http://i.imgur.com/1IKGKdt.png
Pitching Matchup:
http://i.imgur.com/tSP2bo0.png
SP - Drew Hutchison (45.1 IP, 15 BB, 9.73 K/9, 2.98 BB/9, .251 BAA, .328 BABIP, 3.14 FIP) [R]
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http://i.imgur.com/6pgWeu6.png
SP - Yu Darvish (46.1 IP, 13 BB, 10.49 K/9, 2.53 BB/9, .217 BAA, .297 BABIP, 2.58 FIP) [R]
http://i.imgur.com/2sK5Njn.png
Lineups:
http://i.imgur.com/9DnyKlY.png
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Jays Batting:
Team Batting:
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Team Pitching:
http://i.imgur.com/bwKJ3aC.png
Rangers Batting:
Team Batting:
http://i.imgur.com/qoMCCe3.png
Team Pitching:
http://i.imgur.com/0DexRNs.png
Notes:
MLB:
No Important Notes Today.
Jays:
Hutchison is 0-3 with a 4.95 ERA in seven starts since winning his season debut April 1. The right-hander yielded three runs, three hits and a season-high four walks over 4.1 innings of Sunday's 9-3 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels.
First baseman Adam Lind went 13 for 30 with three homers and 10 RBIs as Toronto took six of seven from the Rangers last season, including all four meetings in Texas by a combined 24-4 score.
The Blue Jays are 11-10 on the road this season, winning their last three. The Blue Jays haven't finished a season with a winning road record since going 45-36 in 2003. They were 66-96 on the road the past two seasons, tied with the White Sox for the second-worst road mark in the AL. But they did manage a four-game sweep in Arlington last summer.
Rangers:
Darvish had everything working last Friday, striking out 12 over 8.2 innings of an 8-0 win over Boston. The right-hander appeared to give up his first hit with two outs in the ninth inning, but was ultimately charged with two after Major League Baseball reversed the scoring on an earlier play that was originally ruled an error. Banged-up Texas hopes Darvish has many more such nights with left-handed starters Matt Harrison and Martin Perez going on the disabled list Wednesday, with both possibly out for extended periods. The Rangers have used 38 players - 22 of those who have pitched - this season.
The Rangers have dropped 12 of 17 and have a losing record this late in a season for the first time since 2009. They had taken 15 consecutive series from Houston before losing two of three there this week, falling 5-4 in walkoff fashion Wednesday.
Elvis Andrus, with a third-inning single on Wednesday, has an 11-game hitting streak for the second time this season. They are the longest streaks by a Rangers player this season.
Standings:
http://i.imgur.com/saK0zO0.png
Venue:
http://i.imgur.com/fyiL4Gk.png
http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/BallparkArlington.gif
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