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Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays
Friday, April 29, 7:10 PM EDT , Tropicana Field

Aaron Sanchez, RHP


Sanchez surrendered a season-high 10 hits and six earned runs in his last outing, an 8-5 loss against the Athletics. He pitched seven innings of one-run ball against the Rays on April 5 and picked up a no-decision.

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Drew Smyly, LHP

Smyly is 1-1 with a 4.96 ERA in six career outings vs. the Jays. His record has disguised how well he’s thrown this season, locating all 4 of his pitches and frequently getting ahead in the count. He is 3-2 with a 3.58 ERA in 13 outings at The Trop.

Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays
Saturday, April 30, 6:10 PM EDT , Tropicana Field
J.A. Happ, LHP


Happ allowed three runs over seven innings on 92 pitches his last time out against the Athletics. The veteran left-hander is 1-1 with a 6.46 ERA in six starts at Tropicana Field.

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Chris Archer, RHP


Archer picked up his 1st win Monday vs. the O's, when he allowed no runs in 6 2/3. His secret: Locating his pitches and getting ahead in the count. He’s primarily been known as a fastball-slider pitcher, but he successfully used his changeup Monday.

Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays
Sunday, May 1, 1:10 PM EDT , Tropicana Field
Marcus Stroman, RHP

Stroman has tossed at least six innings in seven of his last eight starts dating back to last year. He is 2-1 with a 4.74 ERA in three career starts against the Rays, and this is the second time this year he will be matched up against them.

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Jake Odorizzi, RHP


Odorizzi has improved in preventing the big inning and he’s also shown an ability to survive when he doesn’t have his best stuff, which he did Tuesday while holding the O's to 1 run in 5 frames. Righties are hitting .329, lefties .225 vs. him in '16.

Lateral Quicks wrote:Heck of a start by the Sanchize tonight.

Natural11 wrote:Let's see if our BP can handle 2 whole innings with a lead.

Boogie! wrote:also, tulowitzki is done being tulowitzki. maybe he needs to get on the juice.

Natural11 wrote:

Boogie! wrote:also, tulowitzki is done being tulowitzki. maybe he needs to get on the juice.

Certainly looks like we should have sold high. His output has been comparable with Darwin Barney thus far. You can get an entire bullpen for 20 million.

Lateral Quicks wrote:

Natural11 wrote:

Boogie! wrote:also, tulowitzki is done being tulowitzki. maybe he needs to get on the juice.

Certainly looks like we should have sold high. His output has been comparable with Darwin Barney thus far. You can get an entire bullpen for 20 million.

And Hoffman is having a pretty solid start to his season in the PCL. This is why I hate deadline trades. Nothing will overtake the dumbness of the Dickey trade, but this one may approach depending on whether Tulo is done and Hoffman turns into the #1 starter many project him to be.

ldnk wrote:

Lateral Quicks wrote:

Natural11 wrote:
Certainly looks like we should have sold high. His output has been comparable with Darwin Barney thus far. You can get an entire bullpen for 20 million.

And Hoffman is having a pretty solid start to his season in the PCL. This is why I hate deadline trades. Nothing will overtake the dumbness of the Dickey trade, but this one may approach depending on whether Tulo is done and Hoffman turns into the #1 starter many project him to be.

It doesn't help much when Reyes replacement hits 10 home runs as a rookie at SS for the Rockies either. I know that's not part of the trade but they aren't even downgraded at SS from the trade at this point.

Santoki wrote:

ldnk wrote:

Lateral Quicks wrote:
And Hoffman is having a pretty solid start to his season in the PCL. This is why I hate deadline trades. Nothing will overtake the dumbness of the Dickey trade, but this one may approach depending on whether Tulo is done and Hoffman turns into the #1 starter many project him to be.

It doesn't help much when Reyes replacement hits 10 home runs as a rookie at SS for the Rockies either. I know that's not part of the trade but they aren't even downgraded at SS from the trade at this point.

Let's see where he ends up. Brett Lawrie also looked like Mike Trout his first two months with the Jays.