GDT(1/3): Your Toronto Blue Jays @ KC Royals - Estrada vs. Duffy - 8:10 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

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Pitching Matchup:

 

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SP - Marco Estrada (80.1 IP, 28 BB, 7.51 K/9, 3.14 BB/9, .214 BAA, .242 BABIP, 4.15 FIP) [R]

 

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SP - Danny Duffy (56.0 IP, 24 BB, 6.59 K/9, 3.86 BB/9, .333 BAA, .290 BABIP, 4.40 FIP) [L]

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Lineups:

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Jays Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Team Pitching:

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Royals Batting:

 

Team Batting:

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Team Pitching:

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Notes:

 

Jays:

• Marco Estrada is coming off his fifth win in six decisions, a 10-5 victory in Detroit on Sunday. He yielded two runs in five innings in that game and has a 1.96 ERA in his last four starts, including a pair of starts in which he took no-hit bids into the eighth inning. Estrada will face Kansas City for the first time, and the Royals players who have faced him previously are a combined 0 for 11.
  
• The Blue Jays totaled 10 runs while batting .195 and were denied a split in Chicago with a 2-0 defeat Thursday. They were four-hit for their third shutout this season.
  
• Toronto has plated 470 runs and is among the league leaders with 113 homers. Toronto has not been below .500 since owning a 29-30 record on June 8.
  

 

Royals:

• The Royals turn to Danny Duffy, who is winless in his last six starts but pitched respectably in his most recent one. Duffy yielded two runs in 6 1-3 innings Sunday against Minnesota but suffered his fourth straight loss in a 3-2 defeat. The left-hander is 0-2 with a 9.35 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays, whom he hasn't faced since April 22, 2012.
  
• Kansas City totaled 33 runs and 52 hits against the Rays, and its six homers were two more than it totaled in its previous nine contests. Lorenzo Cain had his second in as many games Thursday - and eighth of the season - while Jarrod Dyson made a sparkling defensive play while taking over for Gordon. With that performance, the Royals moved closer to matching their season-best seven-game win streak to open this season.
  
• Kansas City lost its All-Star left fielder for two months when he strained his groin chasing a fly ball in Wednesday's 9-7 win over Tampa Bay. The Royals (50-33) didn't miss him too much Thursday, registering 13 hits in an 8-3 win Thursday to complete their first four-game sweep since September 2008.
  

 

Standings:

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Venue:

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LETS GO BLUE JAYS #WETHENORTH #COMETOGETHER #LOVethISTEam

[BTS]

Danny Duffy is going to get obliterated.

[baubau]

fatcow getting the team back on track.

[Daniel Labude]

So Colabello can't even play against lefties.....

 

 

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

[LTR]

So Colabello can't even play against lefties.....

 

 

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

 

Actually Colabello's career minor league and major league splits show he hits lefties just as well as righties.

[Daniel Labude]

Actually Colabello's career minor league and major league splits show he hits lefties just as well as righties.

 

So phasing him out all together?

[LTR]

So phasing him out all together?

 

Oh I misread your post. In any case Valencia makes sense here. I have no real beef with this line-up, other then maybe the order of Travis.

[LTR]

Danny Duffy is going to get obliterated.

 

You would think so...

[o2cui2i]

is catching Dickey so harsh for Martin that he can't catch today? seriously?

 

 

Lets go blue jays

[LTR]

is catching Dickey so harsh for Martin that he can't catch today? seriously?

 

 

Lets go blue jays

 

Estrada and Navarro have an arrangement of sorts

[LTR]

Royals defense >>>>>>>>>> everybody else

 

Greg Zaun's key to winning should be: hit the ball out of the ball park

[Stangstag]

Martin - DH

Navarro - C

 

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[Dylan]

forever .500! lol

[guylaroche5]

only half a month left of navarro (prays)

[o2cui2i]

only half a month left of navarro (prays)

 

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[LTR]

The Navarro hate is overstated.

[Stangstag]

The Navarro hate is overstated.

 

Navarro should never be catching over Martin, unless Russ gets a rest day.

[LTR]

Navarro should never be catching over Martin, unless Russ gets a rest day.

 

Still overstated and Estrada had two near nohitters with Nav

[fatcowxlive]

Navarro should never be catching over Martin, unless Russ gets a rest day.

 

Russ is getting a half day off

[King]

Its raining

[King]

Men?

 

lol

[Angrioter]

Navarro, again

[reedjohnsonfan]

rotowire says 71% rain in KC. Is that the POP? I've always assumed it is...

[Stangstag]

Russ is getting a half day off

 

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[Horses Fart]

Sorry but I think this is gonna be a hum dinger of a series. :-(

[Spanky99]

rotowire says 71% rain in KC. Is that the POP? I've always assumed it is...

 

Yeah, that's POP...

 

"Scattered showers are expected to develop across the area, so there is a decent chance that Friday's game could be delayed. However, a full game should still be played with light winds blowing out to left field."

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

King is our Roving reporter on location... Over to you king!

[Governator]

I'm surprised King made it alive across that highway.

[o2cui2i]

Yeah, that's POP...

 

"Scattered showers are expected to develop across the area, so there is a decent chance that Friday's game could be delayed. However, a full game should still be played with light winds blowing out to left field."

 

great... late start and rain delays. like I didn't have anything else to do at 2am. lol well I don't really, but still.

[Governator]

great... late start and rain delays. like I didn't have anything else to do at 2am. lol well I don't really, but still.

 

Do you just... not work?