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NEW Derby Order: Todd Frazier (3B - CIN) Brian Dozier (2B - MIN) Troy Tulowitzki (SS - COL) Jose Bautista (OF - TOR) Yasiel Puig (OF - LAD) Adam Jones (OF - BAL) Giancarlo Stanton (OF - MIA) Josh Donaldson (3B - OAK) Justin Morneau (1B - COL) Yoenis Cespedes (OF - OAK)

Tulo's deciding to be an ******* and change the order lol. Fraizer is poised bat first

What do you expect! This is a casual fan's event haha. Idgaf about any overlays and stats except homer distance. Today's all about some taters! BACK BACK BACK BACK!

This is great, this is this is great! That fakeness lol

Jesus lol, fixed!

http://i.imgur.com/I9QGtzW.png http://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/themes/sportsnet/images/team_logos/200x200/baseball/mlb/national-league.png @ http://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/themes/sportsnet/images/team_logos/200x200/baseball/mlb/american-league.png American League Contestants: http://i.imgur.com/gEztfWt.png RF - Jose Bautista © (TOR, 17 HRs in 2014 (19th in MLB, 13th in AL, 8th among MLB OF), 2 Appearances, Best finish: Runner-Up (1, 2012)) [R] http://i.imgur.com/jVpBcW1.png 3B - Josh Donaldson (OAK, 20 HRs in 2014 (9th in MLB, 7th in AL, 1st among MLB 3B), First Appearance) [R] http://i.imgur.com/t5MJQBw.png 2B - Brian Dozier (MIN, 18 HRs in 2014 (16th in MLB, 12th in AL, 1st among MLB 2B), First Appearance) [R] http://i.imgur.com/AJD1zUt.png CF - Adam Jones (BAL, 16 HRs in 2014 (23rd in MLB, 15th in AL, 12th among MLB OF), First Appearance) [R] http://i.imgur.com/KNOoQXw.png OF - Yoenis Cespedes (H) (OAK, 14 HRs in 2014 (37th in MLB, 20th in AL, 17th among MLB OF), 1 Appearance, Best finish: Champion (1, 2013)) [R] National League Contestants: http://i.imgur.com/RitvYN9.png SS - Troy Tulowitzki © (COL, 21 HRs in 2014 (5th in MLB, 1st in NL, 1st among MLB SS), First Appearance) [R] http://i.imgur.com/7emA7OA.png 3B - Todd Frazier (CIN, 19 HRs in 2014 (13th in MLB, 4th in NL, 2nd among MLB 3B), First Appearance) [R] http://i.imgur.com/bteb6tl.png 1B - Justin Morneau (COL, 13 HRs in 2014 (47th in MLB, 24th in NL, 18th among MLB 1B), 2 Appearances, Best finish: Champion (1, 2008) [L] http://i.imgur.com/TocAjPN.png OF - Yasiel Puig (LAD, 12 HRs in 2014 (49th in MLB, 26th in NL, 19th among MLB OF), First Appearance) [R] http://i.imgur.com/TK8bzM5.png OF - Giancarlo Stanton (MIA, 21 HRs in 2014 (6th in MLB, 2nd in NL, 3rd among MLB OF), First Appearance) [R] Derby Order: Todd Frazier (3B - CIN) Brian Dozier (2B - MIN) Troy Tulowitzki (SS - COL) Jose Bautista (OF - TOR) Yasiel Puig (OF - LAD) Adam Jones (OF - BAL) Giancarlo Stanton (OF - MIA) Josh Donaldson (3B - OAK) Justin Morneau (1B - COL) Yoenis Cespedes (OF - OAK) New Bracket Format: http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2014/0711/2014_mlb_hrd_bracket.jpg Venue: http://www.vesphoto.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Target-Field-Night-021.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SfoUFUp.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/TargetField.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

No kidding. Fake or not holy s***

They're not real lol

Omg how could I forget?? Andy Cohen Andre Dawson James Denton Chris Distefano Jennie Finch Rollie Fingers Doc Gooden Rickie Henderson Melanie Iglesias <----- Fat Joe (lmao) Fred Lynn Charlie McDermott Maya Moore Jack Morris Nelly Zach Parise Adrian Peterson Mike Piazza Rob Riggle Ozzie Smith John Smoltz Sway (LOL) Jim Thome Andrew Zimmern

