This evening the Toronto Blue Jays play the 2nd game of their brief 2 game home series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies (38-63) @ Toronto Blue Jays (50-51)
The Toronto Blue Jays have lost 3 of their last 4 after yesterday’s 3-2 defeat at home at the hands of the Phillies. Starter Felix Doubront was pegged with the loss as he pitched 4 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits. He struck out 3 and walked 2 batters. He threw 66 pitches in the game. His record is now 1-1 on the season. Reliever Ryan Tepera pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. Reliever LaTroy Hawkins pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter. Reliever Brett Cecil pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter. Reliever Liam Hendriks pitched 2 innings while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 5 batters. 2nd baseman Devon Travis hit his 8th run of the season. He was 1 for 2 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 35th of the season. He also struck out 1 time. Shortstop Ryan Goins was 0 for 2 with 1 run batted. The rbi was his 25th of the season. 1st baseman Edwin Encarnacion was 2 for 4. He struck out 1 time. Catcher Russell Martin was 2 for 4 with 1 run scored. Left-fielder Danny Valencia was 1 for 4. The Blue Jays had 6 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed R.A. Dickey. Dickey is 4-10 with a 4.53 era and 80 strikeouts in 129 innings pitched. He’s made 20 starts this season. In his last start, a win on July 23rd at Oakland, he pitched 8.1 innings while giving up 2 earned runs on 5 hits. He struck out 6 batters and walked 1. He threw 104 pitches in the game. The win was his first in his last 6 starts. The Philadelphia Phillies have won 5 straight and 9 of their last 10 games after last night’s 3-2 victory versus the Blue Jays. Starter Adam Morgan notched the win as he pitched 6 innings while allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 2 and walked 2 batters. He threw 79 pitches in the game. He is now 2-2 on the season. Jeanmar Gomez pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. Reliever Luis Garcia pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter. Reliever Ken Giles picked up his 1st save of the season as he pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. Left-fielder Cody Asche was 2 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. The rbis were his 18th and 19th of the season. He hit his 14th double of the season. Shortstop Andres Blanco was 1 for 2 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 11th of the season. He hit his 11th double of the season. He also walked 1 time. Designated hitter Ryan Howard was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He struck out 3 times. 1st baseman Darin Ruf was 1 for 2 with 1 run scored. He hit his 8th double of the season. Right-fielder Jeff Francoeur was 1 for 4. He struck out 1 time. The Phillies had 6 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Jerome Williams. Williams is 3-7 with a 6.28 era and 45 strikeouts in 76 innings pitched. He’s made 15 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on July 24th at the Chicago Cubs, he pitched 6 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits. He gave up 2 home runs. He struck out 4 and walked 1 batter. He threw 83 pitches in the game. This is his 10th season in MLB, he’s also pitched for the Giants, the Cubs, the Nationals, the Angels, the Rangers, and the Astros. He has a career record of 51-61 with a 4.55 era.
Toronto is 28-20 at home this season. They have scored 530 runs and allowed 436 runs on the season. Philadelphia is 15-37 on the road this season. They have scored 359 runs and allowed 497 runs on the season.
This is the 2nd meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Phillies. Including tonight the 2 teams play 3 more times this season.
Prediction: Tonight it’s expected that newly acquired shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will make his Blue Jays debut. I think that will give the Jays some momentum after they’ve struggled for a little bit.
Take the Blue Jays 1.38 (Bet365)
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