Tonight the Toronto Blue Jays begin their 3 game weekend series with the Angels in Los Angeles.
Toronto Blue Jays (66-55) @ Los Angeles Angels (63-58)
The Jays were defeated 7-4 in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Starter Mark Buehrle was sacked with the loss as he pitched 4 innings while allowing 4 earned runs on 7 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 2 batters. He threw 53 pitches in the games. He is now 13-6 on the season. It was his first loss in his last 7 starts. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in relief for the Jays:
- Reliever Bo Schultz pitched 2 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 2 hits. He gave up 2 home runs. He struck out 2 and walked 2 batters.
- Reliever Liam Hendriks pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 batters and walked 1.
- Reliever Mark Lowe pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter.
1st baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit his 23rd home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 1 run batted in 1 and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 67th of the season. He struck out 1 time. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was 1 for 4 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 61st of the season. 2nd baseman Cliff Pennington was 1 for 2 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 11th of the season. He hit his 4th double of the season. He also walked 1 time. Left-fielder Ben Revere was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored. He walked 1 time. Catcher Russell Martin was 1 for 4. The Blue Jays had 5 hits in the game. On the mound for the Jays this evening is left-handed pitcher David Price. Price is 11-4 with a 2.41 era and 162 strikeouts in 168.1 innings pitched. He’s made 24 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on August 14th at home versus the Yankees, he pitched 7.1 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 11 hits. He struck out 6 batters. He threw 112 pitches in the game. He’s 2-0 in his first 3 starts with Toronto.
The Los Angeles Angels had their 3 game winning streak snapped with an 8-2 defeat at home versus the White Sox yesterday. Starter Nick Tropeano got the loss as he pitched 4.1 innings while allowing 6 earned runs on 8 hits. He struck out 3 batters and walked 1. He threw 85 pitches in the game. He is now 1-2 on the season. Reliever Jose Alvarez pitched 1.2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 batters and walked 1. Reliever Cam Bedrosian pitched 1 inning while giving up 2 earned runs on 3 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 2 and walked 1 batter. Reliever Cesar Ramos pitched 2 innings while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 3 batters. Center-fielder Mike Trout was 2 for 3 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 72nd of the season. He hit his 23rd double of the season. He also walked 1 time. Designated hitter Albert Pujols was 1 for 3 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 70th of the season. He walked one time. Right-fielder Kole Calhoun was 2 for 3 with 1 run scored. He also walked 1 time. Left-fielder Shane Victorino was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He struck out 1 time. 2nd baseman Johnny Giavotella was 1 for 4. He struck out 1 time. Catcher Chris Iannetta was 1 for 4. He struck out 1 time. The Angels had 8 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is left-handed Hector Santiago. Santiago is 7-6 with a 2.86 era and 131 strikeouts in 141.2 innings pitched. He’s made 23 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on August 16th at Kansas City, he pitched 7 innings while allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits. He struck out 5 batters and walked 3. He threw 100 pitches in the game. This is his 5th season in MLB, his 2nd with the Angels. He’s also pitched for the White Sox.
Toronto is 26-32 on the road this season. They have scored 634 runs and allowed 496 runs on the season. Los Angeles is 39-24 at home this season. They have scored 489 runs and allowed 465 runs on the season.
This is the 5th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Angels. The 2 teams split their first 4 meetings. Including tonight the 2 teams play 3 more times this season.
Prediction: I can’t see Santiago being able to slow down the powerful Blue Jays offense. David Price will pitch a gem.
Take the Blue Jays 1.64 (Bet365)
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