http://i.imgur.com/R5YDTLG.png Pitching Matchup: http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/8/4/55838584/cuts/480_Owens_Brian_Bissell_Future_Star_Photos_fmwfsaaq_f4egohjb.jpg SP - Henry Owens [bOS] (AA: 105.2 IP, 40 BB, 111 Ks, 9.45 K/9, 3.41 BB/9, .183 BAA, .245 BABIP, 2.21 ERA, 3.12 FIP) [R] http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/4/2/74714442/cuts/640_Berrios_Linwood_Ferguson_b1ei064b_lyn4nf5n.jpg SP - Jose Berrios [MIN] (A+: 96.1 IP, 23 BB, 109 Ks, 10.18 K/9, 2.15 BB/9, .216 BAA, .297 BABIP, 1.96 ERA, 2.47 FIP) [L] USA Lineup and Rosters: Batting Lineup: CF Michael Taylor (WSH) 2B Sean Coyle (BOS) SS Corey Seager (LAD) 3B Kris Bryant (CHC) DH Joey Gallo (TEX) 1B D.J. Peterson (SEA) LF Jesse Winker (CIN) RF Hunter Renfroe (SD) C Kevin Plawecki (NYM) Complete Roster: http://i.imgur.com/VoNj5Ws.png World Lineup and Rosters: Batting Lineup: CF Dalton Pompey (TOR) SS Francisco Lindor (CLE) 2B Jose Peraza (ATL) 1B Kennys Vargas (MIL) LF Steven Moya (DET) RF Dariel Alvarez (BAL) DH Gabby Guerrero (SEA) 3B Renato Nunez (OAK) C Jorge Alfaro (TEX) Complete Roster: http://i.imgur.com/9pgX4wJ.png Notes From MLB.com: Of the 23 Futures Gamers outside the Top 100, all but three are on their team's Top 20 Prospects lists. Sixteen organizations will be represented by a prospect ranked in its top three. There are 19 former first-rounders, including six from the supplemental first round. Among the 13 first-round picks, six were selected in the 2013 Draft, three in the '12 Draft, three in the '11 Draft and one in the '10 Draft. The World Team features players from seven countries and territories outside the United States. The Dominican Republic is represented by nine players, followed by Puerto Rico with six representatives, Venezuela has three representatives and Colombia has two. There are also players representing Canada, Mexico and Cuba. Prior to this year's All-Star festivities, 115 players have competed in both the Futures Game and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Twelve players -- Jose Altuve, Adam Dunn, Neftali Feliz, Jose Fernandez, Jason Heyward, Bryce Harper, Francisco Liriano, Evan Longoria, Manny Machado, Jean Segura, Ben Sheets and Geovany Soto -- appeared in the Futures Game and were named to the All-Star Game in the following season. Venue: http://i.imgur.com/gQz3a9F.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/TargetField.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

http://i.imgur.com/FQVoMSz.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/6XF7FFG.png SP - R.A. Dickey (119.0 IP, 47 BB, 7.49 K/9, 3.55 BB/9, .238 BAA, .270 BABIP, 4.55 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/2dRLiuw.png http://i.imgur.com/TUHxGR3.png SP - David Price (139.2 IP, 20 BB, 10.25 K/9, 1.29 BB/9, .242 BAA, .307 BABIP, 3.13 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/fDUiDVf.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/auOG189.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/cLB5akS.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/dAVm5Yf.png Rays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/jLsnMhd.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/p10zaeX.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Dickey is 3-2 with a 3.72 ERA in seven starts against Tampa Bay since joining Toronto last year. Toronto is seeking to capture its first series at Tampa Bay since taking two of three April 6-8, 2007. The Blue Jays are 19-48 at Tropicana Field since then, losing 18 series and splitting the other two. Rays: Price is 14-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 18 starts against the Blue Jays, including 7-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 10 outings at home. The Rays will arrive at the All-Star break with their worst record since 2007 (43-53). This weekend's three-game series against Toronto will conclude a stretch of 17 straight games against teams over .500 heading into the All-Star break. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/VP2Nkal.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/ehc5YyN.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/TropicanaField.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

