Blue Jays @ Phillies, May 5, 6, 7 & 8
Posted: Mon May 5, 2014 5:38 pm
Since nobody else has got this going yet and game time is a few hours away. You get a crappy series thread.
VS 
Monday, May 5th 7:05 PM
VS 
Tuesday, May 6th @ 7:05 PM
VS 
Wednesday, May 7 @ 7:07 PM
Cliff Lee VS
Mark Buehrle
Thursday, May 8 @ 7:07 PM
Burnett VS 
Looking at the numbers, it's clear that Chris Getz will need to maintain his 1.667 OPS vs Hamels & Kendrick for the Jays to win this series.



Monday, May 5th 7:05 PM


Career VS Kendrick
AB/AVG/OPS
Jose Bautista 6/.333/1.500
Melky Cabrera 5/.000/.000
E Encarnacion 12.250/.940
Juan Francisco 3/.000/.000
Chris Getz 3/.667/1.667
Brett Lawrie 3/.333/1.167
Dioner Navarro 1/.000/.000
Colby Rasmus 11/.364/1.273
Jose Reyes 33/.394/1.171
Josh Thole 20/.300/.600
Totals 101/.307/.934
Tuesday, May 6th @ 7:05 PM


Statistics versus Hamels
BATTER AB/AVG/OPS
Jose Bautista 6/.167/.542
Melky Cabrera 15/.400/1.104
E Encarnacion 11/.273/.657
Juan Francisco 2/.500/.833
Chris Getz 3/.667/1.667
Adam Lind 8/.375/1.125
Dioner Navarro 3/.000/.000
Colby Rasmus 3/.000/.000
Jose Reyes 56/.393/.943
Josh Thole 3/.333/.667
Totals 110/.355/.887
Wednesday, May 7 @ 7:07 PM


Career versus Lee
BATTER AB/AVG/OPS
Jose Bautista 12/.250/.808
Melky Cabrera 15/.333/.908
Encarnacion 13/.154/.599
Juan Francisco 1/.000/.000
Chris Getz 2/.500/1.500
Maicer Izturis 9/.111/.333
Brett Lawrie 4/.500/1.000
Adam Lind 13/.231/.462
Dioner Navarro 16/.063/.188
Colby Rasmus 7/.286/.571
Jose Reyes 13/.231/.615
Josh Thole 2/.500/1.000
Steve Tolleson 5/.600/2.200
Totals 112/.241/.672
Thursday, May 8 @ 7:07 PM


BATTER AB/AVG/OPS
Jose Bautista 14/.429/1.744
Melky Cabrera 24/.125/.285
Encarnacion 14/.429/1.395
Juan Francisco 4/.000/.000
Chris Getz 6/.333/.667
Maicer Izturis 21/.381/.935
Erik Kratz 5/.200/1.000
Adam Lind 20/.250/.583
Dioner Navarro 29/.207/.603
Jose Reyes 25/.160/.400
Josh Thole 3/.000/.000
Totals 165/.248/.726
Looking at the numbers, it's clear that Chris Getz will need to maintain his 1.667 OPS vs Hamels & Kendrick for the Jays to win this series.
Worth noting
• Former All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan on Friday signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Tigers. He is recovering from Tommy John surgery but could be ready to pitch by June. The Phillies need bullpen help, but Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. on Sunday would only say that they contacted Hanrahan's agent.
• Cole Hamels pitches Tuesday against the Blue Jays. He had been scheduled to pitch Sunday against the Nationals but was scratched because of the flu.
• Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista has reached base in all of Toronto's 31 games this season. That's the longest streak to begin a year since Cincinnati's Joey Votto accomplished the feat in 2011 over 33 games.
• The Blue Jays' bullpen entered play on Sunday with the second-worst WHIP in the Major Leagues at 1.56. They also had the second-worst walks per nine innings with 4.98 and the fifth-worst home run total of 12. Last year, Toronto had the ninth-lowest WHIP (1.23).

