GDT. Theee Toronto Bluejays vs Baltimore Orioles. (1/3) 7.07PM

[jays4life19]

Pitching: Marco Estrada ® vs Wade Miley (L)

 

Jays lineup:

1. Jose Bautista ® RF

2. Josh Donaldson ® 3B

3. Edwin Encarnacion ® DH

4. Russell Martin ® C

5. Troy Tulowitzki ® SS

6. Melvin Upton Jr. ® LF

7. Kevin Pillar ® CF

8. Justin Smoak (S) 1B

9. Devon Travis ® 2B

 

O's lineup:

1. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B

2. Hyun Soo Kim (L) LF

3. Manny Machado ® 3B

4. Chris Davis (L) 1B

5. Mark Trumbo ® RF

6. Matt Wieters (S) C

7. Pedro Alvarez (L) DH

8. J.J. Hardy ® SS

9. Nolan Reimold ® CF

 

Game notes:

- Thank f***ing god Navarro is not in the lineup.

 

 

Discuss.

[Jonn]

Travis is now hitting 9th wow.

 

Hopefully Estrada finds his groove again tonight. Difficult to out slug the Orioles like Minnesota.

[ChrisS]

Nice to see Martin @ C tonight. Why is Travis in the 9 spot again?

[mellowgold]

Yeah Travis 9th and Pillar 7th is pretty stupid, but honestly, this lineup isn't horrible. I've seen a lot worse from Gibby.

[Governator]

Pitching: Marco Estrada ® vs Wade Miley (L)

 

Jays lineup:

1. Jose Bautista ® RF

2. Josh Donaldson ® 3B

3. Edwin Encarnacion ® DH

4. Russell Martin ® C

5. Troy Tulowitzki ® SS

6. Melvin Upton Jr. ® LF

7. Kevin Pillar ® CF

8. Justin Smoak (S) 1B

9. Devon Travis ® 2B

 

O's lineup:

1. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B

2. Hyun Soo Kim (L) LF

3. Manny Machado ® 3B

4. Chris Davis (L) 1B

5. Mark Trumbo ® RF

6. Matt Wieters (S) C

7. Pedro Alvarez (L) DH

8. J.J. Hardy ® SS

9. Nolan Reimold ® CF

 

Game notes:

- Thank f***ing god Navarro is not in the lineup.

 

 

Discuss.

 

 

 

tbh, with Saunders getting a day off I'd prefer Navarro in the line up over Smoak against LHP.

[G-Snarls]

f*** yes

 

Can't wait for this one

[HERPDERP]

Navarro has been s*** this year guys, what in the world are you expecting? Navarro should not be playing at all except for giving Martin a break once every 5 days.

[mellowgold]

tbh, with Saunders getting a day off I'd prefer Navarro in the line up over Smoak against LHP.

 

This may be true and it's extremely sad. Although, after Smoak's last start against a lefty, I would put him back in there just to see if you can squeeze two decent games out of the guy all year.

[RealAccountant]

Navarro has been s*** this year guys, what in the world are you expecting? Navarro should not be playing at all except for giving Martin a break once every 5 days.

 

I still have nightmares about game 6 in KC

[Governator]

Navarro has been s*** this year guys, what in the world are you expecting? Navarro should not be playing at all except for giving Martin a break once every 5 days.

 

He's got to be better than 59 wRC+ lol

 

 

Career vs LHP

 

Smoak: 85 wRC+

Navarro: 106 wRC+

[Nabru]

Gibbons is annoying.

[Sammy225]

All f***ing Travis Done since come back is hit but lets play him behind f***ing Smoak, Pillar, Upton for reasons...

[gruber92]

Travis should be batting sixth and Upton ninth, but you know..

[Daniel Labude]

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

[Belliss101]

Let's get this one!

[jays4life19]

Travis should be batting sixth and Upton ninth, but you know..

 

Upton is pretty decent vs lefty pitching. Career 110 wRC+. I'm fine with where he is.

[Jonn]

Travis should be batting sixth and Upton ninth, but you know..

 

Agree with Travis but no way should Smoak or Pillar hit ahead of Upton. Pillar should be hitting 9th and Smoak should be tied to an anchor and thrown overboard. Or on the bench.

[Terminator]

Not necessarily the way I would order them but if I were Wade Miley I'd be s***ing my pants at seeing those 9 right handers on the lineup card tonight.

[gruber92]

Upton is pretty decent vs lefty pitching. Career 110 wRC+. I'm fine with where he is.

 

Agree with Travis but no way should Smoak or Pillar hit ahead of Upton. Pillar should be hitting 9th and Smoak should be tied to an anchor and thrown overboard. Or on the bench.

 

I'm just looking at in a sense where Upton would provide excellent speed and base running for the big boys, but yeah i see your points.

[Dr. Dinger]

Travis' hand is probably still bugging him, that's the only logical explanation.

[Jonn]

I'm just looking at in a sense where Upton would provide excellent speed and base running for the big boys, but yeah i see your points.

 

Sure but Pillar could do the same thing in the 9 hole. Hes not quite as fast but Pillar can definitely run.

[o2cui2i]

tbh, with Saunders getting a day off I'd prefer Navarro in the line up over Smoak against LHP.

 

I'll agree with this. I'd rather have Ed at first and Pikachu DH

 

who knows, maybe Smoak can walk into a hit or two.

[o2cui2i]

I'm just looking at in a sense where Upton would provide excellent speed and base running for the big boys, but yeah i see your points.

 

if Gibbons ever lets guys run this would be a point, but he won't let anyone steal in front of the big bats so the argument is moot

[gruber92]

Agree with Travis but no way should Smoak or Pillar hit ahead of Upton. Pillar should be hitting 9th and Smoak should be tied to an anchor and thrown overboard. Or on the bench.

 

I actually prefer Smoak batting right handed than Saunders vs a LHP.

[gruber92]

if Gibbons ever lets guys run this would be a point, but he won't let anyone steal in front of the big bats so the argument is moot

 

True, but Upton or Pillar for that fact, can score from first at a higher success rate on gap shots than than anyone else batting ninth.

 

Actually, Pillar batting ninth and Travis seventh would make more sense.

[glory]

I hate to do this because defending Gibbons makes me want to vomit, but look at Travis' splits. Dude can't hit lefties this season. It's probably a sample size issue since he hit them fine last year, but I can't get mad at White Cito looking at splits when putting the lineup together. At least he's trying. Now, if Travis was batting 9th against a righty, then F Gibbs.

[Jonn]

I actually prefer Smoak batting right handed than Saunders vs a LHP.

 

Saunders has been pretty good against Lefties. I wouldn't let him face Chris Sale but a s*** bag like Miley I will take my chances.

[admin]

Nice to see Martin @ C tonight. Why is Travis in the 9 spot again?

 

Because GIbbons is a f***ing idiot. I don't get why people always question lineup and bullpen decisions. Gibbons has been making stupid decisions for a long time. Luckily he has a talented team or he'd been fired long ago. I just worry about September callups, Gibbons like his new shiny toys, so these guys will all be coming in in close game situations. Can't wait.

[Terminator]

 

This partially proves how bad Gibby's lineup is tonight and it partially proves how stacked this team is now that everyone is healthy.

[Terminator]

Because GIbbons is a f***ing idiot. I don't get why people always question lineup and bullpen decisions. Gibbons has been making stupid decisions for a long time. Luckily he has a talented team or he'd been fired long ago. I just worry about September callups, Gibbons like his new shiny toys, so these guys will all be coming in in close game situations. Can't wait.

 

It seems like he loves throwing his new relievers in to high leverage roles.