I agree 10000000000%

http://i.imgur.com/qN3okGG.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/IhWlgg2.png SP - Drew Hutchison (105.0 IP, 33 BB, 7.97 K/9, 2.83 BB/9, .243 BAA, .290 BABIP, 3.74 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/a48Pcyv.png http://i.imgur.com/pCuuG4J.png SP - Jake Odorizzi (94.1 IP, 37 BB, 10.40 K/9, 3.53 BB/9, .243 BAA, .321 BABIP, 3.29 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/57HujOk.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/ZZHyiXD.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/cLB5akS.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/dAVm5Yf.png Rays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/jLsnMhd.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/p10zaeX.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Drew Hutchison is 2-0 with a 4.35 ERA in two starts against Tampa Bay this year. Hutchison owns a 2.43 ERA on the road compared to a 6.75 mark at home. The Blue Jays announced Friday that R.A. Dickey would start Sunday's series finale against the Rays -- Toronto's last game before the All-Star Break -- in place of J.A. Happ. Gibbons said it was because of Dickey's success at Tropicana Field. Because of the Blue Jays' off-day Thursday, Dickey would be pitching on normal rest. Rays: Odorizzi was scheduled to start Sunday but will move up to pitch on regular rest. His lone start against the Blue Jays was in his club debut May 20, 2013, as he allowed three runs in five innings and did not get a decision in a 7-5 loss. The right-hander's identical 2-4 records at home and away don't tell the whole story of how he's pitched. He is limiting opponents to a .199 batting average with a 2.73 ERA at home compared to .312 and 6.10 marks on the road. Former Toronto catcher Jose Molina has been behind the plate the last two games for the Rays in place of Ryan Hanigan, who has soreness in his left side. Another former Blue Jay, shortstop Yunel Escobar, went 1 for 3 with a walk in his return Friday after missing 15 games with a shoulder injury. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/slc1pf9.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/LsiEQyM.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/TropicanaField.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

http://i.imgur.com/NSa8W3d.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/nzBZjR7.png SP - Mark Buehrle (121.1 IP, 31 BB, 5.19 K/9, 2.30 BB/9, .256 BAA, .285 BABIP, 3.75 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/vIOF7ZN.png http://i.imgur.com/9YLmJzX.png SP - Chris Archer (108.1 IP, 42 BB, 7.81 K/9, 3.49 BB/9, .239 BAA, .299 BABIP, 3.29 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/xImos1A.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/uKPMVV3.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/cLB5akS.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/dAVm5Yf.png Rays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/jLsnMhd.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/p10zaeX.png 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: http://i.imgur.com/5LdfU7a.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/UUZBVah.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/TropicanaField.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

I was factoring the fact if McCarthy's arm decides to die in August or something Meh you have a point, but isn't Morrow due to be back soon? That will push Happ into that depth position soon. The biggest thing I was looking at when I saw McCarthy is how much he's owed, and I know Arizona is paying a portion if his salary, but I was under the impression that the payroll has heavy constraints atm

Yes, but looking at it from that perspective, JA Happ's info from Steamer the rest of the way is a 4.51 ERA and a 4.59 FIP. Factoring in that McCarthy hasn't had a fully healthy season in the past few years, JA Happ seems to be equal to him or just slightly worse. McCarthy is not the upgrade we are looking for and acquiring him would be just a hit on our payroll if anything.

I don't know why you guys are so amped about McCarthy. The dude's going to have a bad time in the AL East. If you guys think his BABIP and HR/9 are unsustainable then the same thing could be said about his career high K/9 and his career high GB%. Dudes moving from the NL West, arguably the best division for a pitcher, to the AL East, the complete opposite, in ballparks if anything

http://i.imgur.com/p7HOjPI.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/9BHALUV.png SP - Marcus Stroman (49.2 IP, 12 BB, 7.79 K/9, 2.17 BB/9, .240 BAA, .290 BABIP, 3.28 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/sCmzwjd.png SP - C.J. Wilson (112.2 IP, 45 BB, 8.47 K/9, 3.59 BB/9, .238 BAA, .287 BABIP, 4.23 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/FHBMjJ4.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/Y9XDmhp.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/UX0bRc7.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/aVEo1ib.png Angels Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/Ld1Zlw2.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/Ypj0bVC.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Stroman is 3-2 with a 2.08 ERA in seven starts after another solid outing Friday, when he allowed three hits and struck out seven in seven innings of Toronto's 1-0, 12-inning loss at Oakland. Toronto also snapped a seven-game road losing streak while ending a five-game run for Los Angeles. Reyes's hitting .344 over his last 14, raising his average 20 points to .267 in the process. The Blue Jays snapped a seven-game road losing streak on Tuesday and are now 23-23 away from home this season. Angels: Wilson has allowed 16 runs in 13 innings over his last three starts after giving up six runs in 4 1-3 of Los Angeles' 7-6 win over Houston on Friday. Wilson went 6-3 with a 3.00 ERA in his first 10 starts, but he's dropped off dramatically while posting a 6.18 ERA in eight outings since. After the Angels made a 53-year climb back to the break-even mark, their stay lasted one day. Before Tuesday's loss, the Angels had a franchise record of 4272-4272-3, the first time they had reached .500 since opening its debut campaign 1-1 in 1961. The Angels saw their home winning streak come to an end at 11, one short of the franchise record set in 1967. Albert Pujols went hitless after going 10 for 17 with two homers and eight RBIs over his previous four. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/wPuV5zB.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/08KJZZ1.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/AnaheimStadium.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

