I'm sick of losing. Here's my debut GDT for 2016.
Angels lineup:
Escobar 3B
Calhoun RF
Trout CF
Pujols DH
Cron 1B
Marte LF
Simmons SS
Bandy C
Petit 2B
SP- Daniel Wright: 0-0 7.20 ERA
Jays lineup:
Travis 2B
Donaldson DH
Encarnacion 1B
Bautista RF
Martin C
Tulowitzki SS
Saunders LF
Pillar CF
Barney 3B
SP- J.A. Happ: 18-4 3.33 ERA
After a tough homestand, the Blue Jays hope a trip to the West Coast will help them get back on track, as Toronto opens a four-game series with the Angels on Thursday.
The Blue Jays dropped two of three against the American League East-leading Red Sox and the last-place Rays. Toronto is in the thick of both the AL East and AL Wild Card races, two back of Boston in the division and holding down the second Wild Card spot.
"The West Coast has never been friendly to anybody," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "That's going to be a big test for us, and Seattle has a really good ball club, too. This next road trip will say a lot in terms of what happens to us."
Toronto will give the ball to left-hander J.A. Happ, who shut down the Red Sox his last time out. The hard-throwing southpaw limited Boston to two runs over six innings while striking out five and walking just one.
Seeking his first Major League win, righty Daniel Wright makes his second start with the Angels. In his first start Saturday, Wright allowed four runs in five innings in a no-decision against the Rangers.
The Angels took two out of three from the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in August. The all-time series is tied at 201-201.