This afternoon the Toronto Blue Jays look to complete a 3 game sweep of the Rangers in Texas.
Toronto Blue Jays (71-55) @ Texas Rangers (64-61)
The Jays have now won 5 straight games after yesterday’s 12-4 victory at the Rangers. Starter David Price was credited with the win as he pitched 6 innings while allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 8 and walked 1 batter. He threw 95 pitches in the game. He is now 13-4 on the season. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in relief for the Jays:
- Reliever Mark Lowe pitched 1 inning while allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits.
- Reliever Bo Schultz pitched 2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He walked 1 batter.
1st baseman Justin Smoak hit his 13th home run of the season. He was 2 for 5 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 45 rbis on the season. He also struck out 1 time. Center-fielder Kevin Pillar hit his 8th home run of the season. He was 3 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 42 rbis on the season. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion hit his 26th home run of the season. He was 1 for 5 with 4 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 79 rbis on the season. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson was 1 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 101st on the season. He also walked 1 time. 2nd baseman Ryan Goins was 1 for 2 with 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 32 rbis on the season. He was walked 3 times in the game. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was 1 for 5 with 2 runs scored. The Blue Jays had 10 hits in the game. On the mound for the Jays today is right-handed pitcher Marco Estrada. Estrada is 11-7 with a 3.27 era and 99 strikeouts in 129.1 innings pitched. He’s made 20 starts this season. In his last start, a win on August 22nd at Los Angeles, he pitched 5.2 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 2 home run. He struck out 4 batters. He threw 95 pitches in the game. He’s 4-1 in his last 5 starts.
The Texas Rangers have dropped 2 in a row after their 12-4 defeat versus the Blue Jays. Starter Colby Lewis was pegged with the loss as he pitched 5 innings while allowing 4 earned runs on 6 hits. He gave up 2 home runs. He struck out 1 and walked 4 batters. He threw 89 pitches in the game. He is now 14-6 on the season. Reliever Spencer Patton didn’t last an out of an inning as he gave up 5 earned runs on 3 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He walked 2 batters. Reliever Sam Freeman pitched 1 inning while allowing 2 earned runs without giving up a hit. He struck out 1 and walked 4 batters. Reliever Anthony Bass pitched 3 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 and walked 1 batter. 3rd baseman Adrian Beltre hit his 12th home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He struck out 1. Right-fielder Shin-Soo Choo was 3 for 5 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He struck out 1 time. Designated hitter Prince Fielder was 1 for 4. Left-fielder Ryan Strausborger was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He struck out 2 times. Catcher Chris Gimenez was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He struck out 1 time. The Rangers had 4 hits in the game. This afternoon their starting pitcher is right-handed Yovani Gallardo. Gallardo is 10-9 with a 3.25 era and 97 strikeouts in 149.1 innings pitched. He’s made 26 starts this season. In his last start, a win on August 22nd at Detroit, he pitched 6 innings while not allowing an earned run on 8 hits. He struck out 4 batters and walked 1. He threw 98 pitches in the game. This is his 9th season in MLB, his first with the Rangers. He pitched his first 8 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. He has a career record of 99-73 with a 3.65 era.
Toronto is 31-32 on the road this season. They have scored 688 runs and allowed 515 runs on the season. Texas is 28-32 at home this season. They have scored 557 runs and allowed 589 runs on the season.
This is the 6th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Rangers. The Blue Jays were victorious in 4 of the 5 previous meetings. Today is the last match-up of the season between the 2 teams.
Prediction: This should be a good pitching match-up with Estrada and Gallardo on the mound but I like the Blue Jays’ offense a bit more to click today.
Take the Blue Jays 1.76 (Bet365)
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