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Blue Jays out to extend streak vs. Canadian Jeff Francis

The Toronto Blue Jays have won six straight games and are playing their best baseball of the season despite a rash of significant injuries. After going just 10-17 in April with a healthy pitching staff, the Jays have won eight of 10 this month with two starters on the shelf. When you dig a deep

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National League West Preview: Dodging Giant Conundrums

Just like last season, teams from the two largest cities in California are expected to feature at the top of the standings. The other three clubs in the division still have some issues to figure out before they can be considered serious contenders, based on recent MLB futures. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2013 Predicted Wins Over/Under: 81.5

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	92-74	$1866	47-34	45-40
ATS	88-78	$272	39-42	49-36

	o/u	home	away
O/U	68-89-9	33-46-2	35-43-7

National League West Standings

team	win/loss	ats	o/u
LAD	100-78	79-99	81-88-9
ARI	82-79	82-79	74-81-6
SF	73-88	79-82	68-86-7
SD	65-96	80-81	79-77-5
COL	92-74	88-78	68-89-9

Team Leaders

HR	Ian Desmond	22
BA	Max George	1
SB	Ian Desmond	20

Offense

	season stats	rank
Runs/g	4.79	7
Ba	0.26	2
Ops	0.76	6
Hr	210	8
Sb	95	8

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Defense

	season stats	rank
Era	4.33	11
Whip	1.31	15
Ks	1397	12
Complete games		26
Errors	-	-

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Line Up - Last Game

Hitter

Player	Pos
Garrett Hampson	PH
Charlie Blackmon	CF
Trevor Story	SS
Matt Holliday	LF
Ryan McMahon	PH
DJ LeMahieu	2B
Nolan Arenado	3B
Tony Wolters	C
Chris Iannetta	C
Carlos Gonzalez	RF
Ian Desmond	1B

Pitchers

Player	Pos
German Marquez	SP
Scott Oberg	RP
Adam Ottavino	RP
Seunghwan Oh	RP
Wade Davis	RP
Chris Rusin	RP

Injuries

Player	Pos	Description	Notes
Ian Desmond Ian D	1B	Ques Wed - Rest - 05/02/18	+ -
Desmond is not expected to be in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Cubs as he will likely be given the day to rest.
Tyler Anderson Tyler A	SP	Ques Wed - Heart - 04/27/18	+ -
Anderson left his last outing with a heartbeat issue and it is unclear if he will be available for his next scheduled start Wednesday against the Cubs.
DJ LeMahieu DJ L	2B	Ques Tues - Hamstring - 04/27/18	+ -
LeMahieu has landed on the 10-day disabled list with a hamstring injury and it is unknown if he will be activated prior to Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Kyle Freeland Kyle F	SP	Ques Mon - Heel - 04/25/18	+ -
Freeland is dealing with soreness in his left heel and it is unknown if he will make his next scheduled start Monday against the Cubs.
Chris Rusin Chris R	RP	Prob Fri - Ribs - 04/23/18	+ -
Rusin has been activated from the 10-day disabled list after recovering from a right intercostal strain and is expected to return for Friday's game against the Mets.
Jeff Hoffman Jeff H	SP	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 04/22/18	+ -
Hoffman is on the 10-day disabled list due to right shoulder inflammation and will miss an extended period of time.
Carlos Gonzalez Carlos G	RF	Ques Mon - Hamstring - 04/18/18	+ -
Gonzalez has been activated from the 10-day disabled list as he has recovered from a right hamstring strain but it is uncertain if he will play against the Cubs on Monday.
Gerardo Parra Gerardo P	LF	Prob Fri - Suspension - 04/13/18	+ -
Parra has been reinstated from a four-game suspension and is likely to be available Friday against the Marlins.
Nolan Arenado Nolan A	3B	Elig Fri - Suspension - 04/11/18	+ -
Arenado has been given a five-game suspension for his role in an altercation and is eligible to return for Friday's contest against the Cubs.
Charlie Blackmon Charlie B	CF	Prob Sat - Quadricep - 04/10/18	+ -
Blackmon is expected to rejoin the lineup Saturday against the Nationals after being held out of the previous four games due to tightness in his quadriceps.

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