in June. They are batting a major league-best .287 with runners in scoring position this season.
  

 

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!

[theblujay]

Please win

[Chappy]

Hopefully we see bad Ubaldo tonight.

[Trouba95]

All I ask is that we don't concede a two-run HR in the first inning. Let's get the lead and not look back! Go Jays Go!

[Chappy]

All I ask is that we don't concede a two-run HR in the first inning. Let's get the lead and not look back! Go Jays Go!

 

Queue the three run HR.

[BarkatToronto]

I am of the mindset that this slump will get worse before it gets better. We were going way too good for too long, things have to be evened out.

 

Bautista has been horrible against Ubaldo

[RickyWalks]

Jimenez had been s*** but he'll beat the s*** out of us.

[Anemic0ffense]

They will tee off against Hutch

 

#ReverseJinx

[Chappy]

Ubaldo might be exactly what the Jays bats need to see. He has horrific control.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

No excuses tonight. Ubaldo is a gas can.

[BarkatToronto]

Lots of positive comments thus far

[Stangstag]

Hutch needs to pitch a good game tonight. He's been rocky his last few outings (minus the game against DET)

[BarkatToronto]

As a novice

 

Is a high BABIP good or bad, relative to batting average. I am being sencere i dont know

[BarkatToronto]

^ Because the Orioles commentator just said high is good

[closetjaysfan]

Be nice to hit double digit runs

[Trouba95]

Get on Ublado tonight. End this s*** tonight.

[Stangstag]

As a novice

 

Is a high BABIP good or bad, relative to batting average. I am being sencere i dont know

 

High BABIP means the batter is overly lucky

[GD]

As a novice

 

Is a high BABIP good or bad, relative to batting average. I am being sencere i dont know

 

There is no good or bad BABIP. League average is around .300. BABIPs usually regress back to that. So if a guy has a .250 BABIP, it's probably gonna go up, and if he has a .360 BABIP, it's probably gonna go down. It's a measure of sustainability.

[BarkatToronto]

High BABIP means the batter is overly lucky

 

So its bad.

[Trouba95]

There we go! That's what I like to see.

[GD]

High BABIP means the batter is overly lucky

 

Be careful saying lucky. They may have legitimately been hitting the ball well enough to carry a high BABIP, but it probably isn't sustainable. Sustainability =/= luck.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

GREAT AB Reyes

 

Keep it moving Melky. Jimenez is a f***ing bum.

[BarkatToronto]

Leadoff walk

[Trouba95]

Here we go! Yay!

[eastcoastjaysfan]

f*** yes.

 

Put up like 5 this inning please. LETS GO

[eastcoastjaysfan]

The runner HAS TO SCORE on this at bat Jose. Do not f*** this up.

[BarkatToronto]

Good Start

 

Good Start

 

Lets get a few on the board

[closetjaysfan]

Looking good so far... 2+ runs this inning would be nice

[BarkatToronto]

Orioles commentrator just called Jays Rays

[Trouba95]

No!!!