2015 ALCS - Toronto Blue Jays (93-69) vs Kansas City Royals (95-67)

L K · Oct 16, 2015


95-67, AL CENTRAL WINNER	Record	93-69, AL EAST WINNER
3-4	Head-to-Head	4-3
724/641 (+83)	Runs For/Against	891/670 (+221)
.269	AVG	.269
.322	OBP	.340
.412	SLG	.457
.734	OPS	.797
139	HR	232
104/34	Steals	88/23
383/973	BB/SO	570/1151
4.34	Starter ERA	3.96
1.37	Starter WHIP	1.25
658/298	Starter K/BB	658/267
2.72	Reliever ERA	3.50
1.13	Reliever WHIP	1.14
502/191	Reliever K/BB	459/130
79	Holds	63
56	Saves	34

ALCS Schedule - Best of 7 Series

Game 1 ? Friday October 16, 2015 ? 8:07 EST; Jays @ Royals - FOX
Game 2 ? Saturday October 17, 2015 ? 4:07 EST; Jays @ Royals - FS1
Game 3 ? Monday October 19, 2015 ? 8:07 EST; Royals @ Jays - FS1
Game 4 ? Tuesday October 20, 2015 ? TBD; Royals @ Jays - FS1
Game 5 ? Wednesday October 21, 2015 ? TBD; Royals @ Jays (IF NECESSARY) - FS1
Game 6 ? Friday October 23, 2015 ? TBD; Jays @ Royals (IF NECESSARY) - FS1
Game 7 ? Saturday October 24, 2015 ? TBD; Jays @ Royals (IF NECESSARY) - FS1

Projected 25-Man Rosters

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Johnny Cueto	SP	David Price
Kris Medlen	SP	Marcus Stroman
Yordano Ventura	SP	RA Dickey
Edison Volquez	SP	Marco Estrada
Wade Davis	RP	Roberto Osuna
Danny Duffy	RP	Ryan Tepara
Kelvin Herrera	RP	Mark Lowe
Luke Hochevar	RP	Aaron Sanchez
Ryan Madson	RP	Latroy Hawkins
Franklin Morales	RP	Liam Hendriks
Chris Young	RP	Aaron Loup
Salvador Perez	C	Russell Martin
Drew Butera	C	Dionner Navarro
Kendrys Morales	1B/DH	Edwin Encarnacion
Eric Hosmer	1B/DH	Justin Smoak
Christian Colon	INF/1B/DH	Chris Colabello
Ben Zobrist	2B	Ryan Goins
Alcides Escobar	SS	Troy Tulowitzki
Mike Moustakas	3B	Josh Donaldson
Paulo Orlando	OF/INF	Cliff Pennington
Alex Rios	OF	Ben Revere
Lorenzo Cain	OF	Kevin Pillar
Alex Gordon	OF	Jose Bautista
Jarrod Dyson	OF	Dalton Pompey
Terrance Gore	OF	Ezequiel Carrera

KANSAS CITY ROYALS		TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Cain .307	AVG	Colabello .321
Gordon .377	OBP	Bautista .377
Morales .485	SLG	Donaldson .568
Morales .847	OPS	Donaldson .939
Cain 101	Runs	Donaldson 122
Morales 106	RBIs	Donaldson 123
Cain 28	SB	Pillar 25
Morales 131	wRC+	Donaldson 154
Cain 6.6	WAR	Donaldson 8.6
Cain 18	DRS	Pillar 14
Davis 0.94	ERA	Price 2.30
Davis 0.79	WHIP	Lowe 0.84
Ventura 156	SO	Estrada 131
Holland 32	SV	Osuna 20
Davis 3.07	xFIP	Cecil 2.39
Davis 2.61	SIERA	Cecil 2.11

Injuries

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Greg Holland	60-Day	Devon Travis
Omar Infante	60-Day	Michael Saunders
Jason Vargas	60-day	Maicer Izturis
Tim Collins	60-Day	Brett Cecil

Broadcasts
Sportsnet
FS1/FOX/MLB Network
FAN590
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBStreams/

Game 1 Starters

Edison Volquez		Marco Estrada
2GS (0-1)	Record	2GS (1-1)
2.38	ERA	2.92
1.32	WHIP	1.05

Game 2 Starters

Yordano Ventura		David Price
1GS (1-0)	Record	2GS (1-0)
6.43	ERA	2.93
1.14	WHIP	1.17

