Friday, July 27, 2018

Blue Bombers Host the Argos in Friday CFL Action

Blue Bombers Football

Argos out for Redemption Against Blue Bombers



The Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers meet on Friday at Investors Group Field. The Blue Bombers are looking for a repeat performance while the Argos will be out for redemption when the two teams clash for a second straight week.

The Bombers were dominant at BMO Field in Week 6. They took down the Argos 38-20 as Winnipeg jumped out to an early start. The Bombers never looked back, scoring 15 points in the first quarter.

Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on TSN, RDS, ESPN+. Oddsmakers have Winnipeg as 10-point favorites. The total is at 53.5.

Stringing together a pair of wins has been tough to start the season. Only Calgary, Hamilton and Saskatchewan have won back-to-back games over the first six weeks.

Blue Bombers Offense Was in High Gear



It was a career day for running back Andrew Harris. He rushed for 161 yards and two touchdown in the victory. QB Matt Nichols was also impressive. He completed 19-of-27 attempts for 245 yards and two touchdown passes. He also ran for another touchdown.

The Bombers’ defense held strong as well.  They held the Argos to just 173 yards on offense.

The Bombers made some moves this week. They shipped receiver Adarius Bowman to the Montreal Alouettes for a conditional eighth round draft pick in 2019.

The three-time West Division all-star never hit his stride in Winnipeg. He managed just 95 yards and no touchdowns in six regular season games.

Rookie Kenbrell Thompkins is put into the lineup. The 29-year-old is slated to start in place of the now-departed Bowman. The former NFL receiver practiced with the first-team offense all week.

league leading rusher in touchdowns is running back Andrew Harris. He leads the CFL with 5 touchdowns. Harris has racked up 610 yards in only six games this season. He is coming off of three straight 100-yard plus games. During that span, the 31-year-old has 409 yards on 52 carries.

Bombers receiver Weston Dressler has caught a pass in 118 straight games. That is the eighth longest in CFL history. His last game without a catch was Aug. 12, 2010.

Argos Not Happy About Start to Season



The Toronto Argonauts are not happy with their start to the 2018 season. The reigning Grey Cup champions have struggled out of the gate. They are tied with the Montreal Alouettes at the bottom of the East Division with a 1-4 record.

The team has had to face some early adversity after losing franchise quarterback Ricky Ray so early.

Quarterback James Franklin managed only 151 passing yards last week. He threw no touchdowns and one interception. The run game also struggled, as the Argos picked up 24 yards on the ground.

The only bright spot in the game was two fumble recoveries by the Argos’ defense that were returned for touchdowns.

There is some good news for the Argos to pass on. Running back James Wilder Jr. is healthy for Friday’s matchup after being injured during practice earlier in the week. He is the reigning CFL rookie of the year.

The Argos offense is only averaging 277 yards per game in net yardage.

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NameRecordATSOffenseDefenseDiffATS HomeATS AwayOU RecordOU HomeOU Away
Toronto1-42-316.2027.80-11.61-21-11-41-20-2
Winnipeg3-34-233.1722.17112-02-24-22-02-2





Power Stats




Yards Per Point

















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
TOR17.115.131.97
WIN11.9215.14-3.22





Yards Per Pass

















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
TOR9.1612.79-3.63
WIN11.489.851.63





Yards Per Rush

















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
TOR4.085.48-1.4
WIN6.494.671.82





Team Records




Toronto Argonauts













































NameRecordHomeAwayATSATS HomeATS AwayOffenseDefenseDiff
Overall1-41-20-22-31-21-116.2027.80-11.60
vs Conf0-00-00-00-00-00-00.000.000.00
Last 31-21-10-12-11-11-018.3323.67-5.34





Winnipeg Blue Bombers













































NameRecordHomeAwayATSATS HomeATS AwayOffenseDefenseDiff
Overall3-31-12-24-22-02-233.1722.1711.00
vs Conf1-21-10-12-12-00-129.3324.005.33
Last 32-11-01-12-11-01-132.0019.6712.33





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TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense16.20822.172
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense247.504280.007
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense52.00993.003
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense33.17127.808
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense188.006224.504
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense144.501111.506


Head To Head Summary









































NameRecordATSOUScoreRushYPRPACPPYTYTO +/-
Toronto5-54-68-226.30101.805.6638.1069.29299.30410.302.20
Winnipeg5-56-48-229.70105.005.0031.2065.71237.10348.901.00





Head To Head Detail



























































































































































DateAwayHomeScoreLineTotalOU ResultARYAPYATYATTHRYHPYHTYHTTAway Team AttemptsHome Team AttemptsAway Team CompletionsHome Team Completions
Jul 21, 2018WINTOR38-201842364293221431733
Oct 21, 2017WINTOR28-293526830301494075722
Jul 13, 2017TORWIN25-33303243602912453360
Sep 17, 2016TORWIN29-4617425844521212283530
Aug 12, 2016WINTOR34-171362463821753534336
Nov 6, 2015WINTOR11-2111417031211552864541
Aug 14, 2015TORWIN27-2010813727601021763052
Aug 12, 2014WINTOR21-388019327311742974712
Jun 26, 2014TORWIN21-454228332521323274591
Oct 24, 2013WINTOR21-36552823371895055942





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Team Last 5 Games




Toronto Argonauts































































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineATS Resultoffensive rush yardsoffensive passing yardsoffensive total yardsdefensive rush yardsdefensive passing yardsdefensive total yardsturnoversLocation
Jul 21, 2018WIN20-38L3.5/52L/O221431731842364290H
Jul 13, 2018EDM15-16L9.5/54W/U502843461122533700A
Jul 7, 2018EDM20-17W3/55.5W/U14520836256370426-1H
Jun 23, 2018CAL7-41L4/53.5L/U761252152053525640H
Jun 15, 2018SAS19-27L-2.5/49.5L/U542112891111963141A





