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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 6/3/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TORONTO  BUEHRLE )
 
WASHINGTON  JORDAN )
+1.5  -175

-1.5  +155
+120

-130

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TORONTO (24 - 30) at WASHINGTON (29 - 23)
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Wednesday, 6/3/2015 7:05 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. TAYLOR JORDAN (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
929TORONTO+120Ov 8,-110+110Ov 8,+105
930WASHINGTON-130Un 8,-110-120Un 8,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TORONTO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games24-30-7.627-255.10.2600.3260.4330.7584.60.2550.3180.4220.741
Road Games10-18-6.617-104.90.2480.3080.3980.7065.20.2760.3390.4640.803
vs Right-handed Starters16-25-9.920-194.90.2530.3220.4180.7404.50.2520.3180.4110.729
Past 7 Games3-4-14-34.70.3000.3450.4760.8214.60.2790.3080.3960.704
Grass Games10-15-3.516-85.20.2560.3200.4100.7305.00.2680.3330.4520.785
Night Games16-20-4.819-164.90.2490.3110.4290.7404.70.2480.3150.4160.731
Interleague2-3-1.73-24.40.2680.3280.4700.7984.60.2570.3280.3920.720
TORONTO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.10.2600.3265418124721116630.4332581754032933852304422
Road Games4.90.2480.30828949235533280.39812283238151692616218
Righty Starters4.90.2530.322411376348833460.4181851413122427236253521
TORONTO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.751.178153.7716412917521556-116842.9%
Road Games4.601.22578.34440651031813-83537.5%

WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games29-23+0.130-214.50.2530.3200.4070.7274.20.2640.3130.3840.697
Home Games15-8+3.613-104.00.2510.3160.4140.7303.50.2370.2850.3290.614
vs Left-handed Starters8-3+4.47-45.00.2570.3230.4410.7633.40.2510.2930.3580.651
Past 7 Games2-5-4.23-42.70.2280.2960.3380.6344.40.2760.3330.4440.777
Grass Games29-23+0.130-214.50.2530.3200.4070.7274.20.2640.3130.3840.697
Night Games17-13+0.916-144.80.2650.3310.4200.7513.90.2630.3140.3800.694
Interleague4-3+0.55-25.30.2390.3130.4320.7445.30.2520.3070.3720.678
WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2530.320521742441897550.4072261724171335340374524
Home Games4.00.2510.31623746187391270.4149171184315118181810
Lefty Starters5.00.2570.3231137095192150.44152369017151282
WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.671.286154.7696314712521458-819870.4%
Home Games2.611.14562181854217655-110283.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TORONTO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/20/2015HUTCHISON(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)3-4L-1259 unU541880
5/21/2015DICKEY(R)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)8-4W+1008.5 ovO1060521
5/22/2015ESTRADA(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)3-4L+1408 evU740650
5/23/2015BUEHRLE(L)SEATTLEPAXTON(L)2-3L-1408.5 unU440660
5/24/2015SANCHEZ(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)8-2W-1059 ovO1080850
5/25/2015HUTCHISON(R)CHI WHITE SOXNOESI(R)6-0W-1558.5 evU740420
5/26/2015DICKEY(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)10-9W-1559 ovO13421491
5/27/2015ESTRADA(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)3-5L-1259 unU131211490
5/29/2015BUEHRLE(L)@ MINNESOTAMAY(R)6-4W1058.5 evO1151610
5/30/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)2-3L-1108.5 unU990962
5/31/2015HUTCHISON(R)@ MINNESOTANOLASCO(R)5-6L-1258 unO1382942
6/2/2015DICKEY(R)@ WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R)0-2L1507.5 unU660990
6/2/2015ESTRADA(R)@ WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R)7-3W1556.5 unO1071661
6/3/2015BUEHRLE(L)@ WASHINGTONJORDAN(R) 
6/5/2015SANCHEZ(R)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R) 
6/6/2015HUTCHISON(R)HOUSTONOBERHOLTZER(L) 
6/7/2015DICKEY(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
6/8/2015ESTRADA(R)MIAMIHAND(L) 
6/9/2015BUEHRLE(L)MIAMIHAREN(R) 
6/10/2015 MIAMI  

WASHINGTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/20/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)NY YANKEESWARREN(R)3-2W-1557 ovU570671
5/22/2015SCHERZER(R)PHILADELPHIAO'SULLIVAN(R)2-1W-2707 ovU640660
5/23/2015STRASBURG(R)PHILADELPHIAHAMELS(L)1-8L-1356.5 unO5541150
5/24/2015GONZALEZ(L)PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R)4-1W-1707 unU1081860
5/25/2015ROARK(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSWADA(L)2-1W10511 unU560541
5/26/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)2-3L10010 evU631970
5/27/2015SCHERZER(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)3-0W-1256.5 ovU9100793
5/29/2015STRASBURG(R)@ CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R)2-5L-1207.5 unU101301180
5/30/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ CINCINNATIIGLESIAS(R)5-8L1007.5 unO10801150
5/31/2015ROARK(R)@ CINCINNATILORENZEN(R)2-8L-1308 unO2401060
6/2/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)TORONTODICKEY(R)2-0W-1607.5 unU990660
6/2/2015SCHERZER(R)TORONTOESTRADA(R)3-7L-1656.5 unO6611071
6/3/2015JORDAN(R)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L) 
6/4/2015GONZALEZ(L)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R) 
6/5/2015ROARK(R)CHICAGO CUBSWADA(L) 
6/6/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)CHICAGO CUBSHAMMEL(R) 
6/7/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R) 
6/9/2015SCHERZER(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L) 
6/10/2015 @ NY YANKEES  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - The upcoming season for the Toronto Blue Jays seems destined to be defined by the one young pitcher who'll miss it and the two even younger guys who'll try to replace him.
Toronto's plans for ending baseball's longest active playoff drought took a serious hit when Marcus Stroman suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring training.
The second-year right-hander tore a ligament when his knee buckled as he backed off a bunt during a pregame fielding drill. He's out for the year after undergoing surgery.
''It's tough,'' Stroman said. ''I just feel like I let my team down. I've worked harder than I ever had this offseason.''
The injury changed Toronto's thinking about 22-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez, who might have been closing games rather than starting them if Stroman was still healthy, and 21-year-old lefty Daniel Norris, the van-dwelling surfer dude.
The two pitchers now look likely to get their shot in Toronto's rotation, slotting in behind 200-inning workhorses R.A Dickey and Mark Buehrle, and 24-year-old right-hander Drew Hutchison.
How successful they are could well determine what happens to the Blue Jays, out of the postseason since winning their second straight World Series in 1993 and the only team that hasn't reached the playoffs this century.
''We may have to rely on a young guy who may not be proven,'' manager John Gibbons said. ''Stro was a baby, too, but a special guy.''
Sanchez has already shown signs that he could also be special. He excelled out of the bullpen in 24 games last season, posting three saves and a 1.09 ERA in 33 innings, striking out 27 while walking nine and holding opponents to a .128 average.
With the increased demands of a starting role lying ahead, the hard-throwing Sanchez has spent this spring refining his slider.
''With the way he throws, it could turn into a big strikeout pitch for him,'' Gibbons said.
The Blue Jays are also high on Norris, currently better known for spending his winters searching for prime surfing spots while living out of a 1978 Volkswagen camper van nicknamed ''Shaggy.''
''He's a different bird,'' Gibbons said. ''Anytime you live in a van, I wouldn't say that's normal.''
Norris had an abnormal 2014 season, rising from Class A to the majors after going 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA at three minor league stops. He underwent elbow surgery last October to remove bone spurs, and expects to be better this year than the pitcher who made five appearances for the Blue Jays in September.
''He's a student of the game,'' Gibbons said. ''He's a very smart kid and he's grounded. He's got the most important thing: He's got a great arm.''
After Jose Reyes and the Blue Jays went 83-79, here's what else to watch as they try to move up:
MIGHTY MIGUEL: Sanchez and Norris aren't the only impressive young arms expected to break camp with the Blue Jays. Right-hander Miguel Castro, 20, didn't allow a run in his first five spring appearances, striking out eight and walking none while allowing three hits over nine innings. A hard thrower who stands an imposing 6-foot-5, Castro has put himself in position to jump from Class A, where he went 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA last season, all the way to the majors. ''He looks like a seasoned vet out there, under control, very relaxed,'' Gibbons said.
NEW GUYS, NEW FOCUS: Toronto strengthened its lineup over the winter by signing free agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million contract and acquiring All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson from Oakland. Slugger Jose Bautista has praised the newcomers for making a difference in the clubhouse with their winning pedigree and intense focus. ''We need something along those lines here every now and then,'' Bautista said. ''It's good to have guys to whom winning matters.''