Game 3 Starters

Johnny Cueto		Marcus Stroman
1GS (0-0)	Record	0GS
4.50	ERA	N/A
1.50	WHIP	N/A

Game 4 Starters

Kris Medlan		RA Dickey
0GS (1.0IP)	Record	1GS (1-0)
0.00	ERA	0.00
2.00	WHIP	0.57

Heroic Shrimp · Oct 16, 2015

CarltonTheBear · Oct 16, 2015

herman · Oct 16, 2015

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and:

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Highlander · Oct 16, 2015

Is it just me or are the umpires taking it out on us as we are Canadians

Joe S. · Oct 16, 2015

Highlander said:
Is it just me or are the umpires taking it out on us as we are Canadians

It's just you.

Joe S. · Oct 16, 2015

The kc bullpen scares me. The Jays need to get off to quick starts in these games.

L K · Oct 16, 2015

MiniBautista

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnhwBEmRt5Y[/youtube]

TML fan · Oct 16, 2015

Joe S. said:
The kc bullpen scares me. The Jays need to get off to quick starts in these games.

I'd say the back end is about even. It's the middle where KC has an advantage.

L K · Oct 16, 2015

Marcus Stroman sharing some of his medicine with Brett Cecil?

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/15/blue-jays-reliever-brett-cecil-eyes-world-series-return

Captain Canuck · Oct 16, 2015

Highlander said:
Is it just me or are the umpires taking it out on us as we are Canadians

For the most part the umpires have done a solid job. I would say the only one that has been terrible was Vic Carapazza in Game 2, but he was just all out bad to BOTH teams.

groundskeeper willie · Oct 16, 2015

Captain Canuck said:
Highlander said:

Is it just me or are the umpires taking it out on us as we are Canadians

Click to expand...

For the most part the umpires have done a solid job. I would say the only one that has been terrible was Vic Carapazza in Game 2, but he was just all out bad to BOTH teams.

That ump last game actually handled things really well. With everything that went on it could have gotten VERY ugly, but he kept his cool and the players didn't get out of control. And the fact that he owned up to his mistake and didn't hide from questions about it really impressed me.

Joe S. · Oct 16, 2015

Estrada is some kind of magician

TML fan · Oct 16, 2015

Joe S. · Oct 16, 2015

I can't really be upset with Estrada's pitching. That's some good hitting by kc.

But this is it... The Jays need to make something happen this inning.

TML fan · Oct 16, 2015

Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

Beowulf · Oct 16, 2015

It's not over yet but man I'd feel a lot better about going down 1-0 if there was some evidence that this team could come back when behind in a series. If only...

TML fan · Oct 16, 2015

The strike zone didn't help them. Whenever the strike zone is wider than the Jays think it should be, they struggle. That's because so much of their game depends on making the pitcher come to them. Can't do that with a wide strike zone. This is the Jays Achilles heel. They don't adapt their approach to hitting based on the conditions of the game. This was talked about earlier in the year. Something to the effect of if they were to change their approach, then they wouldn't be able to do all the things that made them successful hitters. Unfortunately, in the playoffs you don't always have the luxury of "tomorrow".

Remember, the Jays are a softball team. While it was said as an insult to be shrugged off, it was completely true.

hockeyfan1 · Oct 17, 2015

Ah well, it's only Game 1, but the Jays need to figure out the Royals pitching.

KC's starter Edison Volquez was stellar. Had some trouble in the sixth what with the Jays' runners on 1st & 2nd, but got Tulo to strike out. Perhaps this summed up for the Blue Jays -- frustration at the plate, stranding runners on base -- nothing generally went well here. And for the Royals -- being in control on the mound plus further padding a lead & getting at Estrada early -- wwythng seemed according to plan and proved the keys to winning.

Jays need to regroup and focus on winning Game 2.

GO JAYS GO!!!

Bender · Oct 17, 2015

TML fan said:
The strike zone didn't help them. Whenever the strike zone is wider than the Jays think it should be, they struggle. That's because so much of their game depends on making the pitcher come to them. Can't do that with a wide strike zone. This is the Jays Achilles heel. They don't adapt their approach to hitting based on the conditions of the game. This was talked about earlier in the year. Something to the effect of if they were to change their approach, then they wouldn't be able to do all the things that made them successful hitters. Unfortunately, in the playoffs you don't always have the luxury of "tomorrow".

Remember, the Jays are a softball team. While it was said as an insult to be shrugged off, it was completely true.

I don't watch baseball much but what does that metaphor mean? They want easy pitches?

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