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Hey man, get off my cloud dude!

Blue Jays Lineup... 1. Jose Bautista ® RF 2. Josh Donaldson ® 3B 3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 4. Steve Pearce ® LF 5. Miguel Montero (L) C 6. Kevin Pillar ® CF 7. Ryan Goins (L) SS 8. Darwin Barney ® 2B 9. J.A. Happ (L) P J.A. Happ, LHP Happ is on a roll lately, having allowed just one run in each of his last three outings. The veteran lefty has surrendered more than three earned runs just twice since the start of June and hasn't lost since late July. Cubs Lineup... 1. Albert Almora Jr. ® CF 2. Kris Bryant ® 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 4. Ben Zobrist (S) LF 5. Ian Happ (S) 2B 6. Victor Caratini (S) C 7. Jason Heyward (L) RF 8. Javier Baez ® SS 9. Jake Arrieta ® P Jake Arrieta, RHP Arrieta will open an Interleague series against the Blue Jays at Wrigley. He's now 4-1 with a 2.09 ERA since the break after picking up a win over the D-backs in his last start. The key? Fastball command. PREVIEW... By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com The Cubs will welcome the Blue Jays to Wrigley Field for the second time in franchise history and first since 2005 when the two teams square off in an Interleague series, starting Friday. The two teams have met four times (2003, '05, '08 and '14), with Toronto holding an 8-4 edge all time. It will be a chance for former Cubs Darwin Barney and Miguel Montero to return to Chicago, but also another opportunity for the Cubs to open some breathing room in the tight National League Central. This series is part of a 13-game stretch when the Cubs face last place teams. So far, they're 2-2 against the Reds. Jake Arrieta (12-8, 3.73 ERA) will face J.A. Happ (6-8, 3.63 ERA) on Friday, looking for his seventh straight quality start. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 5.45 ERA in seven career starts against Toronto, with all but one of those coming when he was pitching for the Orioles. The Cubs are 8-7 in Interleague Play so far, and manager Joe Maddon is looking for improvement. "We haven't been as consistent in our approach on a daily basis," said Maddon, who would like to see them eliminate the defensive lapses. "I'm more concerned about plays not made and at-bats [in key situations]," he said. "If we get to doing those kind of things, it will be a lot like the last two years." This is the Cubs' penultimate Interleague series. They still have two games against the Rays from Sept. 19-20 in St. Petersburg. The Blue Jays enter this series on a bit of a high. They have won three consecutive series for the first time since May 23-31, and they are back within three games of .500 for the first time since June 28. The latest victory came after Justin Smoak hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning as Toronto defeated Tampa Bay, 5-3, on Thursday. "I've gotten on that plane many times after a loss, still good food, but there's no doubt you want to leave feeling good," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "The lows in this business last longer than the highs, I know that for a fact. But we have to turn around, day game [Friday] ... quick turnaround, but there will be energy there with the World [series] champs. It's a great place to play." • Happ is 1-4 in six career starts against the Cubs, last facing them on Sept. 15, 2015, in Pittsburgh. The lefty is on a roll, and heads into the series 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA in three starts in August. • Cubs rookie Victor Caratini will catch Arrieta on Friday. Last Saturday in Phoenix, Caratini and Arrieta were paired together, and the right-hander gave up three hits over six innings, striking out six. • While Happ has struck out 23 in 18 2/3 innings this month, he also has induced soft contact -- below a 95-mph exit velocity -- on 84.8 percent of the balls put in play against him. That's the highest rate among the nearly 150 starters who have generated at least 25 batted balls since Aug. 1. • Happ is one of the few Toronto pitchers who has some hitting experience in his background. The former Phillie, Astro and Pirate hit a solo homer in 2011, and he has 18 hits in his career. Happ took batting practice prior to Thursday afternoon's game against the Rays, and at one point, he homered to right field on back-to-back pitches. LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP* LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP* LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP* Hey Cubbies... http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img911/724/K02O1z.gif GO NATS GO!!!

I thought of this after I saw his line.

Chicago Tribune also says 1 to 2 starts, it really depends on what that specialist says anyhow.

That was 3 days ago and he said late August at a minimum, bruh!

I had a good laugh reading the comments, some pretty good snark.

Sabbathia's pitching tomorrow, and... Wed, Aug 16 Masahiro Tanaka (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Advice: It will be the right-hander's first mound session since landing on the DL with right shoulder inflammation last week. The Yankees are hoping to have Tanaka back next week against Detroit. He's looked much better since the All-Star break, contributing a 3.13 ERA over five second-half starts. More: Sweeny Murti on Twitter (Rotoworld.com) Fake News, dink!

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I just read this a little while ago... Jon Lester to miss one or two starts By Craig CalcaterraAug 18, 2017, 9:55 AM EDT NBC Sports Jon Lester had a terrible outing yesterday, allowing nine runs — seven earned — and leaving the game before he could complete two innings.Lester entered the afternoon with a 3.99 ERA. He exited with a 4.37 ERA. Later the Cubs said that Lester was suffering from left lat tightness. The Cubs are now saying that Lester will miss 1-2 starts. They are sending him to see Dr. Stephen Gryzlo for a more in-depth exam, and it’s possible Gryzlo will determine the injury is more serious, but at the moment the assessment seems cautiously optimistic. Mike Montgomery will fill in for Lester for the time being.

Not sure, I haven't really looked at the Cards needs, etc... I would think too much.

lulz

I think it would be expensive, that's a lot of years of control. Maybe he's been figured out, sophomore slump, the hand was still bothering him this year...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5548-Official-MiLB-Prospects-Thread?p=1190579&viewfull=1#post1190579

He isn't a FA until 2022... the Jays would have to trade and it would be expensive.

Hazel got bombed! lol

lulz

Osuna Matata! Great job at home Boys! F U Cubs!

Woohoo... Smoak'd!!!

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/pfx.php?month=8&day=16&year=2017&game=gid_2017_08_16_tbamlb_tormlb_1%2F&pitchSel=532077&prevGame=gid_2017_08_16_tbamlb_tormlb_1%2F&prevDate=816&league=mlb

Day off.

Great play Darwin.

Too many walks... not too bad though. 2 of those walks came around to score.

f*** sakes...

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