Tonight the Toronto Blue Jays play game 1 of their brief 2 games series with the Phillies at Philadelphia.
Toronto Blue Jays (65-54) @ Philadelphia Phillies (46-72)
The Jays salvaged one game in their 3 game series with the Yankees over the weekend as they prevailed 3-1 at home on Sunday. Starter Drew Hutchison notched his 12th win of the season (against 2 losses) as he pitched 6.2 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits. He gave 1 home run. He struck out 5 batters and walked 1. He threw 90 pitches in the game. He’s won his last 3 starts. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in relief for the Jays:
- Reliever Brett Cecil pitched 0.1 of an inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit.
- Reliever Aaron Sanchez pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter.
- Closer Robert Osuna held it down in the 9th for his 13th save of the season as he didn’t allow an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1.
Right-fielder Jose Bautista hit his 28th home run of the season. He was 1 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 82 rbis on the season. He walked once and struck out once. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson was 1 for 3 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 87 rbis on the season. He walked 1 time. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He hit his 3rd double of the season. He struck out 3 times. 2nd baseman Ryan Goins was 1 for 2. He walked 1 time. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion was 1 for 4. He struck out 3 times. 1st baseman Justin Smoak was 1 for 4. He struck out twice. Center-fielder Kevin Pillar was 1 for 3. The Blue Jays had 7 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed R.A. Dickey. Dickey is 7-10 with a 3.96 era and 97 strikeouts in 157 innings pitched. He’s made 24 starts this season. In his last start, a win on August 12th at home versus the A’s, he pitched 6 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits. He struck out 4 and walked 2 batters. He threw 95 pitches in the game. He’s 4-0 in his last 5 starts.
The Philadelphia Phillies dropped their 3rd straight as they were defeated 6-1 at Milwaukee on Sunday. Starter Aaron Harang was pegged with the loss as he pitched 4.2 innings while allowing 6 earned runs on 7 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 2 and walked 1 batter. He threw 75 pitches in the game. He is now 5-14 on the season. Reliever Adam Loewen pitched 1.2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 and walked 2 batters. Reliever Hector Neris pitched 1.1 inning while now allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 2 batters. Reliever Cesar Jimenez pitched 0.1 of an inning while now allowing an earned run nor a hit. 3rd baseman Andres Blanco hit his 4th home run of the season. He was 1 for 3 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 13 rbis on the season. He walked 1 time. Center-fielder Odubel Herrera was 1 for 4. He stole his 13th base of the season. He struck out 2 batters. 1st baseman Ryan Howard was 1 for 4. He struck out 1 time. Catcher Carlos Ruiz was 1 for 3. He walked 1 time and struck out once. The Phillies had 7 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Aaron Nola. Nola is 3-1 with a 4.25 era and 23 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched. He’s made 5 starts this season. In his last start, a win on August 12th at Arizona, he pitched 5 innings while allowing 4 earned runs on 9 hits. He struck out 2 batters and walked 1. He threw 83 pitches in the game. This is his rookie season in MLB.
Toronto is 25-31 on the road this season. They have scored 622 runs and allowed 484 runs on the season. Philadelphia is 27-29 at home this season. They have scored 433 runs and allowed 586 runs on the season.
This is the 3rd meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Phillies. The 2 teams split their first pair of meetings. Including tonight the 2 teams play 2 more times this season.
Prediction: R.A. Dickey went from looking lost on the mound with a 3-10 start to looking close to dominant in his last 5 starts. I think the latter will continue against a poor Phillies club.
Take the Blue Jays 1.57 (Bet365)
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