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 10/22/2015 MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Estrada, Marco
RHP Marco Estrada took a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday,
and he wound up throwing 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball, leading the
Blue Jays to a 7-1 win over the Royals in Game 5 of the AL
Championship Series. Estrada gave up three hits and one walk while
striking out five. He is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts during
the series, 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in postseason three starts this
year. "This time around I had better command of my fastball," he
said. "That was the key to this game. The first game I couldn't
locate the down-and-away pitch. Today, I threw a lot of good ones."
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Pillar, Kevin
CF Kevin Pillar has hit safely in 23 of his past 28 games after
going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the Blue Jays' 7-1 win
over the Royals on Wednesday in Game 5 of the AL Championship
Series. He is batting .370 (40-for-108) with 14 doubles, three
homers and 15 RBIs in that span.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Bautista, Jose
RF Jose Bautista was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in the Blue
Jays' 7-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday in Game 5 of the AL
Championship Series. He has reached base in all 10 postseason games,
producing a .270 average (10-for-37) with two homers and eight RBIs.
He also has eight walks.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Encarnacion, Edwin
DH Edwin Encarnacion went 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in the Blue
Jays' 7-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday in Game 5 of the AL
Championship Series. He is batting .315 (35-for-111) in his past 30
games. He has three doubles, 10 home runs, 19 walks and 22 RBIs in
that span.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Price, David
LHP David Price will get his second start of the AL Championship
Series in Game 6 on Friday at Kauffman Stadium. The timing could not
be better for the Blue Jays if he could get his first win as a
starter in postseason play. He is 2-7 with a 5.24 ERA in 13 career
postseason outings, but he is 0-7 with a 5.43 ERA in seven
postseason starts. Price deserved a better fate in Game 2 of the
ALCS. He was cruising until 2B Ryan Goins pulled up on a popup to
short right field that he should have caught easily. That led to a
five-run Royals rally and a 6-3 Kansas City win. Price is 1-2 with a
7.02 ERA in three postseason outings this year, two of them starts.
His win came in three innings of relief against the Rangers in Game
4 of the AL Division Series. He is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in six career
regular-season outings against the Royals, including five starts.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Ventura, Yordano
RHP Yordano Ventura will start Game 6 of the AL Championship Series
at Kauffman Stadium against the Blue Jays on Friday. He did not
factor in the decision in the Royals' 6-3 win in Game 2 of the ALCS.
He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out
six in 5 1/3 innings. Ventura is 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA in two career
regular-season starts against the Blue Jays. He is 0-1 with a 6.57
ERA in three postseason starts in 2015 and is 1-1 with a 4.30 ERA in
eight career postseason appearances, including seven starts.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Escobar, Alcides
SS Alcides Escobar grounded out to third on the first pitch of Game
5 of the AL Championship Series on Wednesday. He led off each of the
previous four games of the ALCS with a hit. It was the first time in
postseason history that a player led off four games in a row with a
hit. He finished the game 1-for-4, and he has hits in 22 of his 25
career postseason games. Escobar is batting .400 (16-for-40) in the
2015 postseason.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Cain, Lorenzo
CF Lorenzo Cain was 0-for-3 with a walk in the Royals' 7-1 loss to
the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Wednesday.
It ended his club-record, 13-game postseason hitting streak that
dated to Game 4 of the 2014 World Series. He broke the team
postseason record of 11 games set by Amos Otis, and he was four
short of the all-time mark of 17 games held by Manny Ramirez, Hank
Bauer and Derek Jeter.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Hosmer, Eric
1B Eric Hosmer was 0-for-4 Wednesday in the Royals' 7-1 loss to the
Blue Jays in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. He stays at 22
career postseason RBIs, which is one short of the club postseason
record held by 3B George Brett.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Perez, Salvador
C Salvador Perez homered in the eighth inning Wednesday in the
Royals' 7-1 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the AL Championship
Series. It was his fourth homer of the postseason and his second of
the ALCS. He has only seven hits in the postseason and is batting
.219 (7-for-32).
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MLB Note - New York Mets Cespedes, Yoenis
CF Yoenis Cespdes left the game with a sore left shoulder, and he
received an injection. He should be ready for World Series.
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MLB Note - New York Mets Murphy, Daniel
2B Daniel Murphy won NLCS MVP honors after hitting a home run in all
four games. He homered in a record sixth consecutive postseason
game.
The mark of homering in five straight playoff games was set by
Carlos Beltran with the Astros in 2004. Murphy's four home runs are
the most by a Mets player in a single postseason series in franchise
history. His five extra-base hits in the NLCS are tied for the
second most by a Mets player in a single postseason series, trailing
only Carlos Delgado's six in the 2006 NLCS. Murphy went 4-for-5 in
the series clincher, giving him a .529 average (9-for-17) in the
NLCS.
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MLB Note - New York Mets Matz, Steven
LHP Steven Matz started and worked 4 2/3 innings but had no
decision. He allowed just one run on four hits, walked two and
struck out five while throwing 76 pitches, 46 for strikes. After
going 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA in six regular-season starts, he is 0-1
with a 3.72 ERA in two postseason starts.