http://i.imgur.com/pEOMn1m.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/EZ7Dcc8.png SP - R.A. Dickey (112.0 IP, 46 BB, 7.55 K/9, 3.70 BB/9, .241 BAA, .274 BABIP, 4.68 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/koxlGBG.png http://i.imgur.com/hMBbhef.png SP - Tyler Skaggs (84.1 IP, 25 BB, 6.83 K/9, 2.67 BB/9, .238 BAA, .280 BABIP, 3.48 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/ONA4jdg.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/va5WFe9.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/UX0bRc7.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/aVEo1ib.png Angels Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/Ld1Zlw2.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/Ypj0bVC.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Dickey has a 3.74 ERA in his last five starts, but is 0-4 while being backed by three runs or fewer over the past four. That includes losing three straight road games despite a 2.82 ERA. He tossed a six-hitter Thursday, yielding two earned runs while the offense got just five hits - four singles - in a 4-1 loss at Oakland. The Blue Jays are hitting .178 while totaling 10 runs during a seven-game road losing streak. They last dropped eight in a row from Aug. 7-25, 2012. Angels: Weaver wasn't sharp while emerging with a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, giving up five runs and nine hits - two homers - in 5.2 innings. He is 9-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 11 career starts against Toronto, winning four in a row at home behind a 1.99 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 31.2 innings. LA have surged to baseball's best home record at 31-14 with a staggering 20-2 stretch that includes a .296 batting average and 2.77 ERA. The Angels are looking to tie the team record of 12 consecutive home wins set in 1967. The offense, batting .311 during the streak, picked up the slack with 10 hits - four doubles - while Howie Kendrick and Albert Pujols continued punishing pitchers Kendrick has a .462 average with 10 RBIs over his last 10 home games, collecting three hits with one double and one RBI in Monday's opener of this three-game series. Pujols, meanwhile, if 16 for 29 while driving in 10 runs and scoring nine of his own in seven games at Anaheim after getting two hits with an RBI. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/Jg1MQl7.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/gZUQBBR.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/AnaheimStadium.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

http://i.imgur.com/BTXt7ny.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/CbEJ3w7.png SP - J.A. Happ (72.0 IP, 30 BB, 7.63 K/9, 3.75 BB/9, .268 BAA, .313 BABIP, 4.29 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/43CEExS.png http://i.imgur.com/rsdjQDR.png SP - Jared Weaver (116.1 IP, 33 BB, 7.12 K/9, 2.55 BB/9, .233 BAA, .261 BABIP, 4.27 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/aBLsKc1.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/8mzmtJb.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/UX0bRc7.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/aVEo1ib.png Angels Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/Ld1Zlw2.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/Ypj0bVC.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Happ didn't get a decision Wednesday, allowing four runs in seven innings of a 7-4 victory over Milwaukee six days after collecting a season-high eight strikeouts in 7 2-3 of a 7-0 win over the White Sox. The Jays hit .180 and went 0 for 20 with runners in scoring position while being outscored 14-4 during a four-game series sweep at Oakland, losing the finale 4-2 on Sunday. That was enough for the Blue Jays to go from leading the division by one game on Baltimore to trailing the Orioles by two. Bautista is still trying to shake off the effects of a recent hamstring injury, and is 5 for 24 in six games since returning. Angels: Weaver wasn't sharp while emerging with a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, giving up five runs and nine hits - two homers - in 5.2 innings. He is 9-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 11 career starts against Toronto, winning four in a row at home behind a 1.99 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 31.2 innings. LA are batting .295 with 22 homers and 6.1 runs per game during a 13-3 stretch. The Angels hit a whopping .353 with six homers and 29 runs while sweeping a four-game series from Houston, capping it with a 6-1 win Sunday behind Richards' 11 strikeouts in 7 1-3 innings. Albert Pujols went 9 for 16 with two homers and seven RBIs in that series after hitting .235 with one home run over the previous 13 games. With a win Monday, the Angels would have an all-time franchise record of 4272-4272-3. It would be the first time since 1961, when they were 1-1, that the Angels were at .500. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/cxcVqtk.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/WTCYeGU.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/AnaheimStadium.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

