GDT(3/4): Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros - Dickey vs. Oberholtzer - 7:10 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - RA Dickey (145.0 IP, 52 BB, 7.82 K/9, 3.83 BB/9, .236 BAA, .320 BABIP, 4.34 FIP) [R]

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SP - Brett Oberholtzer (83.2 IP, 20 BB, 5.70 K/9, 2.15 BB/9, .326 BAA, .289 BABIP, 3.74 FIP) [L]

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Lineups:

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

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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Astros Batting:

 

Team Batting:

http://i.imgur.com/XFiAWh2.png

 

Team Pitching:

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Notes:

 

MLB:

• No Important Notes Today.
  

 

Jays:

• Toronto scored 12 runs with Dickey on the mound during a stretch where he lost six of seven but posted a 3.54 ERA. That lack of support ended when the Blue Jays scored five runs while Dickey allowed four in six innings of a 6-4 victory over Boston on July 23. They then gave the right-hander plenty to work with while he yielded a run, three hits and struck out 10 in seven innings of a 14-1 rout at Fenway Park on Monday.
  
• Toronto averaged 6.2 runs and 10.9 hits while winning 11 of 13 before its winning streak ended with six hits during a 3-1 loss Friday.
  
• Navarro is batting .352 with 13 RBIs over his last 18 games and .342 in 11 career contests at Minute Maid Park.
  

 

Astros:

• Oberholtzer went 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in his first seven starts before being sent down to the minors for the first time this season. Since then, he's 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA over his last seven outings, which were interrupted by two more trips to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The left-hander allowed three runs in 6 2-3 innings of a 7-3 victory over Oakland on Monday to improve to 2-0 with a 2.39 ERA in four home starts after going 0-3 with a 9.64 ERA there. He's completed at least six innings in eight straight outings overall.
  
• Houston's Gregorio Petit hit his first career homer to break a 1-all tie in the eighth Friday. The infielder is 4 for 13 with two RBIs in four games since he was recalled from the minors to see his first major league action since 2009 with Oakland.
  
• Houston's Jose Altuve went 1 for 4 a night after his 12-game hitting streak ended during Thursday's 6-5 loss in the series opener. He's batting an AL-leading .339 but is 0 for 10 against Dickey.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

http://i.imgur.com/qQ7rNqr.png

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

 

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

[Deadpool]

Reimold is already the cleanup hitter. He will break you.

[jays4life19]

Big game. Would have went with king after fatcow poor performance last night.

[guylaroche5]

our lineup looks much better vs lefties, high expectations for today

[Dylan]

Looking for more people to compete in the home run contest!! Still playoff spots up for grabs for those who haven't played yet this year! (only takes a second to make a pick)

 

http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/2147-Blue-Jays-Home-Run-Contest-2014/page245

[CJ-Freeway]

7-8-9 hitters are s*** vs lefties. Oh well, go Jays!!!

[ElNik2013]

Wtf, at least put Rasmus in instead of Gose!!! John Gibbons has completely lost it.

 

 

Gibby be mad at Rasmus.

[CJ-Freeway]

Gibby be mad at Rasmus.

 

Yup, that's probably what is happening. Showing the kid who is boss.

[jays76]

our lineup looks much better vs lefties, high expectations for today

 

Let's hope Dickey keeps the bedsheets clean tonight.

[CJ-Freeway]

Honestly, expect Dickey to give up one or 2 homeruns to righties. But expect the Jays to hit a few too. Ultimately the bats will decide this one!

[Daniel Labude]

Lets Go Blue Jays!!!!!!!!!

[North of 60]

Worst lineup of the season?

[burlingtonbandit]

Reyes hustles thats 3 easily.

[Orgfiller]

You'd think with how long that was up in the air that it would be an easy triple...oh well good start.

[Atothe]

what a f***ing bunt by MELKY great

[Rajais Mitten]

Wow nice melky solid start

[Orgfiller]

Beautiful bunt, and definitely didn't look like a sacrifice at all, good idea.

[North of 60]

Should have been a triple, but that f*** up looks like it helped...

[Orgfiller]

Pitch tracker is drunk

 

I think the catcher slapped badly at both of those pitches, nothing wrong with the Pitch tracker.

[burlingtonbandit]

Pitch tracker is drunk

 

Thats what poorly caught balls will do to you.

[gruber92]

Bautista.. Our leader.

[Orgfiller]

Nicely hit by Reimold, and he gets the job done.

[gruber92]

Atta boy Reimold.

[burlingtonbandit]

Marisnick looks so good in CF. Much like Gose in that he glides around.

[Daniel Labude]

Bautista patetic with a guy on third again!

 

Reimold with the professional at bat

[Orgfiller]

Marisnick looks so good in CF. Much like Gose in that he glides around.

 

He really does, covers a lot of ground out there.

[burlingtonbandit]

3rd straight game we have a run in the first inning I think.

[North of 60]

At least we scored.

[Orgfiller]

Meh, the inning could've been more, and wow look at Reyes f***ing jogging around the bases, are you serious dude?

[gruber92]

LOL @ Reyes coasting to first.