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The good news is that, heading into Canada Day, the Toronto Blue Jays
are still in first place in the American League East. The bad news is
that with 78 games left to play, they have removed almost all of their
margin for error.
After winning their first five games in June, injuries and a cooling
offence caught up with them. They only won seven of their next 22 and
finished the month at 12-15, exactly their record in April. In other
words, thats two losing months out of three so far this season. Two
things are saving them, the general mediocrity of the entire AL East and
that brilliant month of May that saw go 21-9.
If you go back to 2002, only twice have the Jays headed into July with a
better record than the one they have now. In 2006, they were 45-34 and,
in 2003, they were 46-37. In the latter, they tailed off to 42-41 the
rest of the way and finished at 87-75, while in the former, they went
42-39 down the stretch and finished at 86-76.
Both were in the era before the extra Wild Card and, in 2003, they wound
up in third place in the division, 15 games back of the Yankees in the
East and seven-and-half games out of the Wild Card spot taken by the
Boston Red Sox. They didnt fare much better in 2006, finishing three
games back of the Chicago White Sox for the Wild Card. Even if there had
been a second Wild Card, they would have missed it by a game to the
Angels.
The Blue Jays will have to go 45-33 the rest of the way to finish with
90 victories, which figures to be around the number they will need to
put themselves in the conversation for a post-season berth, division
title or a Wild Card.
The AL East will probably be won within the division. The Baltimore
Orioles have the best record within the East at 22-16, while the Jays
and Yankees are both 17-15. The trouble part for the Blue Jays is they
are only 3-6 against the Yanks this season and havent won in New York so
far this season or in all of last year. Seven of the Jays remaining 10
games against the Yankees are in the Bronx.
On the plus side, theyve split with Baltimore thus far in 2014 and six
of their remaining nine against the Os are at Rogers Centre. Boston,
though still a long shot, is slowly entering the equation again, as
well. The BoSox are six out in the East and six out in the Wild Card
race. The Blue Jays still have 13 left with Boston, seven at home and
six at Fenway.
Tampa Bay is pretty much an also-ran now. The Jays still have 12 left
with them, including six in September, but Joe Maddons teams arent know
for packing it in in the final month.
So the Jays will play 44 of their final 78 games in the East, 22 at home
and 22 away. Going 26-1) over than span just might be enough to put
them in the playoffs if they hold their own in their other 34 games. To
break it down even further though, the Blue Jays and T-Bay have the
fewest number of home games left of the teams in the East with 37
apiece. The Yankees have the most with 43 and Baltimore has 41. Although
the latter two have stumbled a bit in their own parks this season,
being at home and travelling less and playing meaningful games in their
own facilities could be a sizeable edge in a close race. Boston, too,
has a favourable home/road split at 42-38.
Then there is the matter of strength of schedule down the stretch. The
Blue Jays play 40 of their 78 against teams that currently sport winning
records and 38 against teams with losing records. The Yankees, on the
other hand at my count, play only 38 against teams above .500 and 44
games against teams below .500. Again, that gives them an edge. The
Orioles, though, play 48 games against teams with winning records and
only 33 against teams with losing marks. So, the Blue Jays and the
Yankees get the edge there.
For the Blue Jays, the next five weeks could ultimately tell the tale.
In July, they play only nine of their 17 games at home, broken up in
the middle by the All-Star Game. After the next two games at home to the
Milwaukee Brewers, they hit the road for 10 in 11 days including four
at the Oakland Athletics, three at the Los Angeles Angels and, after an
off-day, three at Tampa Bay. Then, after a seven-game homestand, they go
on another 10-game journey over 10 days that includes three in New York
versus the Yankees,three at Fenway against the Red Sox, culminating
with four at Houston against the Astros. If they are still in it at that
point, the Blue Jays will at least have a shot. Somewhere near the end
of that span, Brett Lawrie should be back, as well.
- With Milwaukee hitting town, its interesting to compare the numbers of
the two guys who were disgraced by PED suspensions that, this year,
have been key factors in getting their teams into first place in their
respective divisions.
The Brewers Ryan Braun, coming off his 50-game suspension of last
season, is batting .290 for the N.L Central leaders with 11 homers, 46
RBI, an .849 OPS and 18 walks versus 52 strikeouts. Braun also helped
the Brewers cause by agreeing to move to right field this season.
Melky Cabrera is having a stand-out season in his own right and has put
up almost identical numbers, hitting .299 with 11 homers and 42 RBI, an
.809 OPS and 23 walks to 46 strikeouts. Cabrera is playing some strong
left field, as well. Both have a decent shot at being at the All-Star
game two weeks from Tuesday at Minnesota.
- Speaking of the All-Star game, isnt the Home Run Derby starting to
feel like the NBA Slam Dunk Contest? Every year it seems many of the
bigger stars opt out. This year, American League captain Jose Bautista
has to deal with the fact his own teammate Edwin Encarnacion doesnt want
to compete and neither does Orioles slugger, Nelson Cruz. Then, White
Sox rookie Jose Abreu, who slugged two dingers at Rogers Centre Friday
night against the Jays and is one of baseballs emerging stars, isnt
inclined to take part either, though, he apparently hasnt entirely
closed the door. Good on Jose Bautista for agreeing to be part of this
again. But if most of the other sluggers the fans really want to see
dont want to be part of it all, then whats the point?
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Jeff Carter had two goals and an assist as the Kings stretched their
streak to seven wins in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton
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and grabbed a 3-stroke lead with the opening round of the Portugal
Masters suspended by rain.
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first game batting leadoff this season, Chris Iannetta hit a pair of RBI
singles and the Los Angeles Angels beat Cleveland 6-4 Tuesday night,
sending the Indians to their fifth straight defeat.Paris, France - The
18th-seeded Ernests Gulbis was a quarterfinal winner Tuesday at the 2014
French Open.
The talented Latvian upset sixth-seeded Czech star and former Wimbledon
runner-up Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on the famed red clay at Roland
Garros.
The 25-year-old Gulbis, who improved to 3-4 lifetime against Berdych, is
currently riding a nine-match winning streak and already owns a pair of
titles in France this season, including one in Nice just one day before
the French Open commenced. Hes 13-0 on French soil for the year.
"Its very special," Gulbis said in an on-court interview. "Today was the
best match of the tournament. I did everything well."
Gulbis has not lost to a seeded player at a Grand Slam event since the
2010 Australian Open, compiling a 5-0 mark.
Former world No. 1 NNovak Djokovic was also a winner on Tuesday,
defeating eighth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 7-5, 7-6 (7-5),
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Two more quarterfinals will be staged on Wednesday, when current world
No. 1 Rafael Nadal takes on fifth-seeded fellow Spaniard David Ferrer
and seventh- seeded Wimbledon champion Andy Murray meets 23rd-seeded
French crowd favorite Gael Monfils. The 13-time Grand Slam winner Nadal
captured a fourth straight French Open title and eighth overall
championship here a year ago by besting Ferrer in the final.
Nadal, who turned 28 on Tuesday, is 21-6 lifetime against the
32-year-old Ferrer, including 3-0 at Roland Garros. Ferrer, however,
upset Nadal on clay in Monte Carlo back in April.
The amazing Nadal is trying to become the first man to capture five
straight French Open championships.
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