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Blue Jays’ Strong Start Has World Series Odds on the Move

When considering Major League Baseball’s 2014 World Series contenders, the Toronto Blue Jays aren’t exactly the first team that pops into your head. The fact is we’ve seen this team start off strong before only to crash and burn by the time the All-Star break rolls around. Supporters almost expect a collapse at this point.

MLB

National League Central Preview: Red Is the Color

The Houston Astros have moved to the American League West, so now a new contender must emerge as the doormat of the league. As with the A.L. West, two of these teams figure to dominate this division while the others will likely be on the outside looking in, according to the latest MLB futures. CINCINNATI

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	74-87	$-1212	41-40	33-47
ATS	80-81	$-827	32-49	48-32

	o/u	home	away
O/U	61-92-8	30-45-6	31-47-2

National League Central Standings

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
STL	94-76	90-80	73-89-8
MIL	89-73	81-81	69-87-6
CHC	84-77	76-85	74-80-7
CIN	74-87	80-81	61-92-8
PIT	69-92	75-86	93-62-6

Team Leaders

Offense

	season stats	rank
Runs/g	4.33	25
Ba	0.24	26
Ops	0.74	22
Hr	227	14
Sb	80	12

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Defense

	season stats	rank
Era	4.18	23
Whip	1.26	25
Ks	1436	15
Complete games	0	27
Errors	-	-

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Line Up - Last Game

Hitter

Player	Pos
Christian Colon	PH
Brian O'Grady	CF
Curt Casali	C
Alex Blandino	2B
Tucker Barnhart	PH
Aristides Aquino	RF
Eugenio Suarez	3B
Kyle Farmer	2B
Josh VanMeter	LF
Joey Votto	1B
Jose Peraza	SS

Pitchers

Player	Pos
Tyler Mahle	SP
Sal Romano	RP
Michael Lorenzen	RP
Robert Stephenson	RP
Joel Kuhnel	RP
Amir Garrett	RP

Injuries

Player	Pos	Description	Notes
Joey Votto	1B	Ques Fri - Rest - 09/27/19	+ -
Votto is not expected to be in the starting lineup against the Pirates on Friday as he is likely to be given a day of rest.
Eugenio Suarez	3B	Ques Thurs - Rest - 09/26/19	+ -
Suarez is not expected to be in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers as he is likely to be given a day of rest.
Trevor Bauer	SP	Out Sun - Illness - 09/26/19	+ -
Bauer is tending to an illness and will not make his next start against the Pirates on Sunday.
Derek Dietrich	2B	out for season - Shoulder - 09/25/19	+ -
Dietrich underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder and will sit out the remainder of the season.
Sonny Gray	SP	out for season - Elbow - 09/25/19	+ -
Gray is likely to miss the remainder of the season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow.
Joel Kuhnel	RP	Ques Sun - Illness - 09/24/19	+ -
Kuhnel has missed the previous five games due to an illness, and his availability against the Pirates on Sunday is in question.
Michael Lorenzen	RP	Ques Wed - Illness - 09/21/19	+ -
Lorenzen missed his third straight game due to an illness, and it is undetermined if he will return against the Brewers on Wednesday.
Robert Stephenson	RP	Ques Thurs - Illness - 09/21/19	+ -
Stephenson has been held out the last four games with an illness, and it is uncertain if he will return to action Thursday against the Brewers.
Josh VanMeter	LF	Ques Wed - Illness - 09/21/19	+ -
VanMeter has been absent from the lineup during the last three games due to illness. It is uncertain if he will suit up for Wednesday's contest versus the Brewers.
Kevin Gausman	RP	Ques Tues - Illness - 09/21/19	+ -
Gausman has sat out the past two games due to an illness, and it is unclear if the symptoms will subside in time for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Injuries