GDT(1/3): Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays - Buehrle vs. Archer - 7:10 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Mark Buehrle (121.1 IP, 31 BB, 5.19 K/9, 2.30 BB/9, .256 BAA, .285 BABIP, 3.75 FIP) [L]

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SP - Chris Archer (108.1 IP, 42 BB, 7.81 K/9, 3.49 BB/9, .239 BAA, .299 BABIP, 3.29 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:

• Buehrle recorded victories in two earlier matchups with Tampa Bay, limiting them to three earned runs over 15 1-3 innings. He was one out shy of a shutout and struck out a season-high 11 in a 3-0 win in his season debut at Tropicana Field on April 2.
  
• The Blue Jays were 38-24 with a six-game lead after June 6, with 14 games separating them and the last-place Rays. They've since gone 10-21 and have been overtaken by Baltimore, while Tampa Bay has closed within 6 1/2 games of Toronto.
  
• Reliever Aaron Loup gave up the go-ahead homer to Albert Pujols in the seventh inning after not allowing a home run in 59 straight relief appearances.
  

 

Rays:

• Archer takes the mound for Tampa Bay having pitched at least seven innings in three straight starts. He beat Detroit 7-2 on Saturday, yielding both runs on solo homers over a season-best 8.1 innings.
  
• Tampa Bay has won 11 of 15, though it was 3 for 18 with runners in scoring position while dropping two of three to Kansas City. The Rays were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position in Wednesday's 5-4 loss and Kirby Yates surrendered a three-run homer to Salvador Perez in the ninth.
  
• The Rays are expecting shortstop Yunel Escobar to return from the disabled list for Friday's opener against the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. Escobar has been on the DL with right shoulder soreness, and played two games in a rehab assignment with Class A Advanced Charlotte on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

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[Angrioter]

Rays > Jays

[Anemic0ffense]

Gibbons might destroy the clubhouse this series. I can see these next 3 games being a disaster.

[saskjayfan]

Rays > Jays

 

boo brother quartz

[Daniel Labude]

3 game sweep starts tonight....Go Blue Jays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sh3156]

Gibbons might destroy the clubhouse this series. I can see these next 3 games being a disaster.

 

You sat that before every series

[Caper]

I kinda like this BlueJays lineup.

[Anemic0ffense]

You sat that before every series

 

No I don't

[Chappy]

Hopefully the Jays can pull through this series and then take the break to regroup somewhat.

[intentional wok]

I kinda like this BlueJays lineup.

 

It's as good as it can be. Gibbons is generally pretty good at lineup construction (although hitting scrubby dudes second still gets me).

[sh3156]

No I don't

 

You do. You are very negative

[intentional wok]

Hopefully the Jays can pull through this series and then take the break to regroup somewhat.

 

Agreed. Every day that passes that they don't play is a day their dudes can heal up. Always a good thing.

[sh3156]

Nice work Reyes

[Candy Maldonado]

You sat that before every series

 

You just joined a week ago.

[sh3156]

f***

[Dr. Dinger]

That slider is filthy.

[JaysFan4Ever]

Two weak 3rd strike swings looking like both Reyes and Kawi didn't know what to expect :/ Nasty stuff this kid is throwing.

[sh3156]

f*** Archer is dealing

[Orgfiller]

Archer is pretty good...

[intentional wok]

Jays looked lost that inning.

[Abomination]

If there were any questions about whether Archer would be on tonight, they sure were answered. Absolutely filthy.

[sh3156]

Good framing there

[labadee]

let's go blue jays!

[Bourjos]

This game is starting well... 3 k's.. lead off hit by Rays... good times!

[JaysFan4Ever]

Dickey is now starting the final instead of Happ. Supposedly it's for the "dome effect" on his knuckle ball.

[sh3156]

f*** :-( why is this happening

[Bourjos]

Lol Reimold......... WTF

[Bourjos]

Reimold read that horribly.......................................

 

FUN TIMES PEOPLE

[Bourjos]

HA HA HA..... season over!

[JaysFan4Ever]

Well, that f***ing sucked. Bunt for an IF hit to load the bases.