Spanky__99

Was just going to post about his command being the problem.

Blue Jays Lineup... 1. Jose Bautista ® RF 2. Josh Donaldson ® 3B 3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 4. Kendrys Morales (S) DH 5. Steve Pearce ® LF 6. Troy Tulowitzki ® SS 7. Miguel Montero (L) C 8. Kevin Pillar ® CF 9. Ryan Goins (L) 2B Marco Estrada, RHP Estrada is 0-5 with a 9.52 ERA since the start of June and he's walked 26 batters over his last 28 innings. One red flag? Estrada complained of fatigue in his last outing despite entering the fifth with 57 pitches. A's Lineup... 1. Matt Joyce (L) RF 2. Marcus Semien ® SS 3. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B 4. Khris Davis ® LF 5. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B 6. Ryon Healy ® DH 7. Matt Chapman ® 3B 8. Josh Phegley ® C 9. Rajai Davis ® CF Paul Blackburn, RHP Blackburn suffered the first loss of his career Friday, surrendering four runs on six hits, including a home run, in 5 1/3 innings against the Mets. He had completed at least six innings in each of his previous three starts. PREVIEW... By Keegan Matheson / MLB.com The Blue Jays will send Marco Estrada to the mound on Wednesday night in Toronto against the Athletics with speculation building ahead of the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline. Estrada is a pending free agent at the end of this season, making him one of the Blue Jays players expected to draw interest in the coming days. The right-hander's value remains relatively low, however, as he enters play with a 5.52 ERA. Toronto's bullpen has been worked hard this season, and their 363 2/3 innings pitched entering Tuesday's game rank them second in the American League behind the Orioles. Estrada's starts have been part of this problem, with six of his last seven outings lasting fewer than five innings. Oakland will counter with rookie Paul Blackburn, who will be making his fifth Major League start. The 23-year-old has found some early success, posting a 2.88 ERA, but did allow four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings last time out against the Mets. Blackburn was never a high-strikeout pitcher in his Minor League career, but that has become particularly prominent since his promotion at the beginning of the month. Over 25 innings of work with the Athletics, Blackburn has struck out just nine batters and walked seven. The Athletics are also expected to have reliever Frankie Montas back in their bullpen on Wednesday. Montas had to stay back due to visa issues, but was scheduled to fly in on Tuesday night. • The first inning has been particularly unkind to Estrada, which has kept him from working deep into games several times this season. In 20 first innings, Estrada has allowed 15 runs on 23 hits and 12 walks. Opponents have posted a .902 OPS over that time. • This series brings together two teams who are extremely reliant on the home run ball. Entering play on Tuesday, the Blue Jays had the league's highest rate of runs scored by home runs at 51.1%. The Athletics sit just behind them in third place with a rate of 48.8%. • Through May, Estrada allowed a .226 batting average, just above his Statcast-expected average of .212 based on the quality of contact against him. But since June 1, Estrada's .341 average allowed is 84 points above his .257 xBA, the second-largest gap among more than 100 pitchers with at least 150 opponent at-bats during that time. 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 A's... http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img911/724/K02O1z.gif

Nice play JD... good win Birds!

Filthy, wow!

I felt like I had a 200 point line-up, lol.

Nice job Valdez... *golf claps*

Nice play by Zeke!

Hmmm... I really did like my team.

Safe!

Settle down... twinkle toes!

Wowzers!

So that bunt last night was a missed sign, makes sense now.

lol... okay.

Blue Jays Lineup... 1. Jose Bautista ® RF 2. Russell Martin ® C 3. Josh Donaldson ® 3B 4. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH 6. Troy Tulowitzki ® SS 7. Ezequiel Carrera (L) LF 8. Kevin Pillar ® CF 9. Ryan Goins (L) 2B Cesar Valdez, RHP Valdez will make his first start for the Blue Jays in this game. He previously allowed three earned runs over 10 innings out of the bullpen, but will now start following an injury to Aaron Sanchez. A's Lineup... 1. Matt Joyce (L) RF 2. Marcus Semien ® SS 3. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B 4. Khris Davis ® LF 5. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B 6. Ryon Healy ® DH 7. Matt Chapman ® 3B 8. Bruce Maxwell (L) C 9. Rajai Davis ® CF Sonny Gray, RHP Gray is 4-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 0.72 WHIP over his last five starts, with 27 strikeouts recorded in 33 1/3 innings over that stretch. He held the Rays to two runs in 6 1/3 innings in his most recent start Wednesday. PREVIEW... By Keegan Matheson / MLB.com Sonny Gray is scheduled to take the mound for the A's on Tuesday in Toronto as trade speculation continues to swirl ahead of the non-waiver Trade Deadline. The right-hander is peaking at the right time for Oakland, posting a 1.62 ERA over his past five starts while holding opposing hitters to a .155 batting average. Given Gray's high value, affordable contract and additional years of team control, he would be one of the jewels of the market if Oakland decides to explore a deal. Toronto is in a similar position, as it is sitting near the bottom of a very crowded American League Wild Card race and is being forced to make difficult decisions about its roster in 2018 and beyond. The Blue Jays will counter with Cesar Valdez, who is joining the rotation after Aaron Sanchez returned to the disabled list with blister issues for the fourth time this season. Valdez, now in his second stint with Toronto, started the season with a brief stop in Oakland before he was selected off waivers in early May. The veteran made one start and three relief appearances for the A's. Since coming to Toronto, Valdez has bounced back and forth between the Majors and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He's been used strictly out of the bullpen with the Blue Jays, but he put together a string of four strong starts in his last stretch at Triple-A. Over those 27 innings, he posted a 2.67 ERA. • Gray holds the upper hand against the two switch-hitting sluggers at the heart of Toronto's order. Justin Smoak is just 1-for-17 in his career against the right-hander with eight strikeouts, while Kendrys Morales is 2-for-15. Jose Bautista is 5-for-12 in his career against Gray with a home run, but no other Blue Jays hitters have more than 10 at-bats against him. • Gray's average spin rate on his four-seam fastball has jumped from 2,421 rpm last year to 2,505 rpm this year, according to Statcast. Among more than 100 starters with at least 300 tracked four-seamers in 2017, only Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish have a higher four-seam spin rate. • Toronto's offensive struggles are multifaceted, but on an individual level, Morales could be due for increased production if his batted ball luck levels out. Entering this week's series, Morales had the eighth-largest gap between his batting average and Statcast-expected batting average. Morales has a .024 point gap between the two, while Miguel Cabrera ranks first with a gap of .046. 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 A's... http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img911/724/K02O1z.gif

I'm doubling down tonight too. H2H?

Where's everyone... sign up Godammit?!?!

So many beanballs in this game.

Yikes.

I dropped Nelson...

lol... and it was laughed off the board...

Gruber thinks his near 50 year old body can beat Bats in a race. http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/7696-GDT-A-s-Blue-Jays-Game-1-of-4-7-07-EST?p=1185531&viewfull=1#post1185531

I don't get why you think it's possible?

That makes zero sense in context. You're dumn.

I'm f***ing dying in laughter...