BLOCKING THE PLATE: Adding Martin gave the Blue Jays a logjam at catcher, where incumbent Dioner Navarro is signed through 2015 and Josh Thole is Dickey's knuckleball specialist. Martin has worked hard this spring to prove he can handle Dickey's floater, which could mean Thole is ticketed for Triple-A. Or, Toronto may yet trade the switch-hitting Navarro to open room at DH for Edwin Encarnacion, who has been slowed this spring by a balky back and may not be able to handle regular duty at first base.
WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Bryce Harper's reaction to the news that the Washington Nationals added Max Scherzer to an already-talented starting staff drew quite a lot of attention.
''I just started laughing,'' Harper famously said. ''I was like, `Where's my ring?'''
Yes, that pretty much sums up where the expectations are for the 2015 Nationals - as expressed by them and by others.
On the first day of full-squad workouts at spring training, reigning NL Manager of the Year Matt Williams posted these words of wisdom in the clubhouse: ''The road to the World Series begins today.''
''We're here to get to that ultimate goal,'' Williams said. ''We're not alone. There's 29 other teams that have the same thought. So that being said, I want to make sure that we understand that that's our goal. That is our goal: to be the last one standing at the end of it.''
The main reason many folks think the Nationals are capable of achieving that goal, even if the team has yet to win a playoff series, is the rotation.
Scherzer, the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner with Detroit, came aboard with a $210 million contract, joining a group that led the majors in ERA last season - right-handers Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister, and lefty Gio Gonzalez.
''There's no break'' for an opposing team, new reliever Casey Janssen observed.
It's such a formidable quintet that a guy who won 15 games, had a sub-3.00 ERA and threw nearly 200 innings a year ago, Tanner Roark, is moving to the bullpen.
In 2014, the Nationals won a league-best 96 games and finished atop the underwhelming NL East by a whopping 17 games, but then bowed out in four games in a Division Series against the eventual champs, the San Francisco Giants. Washington's starting pitching wasn't the problem in the postseason; its bullpen and hitting were what led to a second quick playoff exit in three years.
And yet general manager Mike Rizzo allowed those two areas to lose important pieces, trading away the man he called ''maybe the best eighth-inning setup man in the history of the game,'' Tyler Clippard, and letting first baseman Adam LaRoche (team highs of 26 homers, 92 RBIs) leave via free agency.
The hope, presumably, is that hitters such as Harper, Ryan Zimmerman (who replaces LaRoche at first) and Wilson Ramos, who each missed significant chunks of last season, will deliver the numbers they're capable of producing, while opponents have a really hard time scoring much against all the aces Williams will send to the mound.
''It's hilarious having to go in there and face them. It's absolutely stupid,'' Harper said. ''We have the best staff in baseball. I don't care what anybody says.''
Actually, Bryce, that's exactly what pretty much everybody IS saying.
Here are other things to know about the Nationals, who open the season on April 6 at home against the New York Mets:
HEALTH MATTERS: Half of the everyday lineup - outfielders Jayson Werth and Denard Span (both recovering from offseason surgery), third baseman Anthony Rendon and new second baseman Yunel Escobar - missed extended periods of spring training, as did fourth outfielder Nate McClouth. Rendon, Span, Werth and McClouth might all miss opening day. ''You can be as good as you want on paper, but that doesn't mean anything until the end of the year,'' Scherzer said. ''We've got to stay healthy.''
MIGHTY `PEN?: Given their aspirations, October is what really matters for the Nationals, and Drew Storen blew save chances in the 2012 and 2014 playoffs. Still, the closer's job is his entering the season, and Clippard is no longer around to shut down foes in the eighth - or provide ninth-inning backup if needed. Worth watching: Will Aaron Barrett set aside the yips that hit him in the NLDS?
LAST HURRAH: A couple of homegrown franchise cornerstones, Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond, can become free agents after the season, as can Span and Fister. Rizzo could try to sign one or more to long-term deals. He could trade one or more. Or he could decide to let things play out with this group, then move on next offseason. ''With this group of guys,'' Werth said, ''this might be it.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (TORONTO-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Blue Jays-Nationals Preview* =============================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Toronto (23-29) at Washington (28-22), 7:05 p.m. EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays had gone 12 innings without scoring before Kevin Pillar ended that drought, and Pillar came through again two at-bats later to rescue his club from a multi-run deficit.

