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Joe Maddon Opts-Out of Contract with Rays

Tampa Bay Rays’ head coach Joe Maddon, who took Tampa from a struggling expansion team to annual contender, has opted out of his contract and will no longer manage the Rays effective immediately. Maddon, whose contract runs through 2015, has previously stated that he is happy at the helm of the Rays and excepted to

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Hit or stick? Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos vs. trade deadline

Throw all the excuses aside and forget everything that happened in the first half of the MLB season. Right now, all that matters for the Toronto Blue Jays is the next 13 days on the schedule starting with Friday night’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto enters the second half four games under .500

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	99-68	$165	50-33	49-35
ATS	83-84	$-1109	38-45	45-39

	o/u	home	away
O/U	79-78-10	40-35-8	39-43-2

American League East Standings

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
NYY	108-62	99-71	87-77-6
TB	99-68	83-84	79-78-10
BOS	83-78	69-92	90-66-5
TOR	66-95	77-84	74-79-8
BAL	54-107	71-90	81-71-9

Team Leaders

Offense

	season stats	rank
Runs/g	4.75	16
Ba	0.25	16
Ops	0.76	15
Hr	217	21
Sb	94	8

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Defense

	season stats	rank
Era	3.67	28
Whip	1.17	28
Ks	1493	9
Complete games	0	28
Errors	-	-

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Line Up - Last Game

Hitter

Player	Pos
Joey Wendle	3B
Avisail Garcia	RF
Eric Sogard	2B
Travis d'Arnaud	C
Willy Adames	SS
Kevin Kiermaier	CF
Austin Meadows	LF
Tommy Pham	DH
Ji-Man Choi	1B

Pitchers

Player	Pos
Blake Snell	RP
Chaz Roe	RP
Ryan Yarbrough	RP
Nick Anderson	RP
Brendan McKay	RP
Emilio Pagan	RP
Colin Poche	RP
Diego Castillo	RP
Tyler Glasnow	SP

Injuries

Player	Pos	Description	Notes
Yandy Diaz	3B	Out Thurs - Foot - 10/07/19	+ -
Diaz has soreness in his left foot, and he will not play in Game 5 of the American League Division Series versus the Astros.
Ji-Man Choi	1B	Ques Sun - Foot - 09/26/19	+ -
Choi has missed the last two games with a foot injury, and it is unclear if he will play Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Avisail Garcia	RF	Prob Mon - Illness - 09/20/19	+ -
Garcia has sat out the previous two games due to a case of vertigo. He is likely to play against the Red Sox on Monday.
Eric Sogard	2B	Out Wed - Foot - 09/20/19	+ -
Sogard is sidelined due to a bone bruise in his right foot. He will not be available for the American League wild-card game against the Athletics.
Travis d'Arnaud	C	Ques Sun - Rest - 09/15/19	+ -
d'Arnaud is not expected to suit up against the Angels on Sunday as he is to be rested.
Eric Sogard	2B	Doub Thurs - Foot - 09/12/19	+ -
Sogard is battling a right foot contusion and is unlikely to be available Thursday against the Rangers.
Avisail Garcia	RF	Prob Thurs - Buttocks - 09/11/19	+ -
Garcia was held out of the previous game due to a glute strain, but it is expected that he will play against the Rangers on Thursday.
Eric Sogard	2B	Doub Wed - Foot - 09/11/19	+ -
Sogard is battling a right foot contusion and is unlikely to partake in Wednesday's matchup against the Rangers.
Hoby Milner	RP	out for season - Neck - 09/10/19	+ -
Milner has been placed on the 60-day injured list due to a cervical nerve injury. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Tommy Pham	CF	Ques Wed - Elbow - 09/10/19	+ -
Pham sat out the previous game with tightness in his right elbow and forearm, leaving his status in question for Wednesday's contest with the Rangers.

Injuries