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MLB Note - New York Mets d'Arnaud, Travis
C Travis d'Arnaud hit his third home run of the postseason
Wednesday, a first-inning solo shot. D'Arnaud has six RBIs this
postseason, tied for the third most by a Mets catcher in a single
postseason, trailing only Gary Carter's 11 in 1986 and Mike Piazza's
eight in 2000. Paul Lo Duca also had six in 2006.
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MLB Note - New York Mets Duda, Lucas
1B Lucas Duda belted a three-run home run in the first inning as
well as a two-run double in the second inning, finishing the game
with five RBIs. The RBI total tied the franchise's single-game
postseason record. It is the fifth time it happened and the second
time this October. Curtis Granderson had five RBIs in Game 3 of the
NLDS against the Dodgers. Entering Game 4 of the NL Championship
Series, Duda was 3-for-24 with one RBI in eight games this
postseason, but he went 3-for-4 Wednesday.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Hammel, Jason
RHP Jason Hammel pitched just 1 1/3 innings Wednesday and took the
loss. It was the fourth-shortest postseason outing by a starter in
Cubs history and the shortest since Hank Borowy did not record an
out in his start in Game 7 of the 1945 World Series. Hammel allowed
five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out one. He
yielded back-to-back homers in the first inning.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Schwarber, Kyle
LF Kyle Schwarber drove in his eighth run of the postseason with a
fielder's choice in the fourth inning. His RBI total this postseason
was franchise record for a single postseason by a rookie. Prior to
Schwarber, the Cubs' RBI record in a single postseason by a
first-year player was four, set by Frank Demaree in 1932.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Bryant, Kris
3B Kris Bryant hit his second home run of the postseason Wednesday,
a two-run shot in the eighth inning. He finished the postseason
hitting .176 (6-for-34) with a double, a triple, two home runs and
five RBIs in nine games.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Soler, Jorge
RF Jorge Soler went 3-for-4 Wednesday and finished his postseason
hitting .474/.600/1.105 with three doubles, three home runs and five
RBIs in seven games. Among major league rookies with at least 20
plate appearances in a single postseason, Soler's batting average is
the second best in postseason history, while his on-base percentage
and slugging percentage are both the best.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Rizzo, Anthony
1B Anthony Rizzo followed a splendid regular season with an NL
Championship Series slump. He finished the NLCS batting .214 with no
RBIs. Overall in the postseason, Rizzo hit .188 (6-for-32) with two
homers and two RBIs in nine games. In the regular season, he batted
.278/.387/.512 with 94 runs, 38 doubles, 31 home runs, 101 RBIs, 78
walks and 17 stolen bases.
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MLB Note - Minnesota Twins Fryer, Eric
C Eric Fryer was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Oct. 21. Fryer,
30, hit .227 with no homers and two RBIs in 15 games for Minnesota
this year. He batted .293/.367/.360 with two homers and 19 RBIs in
67 games for Rochester.
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MLB Note - Minnesota Twins Robinson, Shane
OF Shane Robinson, who would have been eligible for arbitration this
winter, was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Oct. 21. Robinson,
30, hit .250/.299/.322 with no homers and 16 RBIs in 83 games for
Minnesota this year.
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MLB Note - Minnesota Twins Thompson, Aaron
LHP Aaron Thompson was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Oct. 21.
Thompson, 28, went 1-3 with a 5.01 ERA in 41 relief appearances for
Minnesota this season.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Barney, Darwin
INF Darwin Barney, designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on
Monday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on
Wednesday. Barney batted .304/.333/.609 with two homers and four
RBIs in 15 games with Toronto. He also provided solid defense at
second base. He was obtained in a trade with the Dodgers on Sept. 13
to add infield depth after SS Troy Tulowitzki sustained a fracture
in his left collarbone the day before. Barney is not eligible for
the Blue Jays' postseason roster.
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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Strausborger, Ryan
OF Ryan Strausborger was outrighted to Triple-A Round Rock on Oct.
21. Strausborger, 27, hit .200/.240/.267 with one homer and three
RBIs in 31 games for Texas this year. In 86 games for Round Rock, he
batted .278/.329/.438 with 10 homers, 34 RBIs and 27 stolen bases.
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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Richardson, Antoan
OF Antoan Richardson, who missed the entire major league season
after undergoing herniated disk surgery in March, was outrighted to
Triple-A Round Rock on Oct. 21. He had a minor league rehab
assignment shut down in July due to a leg injury.
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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Corporan, Carlos
C Carlos Corporan was outrighted to Triple-A Round Rock on Oct. 21.
Corporan, 31, hit .178/.244/.299 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 33
games for Texas this year.
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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Blanks, Kyle
1B Kyle Blanks, who underwent season-ending surgery on both his left
and right Achilles tendons in early September, was outrighted to
Triple-A Round Rock on Oct. 21. Blanks last played in the majors in
mid-June, and he shut down a rehab assignment in late August. He hit
.313/.352/.522 with three homers and six RBIs in 18 games for Texas
this year.
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MLB Note - Los Angeles Dodgers Bonilla, Lisalverto
RHP Lisalverto Bonilla, who missed the entire season after
undergoing Tommy John surgery in April, was claimed off waivers by
the Dodgers from the Rangers on Oct. 21. Bonilla, 25, went 3-0 with
a 3.05 ERA in five games (three starts) for Texas in 2014. He could
be back at full strength by the 2016 All-Star break.
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