Facing Taylor Jordan might enable the Blue Jays to start stringing together some wins.

Following a doubleheader against two of the NL's best pitchers, the Blue Jays' offense should have an easier task Wednesday night against the less-imposing Jordan and the Washington Nationals.

Toronto (24-30) couldn't do much against Jordan Zimmermann in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, tallying only six singles in a 2-0 defeat.

The Blue Jays solved their offensive woes by inserting Pillar into the lineup. The center fielder came through against Max Scherzer with a solo homer in the second inning and a three-run shot in the sixth to break open the floodgates in a 7-3 victory Tuesday night.

Scherzer had previously allowed only three homers in 71 2-3 innings.

"We need some wins," manager John Gibbons said. "Doubleheaders are tough simply because you're hanging around all day. This is where you've got to be mentally tough and our guys were."

It was a much-needed performance for Pillar following a dismal first few months. He posted a .781 OPS in his final 27 games of last season, but had a .585 mark entering Tuesday.

Jordan (0-1, 5.79 ERA), making his first start since April 27, 2014, doesn't quite pose the same threat as Zimmermann and Scherzer. Jordan made his season debut Friday with three runs allowed in 4 2-3 innings of relief after Stephen Strasburg exited with a neck injury that put him on the 15-day DL.

Jordan had a 5.61 ERA in five starts with the Nationals last season.

Washington (29-23) has lost four of five and is in danger of dropping consecutive series for the first time since late April.

Toronto, looking to earn its first road series win since April 10-12, will go with Mark Buehrle (6-4, 4.97). The left-hander allowed four runs in the first inning Friday before settling in to allow just one hit over the final eight in a 6-4 win at Minnesota, his first complete-game victory since July 25, 2013.

Buehrle hasn't faced the Nationals since he did so three times in 2012 while with Miami. Bryce Harper hit a home run off Buehrle in the most recent of those outings on Sept. 8, 2012, Harper's only hit in eight career at-bats in their matchups.

Josh Donaldson failed to hit a home run in either of Tuesday's contests, marking his first back-to-back homerless stretch since a five-game drought May 20-24. He did, however, manage three hits over the twinbill to extend his hitting streak to eight games.

Denard Span has 33 at-bats against Buehrle - most among Washington's active roster - but may not play after missing both games Tuesday with a right knee injury.

"He's just sore," manager Matt Williams said. "I'm not going to push him in that regard. We'll see how he is (Wednesday). A couple days off should be good for him."


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