It was the longest streak for any reliever with that many innings pitched this season. “His location got better and better as the game went on, and he got a lot of takes over the outer part of the plate against righties”.
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For five innings, Estrada looked as good as he ever has, confusing the Rays with a variety of pitches, thrown in hard places to hit. Snell gave up two hits and one earned-run while striking out seven in six innings tossed in Toronto’s latest defeat.
JA Happ goes to the mound for the Jays in search of his 18th win.
Houston is still 91/2 games behind Texas in the AL West with four weeks left in the regular season. Last time Cobb started for the Rays was September 28, 2014. First off, the Jays are still playing a team that is still 19 games under.500 entering play on Saturday.
It was the Rays’ 13th loss this season while leading after six innings.
After jubilantly claiming two out of three over the threatening Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays (76-59) have slipped right back into neutral.
Marcus Stroman made two strong starts at Tampa Bay during the first month of the season.
If Liriano can successfully adjust to coming out of the bullpen, then he has the potential to be a real asset for the Jays.
All three batters Liriano faced in his first relief appearances with Toronto after four starts scored. Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson singled during a four-run rally in the ninth inning on Saturday to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet, TVA (Toronto), FSN Sun (Tampa Bay) PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays LH J.A. Happ (17-4, 3.23 ERA) vs. Rays RH Chris Archer (8-17, 4.10) Happ is winless in his last two starts, allowing seven runs and 12 hits over 11 1/3 innings, after going 11-0 in his previous 12 outings. “We were able to pull it off and now we’re looking forward to getting to NY”. It was the first home run allowed this year by Biagini after 56.2 innings. With his trusted personal catcher and noted Estrada Whisperer behind the plate, things began to come undone for Estrada and the Blue Jays. Facing 17-game victor J.A. Happ, the Rays jumped ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the first, getting an RBI double from Evan Longoria and a sacrifice fly from Matt Duffy. On paper, at least, the schedule bodes well for the Boston Red Sox to gain ground on the Jays as the San Diego Padres now sit 22 games under.500 while the New York Yankees now sit five games above.500. Lopez is starting in place of Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer, who will be getting an extra day of rest on Sunday before he headlines a ten-game homestand on Monday afternoon.
I wouldn’t expect Dermody, or Barnes for that matter, to “set the baseball world on fire”, but I think both players can contribute quality innings for the Blue Jays in low-leverage situations.
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RHP Joaquin Benoit struck out three in the seventh inning Sunday, giving him 500 strikeouts for his career. The Jays last saw Snell on August 10th. Another question that remains to be seen is if it will be the Jays, or the Red Sox, who will be in the AL East Driver’s Seat?