http://i.imgur.com/7KR5Iy3.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/rO7GiNX.png SP - Drew Hutchison (99.1 IP, 31 BB, 8.06 K/9, 2.81 BB/9, .238 BAA, .284 BABIP, 3.79 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/zz7hLOq.png http://i.imgur.com/G1J52dd.png SP - Jeff Samardzija (108.0 IP, 31 BB, 8.58 K/9, 2.58 BB/9, .240 BAA, .305 BABIP, 3.07 FIP) [R] http://i.imgur.com/hoUfFYw.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/O6MbprB.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/ZCWNpZA.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/FetD4he.png A's Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/D0TqJJs.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/BvmEx0P.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Hutchison gave up one run and struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings of a 4-1 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday. He allowed eight runs over 10 1-3 innings while losing his previous two starts. Injured Encarnacion leads the Majors with 49 extra-base hits, ahead of the Angels' Mike Trout (48 entering Saturday). Adam Lind will take the place of Encarnacion, who has 26 homers and is tied for the major league lead with 70 RBIs. With their loss Thursday, the Blue Jays fell out of sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time since May 21, dropping behind the Orioles on percentage points and now a full game back. Athletics: Shark will be making his A's debut and he last pitched June 28 when he gave up six runs - five earned - and seven hits in five innings of a 7-2 loss to Washington. Josh Donaldson, Yoenis Cespedes and Derek Norris were all in line to start the All-Star Game in advance of Sunday's roster announcement. The A's have not had a fan-elected player since 2000. Left-hander started Tommy Milone became a victim of numbers Saturday in the wake of Oakland's blockbuster trade with the Cubs, getting optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to make room on the 25-man roster for Samardzija. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/yrLaumw.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/SQjcjQJ.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/OaklandColiseum.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

http://i.imgur.com/d9bnvVr.png Pitching Matchup: http://i.imgur.com/hJgqOdU.png SP - Mark Buehrle (115.1 IP, 30 BB, 5.23 K/9, 2.34 BB/9, .249 BAA, .279 BABIP, 3.68 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/pagOZ1E.png http://i.imgur.com/zmjaWlw.png SP - Scott Kazmir (103.1 IP, 24 BB, 7.93 K/9, 2.09 BB/9, .215 BAA, .257 BABIP, 2.61 FIP) [L] http://i.imgur.com/ZsEl8Nl.png Lineups: http://i.imgur.com/aVSm4ca.png Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!) http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/hr2_zps4bac6d4f.png Jays Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/ZCWNpZA.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/FetD4he.png A's Batting: Team Batting: http://i.imgur.com/D0TqJJs.png Team Pitching: http://i.imgur.com/BvmEx0P.png Notes: MLB: No Important Notes Today. Jays: Buehrle has been backed by a combined nine runs during a five-start winless funk. The left-hander, who has pitched to a 3.44 ERA while going 0-4 over that stretch, hasn't suffered five consecutive defeats since 2010 with the Chicago White Sox. Buehrle is 8-13 with a 3.63 ERA lifetime versus the A's, but he's won his last four starts against them behind a 3.16 ERA. Coco Crisp and Alberto Callaspo are both 3 for 21 against Buehrle since 2009. Leadoff hitter Jose Reyes is 7 for 33 with just one run during Toronto's 2-5 slide. The Blue Jays had won 18 of 21 before posting a 9-17 record since June 7. With their loss Thursday, the Blue Jays fell out of sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time since May 21, dropping behind the Orioles on percentage points. Athletics: Kazmir, who was tagged for a season-high seven runs over three innings in a 10-1 road loss to the New York Mets in his previous start June 24, has surrendered two runs or fewer in six of his last seven. Kazmir gave up three runs over seven innings in a 3-2 loss at Toronto on May 23, his first appearance against the Blue Jays since 2010. Oakland's Nick Punto entered the 12th mired in a 2-for-31 slump before connecting on what proved to be the game-winning double after Derek Norris scored from first on Melky Cabrera's fielding error. The A's are 20-7 at home since May 7, baseball's second-best record during that time. A's pitchers reached 653 strikeouts after Thursday's series opener, setting a franchise record for strikeouts before the All-Star break. Their previous record was 650, set last year. Standings: http://i.imgur.com/IUYhcd3.png Venue: http://i.imgur.com/Sy4hmDY.png http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/OaklandColiseum.gif I hope you guys enjoy the GDT! Please leave feedback and ideas/improvements for future GDTs!

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