Winnipeg Blue Bombers































































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineATS Resultoffensive rush yardsoffensive passing yardsoffensive total yardsdefensive rush yardsdefensive passing yardsdefensive total yardsturnoversLocation
Jul 21, 2018TOR38-20W-3.5/52W/O184236429221431730A
Jul 14, 2018BC17-20L-4.5/55L/U187203401733243992A
Jul 7, 2018BC41-19W-6.5/55.5W/O152207359107158280-3H
Jun 29, 2018HAM17-31L4.5/59L/U134139280111359480-1A
Jun 22, 2018MON56-10W-3/47W/O24534358866102195-2A







Next up:
Toronto home to Ottawa Thursday, August 2
Winnipeg home to Hamilton Friday, August 10

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White Sox Host the Blue Jays Friday Night

White Sox Baseball

Stroman Looks to Build on Recent Success Against White Sox


The Toronto Blue Jays will be on the road this weekend when they visit the Chicago White Sox for a three-game series. Both teams are essentially out of the playoff chase. Players may be auditioning for other teams.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Chicago-Plus, Sportsnet, TVAS (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH Marcus Stroman (3-7, 5.42 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Reynaldo López (4-8, 4.13)

ODDS: Blue Jays are listed as -127-moneyline favorites. The Total is 9u -115.

Sitting nine games under .500, Toronto traded 10-game winner J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees. They also shipped right-hander reliever Seunghwan Oh to Colorado. More may be on the way.

The White Sox traded closer Joakim Soria to Milwaukee for two pitching prospects.

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Blue Jays fans will have something to cheer about. Starter Marcus Stroman appears to be rounding into form and will be on the mound for the opener.

There’s no question that this season has been a challenging one for Stroman. He started the year slowly and spent time on the disabled list with shoulder fatigue early on. When Jays fans saw that old swagger return to Stroman’s game in his last start they were thrilled.

He owns a 1-3 record and 6.00 ERA in six career starts against the White Sox.

Optimists finally had something to cheer about. The righty went seven innings and surrendered only one run in his second quality start in three games. He’ll look to build on that momentum against the lowly White Sox.

One bright part of the Blue Jays' future is second baseman Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. He is the first rookie in history with eight straight multiple-hit games. Gurriel is 17-for-35 during the torrid eight-game stretch.

White Sox Send One of Few Bright Spots to Mound



Chicago will send Reynaldo Lopez to the mound to face Toronto on Friday. The 24-year-old has been a bright spot in an otherwise abysmal season for Chicago. He’s second on the team in innings pitched to compliment staff ace James Shields.

Pitching for a team that has scored the fifth fewest runs in the Majors isn’t going to result in many wins. Chicago will attempt to take advantage of home field and add a win to their record with Lopez at the helm.

Lopez has made one career start against the Blue Jays, allowing one run over six innings in his 2018 season debut.

Jose Abreu has hit safely in five straight games. He went deep twice Thursday and finished 7-for-16 with three homers and six RBIs against Los Angeles Angels. They split the four game set.

Abreu is 5-for-16 with a homer off Stroman.

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Teamrecordmoneyvs LHPvs RHPFaveDogO/UDiff
Toronto46-55-$900.0011-2535-3027-2119-3449-45-7-0.54
Chi White Sox36-66-$1,485.007-1729-496-930-5747-50-5-1.34






Pitchers Last 3 Starts




M Stroman (3-7) ERA: 5.55

































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Jul 21, 2018BALW4-1U7$53.00
Jul 15, 2018BOSL2-5U5-$100.00
Jul 10, 2018ATLW6-2U7$119.00





Reynaldo Lopez (4-8) ERA: 4.13

































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Jul 22, 2018SEAL2-8O5-$100.00
Jul 14, 2018KCL0-5U7.2-$100.00
Jul 6, 2018HOUL4-11O4.2-$100.00





Bullpen





Toronto's relievers have pitched 16 innings in the last 3 games.
Chi White Sox's relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.


Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent




Toronto Blue Jays - M Stroman







































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Aug 1, 20178-4TOR774415Win
Jun 17, 20175-2CHW763315Loss
Jun 26, 20165-2CHW574444Loss
Apr 25, 20167-5CHW6.264424No Decision
Aug 15, 201411-5CHW0.255501Loss





Chicago White Sox - Reynaldo Lopez



























DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Apr 2, 20184-2TOR621126No Decision





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TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.45165.3829
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.41154.7723
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.04244.9924
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.06225.2226


Head To Head Detail































































































































































































DateAwayaway scoreHomehome scorelineO/UAway PitcherHome PitcherAway HitsHome HitsAway WalksHome WalksAway StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Apr 4, 2018CHW4TOR3-2129.5UCarson Fulmer (R)Aaron Sanchez (R)77211110
Apr 3, 2018CHW5TOR14-1839OMiguel Gonzalez (R)J.A. Happ (L)101525146
Apr 2, 2018CHW2TOR4-1729UReynaldo Lopez (R)Jaime Garcia (L)6434106
Aug 2, 2017TOR5CHW119410.5UJ.A. Happ (L)Derek Holland (L)8863314
Aug 1, 2017TOR8CHW41999.5OMarcus Stroman (R)Mike Pelfrey (R)13117167
Jul 31, 2017TOR6CHW716910.5OMarco Estrada (R)James Shields (R)9103276
Jun 18, 2017CHW3TOR7-2109.5OJames Shields (R)J.A. Happ (L)81313133
Jun 17, 2017CHW5TOR2-2229UMike Pelfrey (R)Marcus Stroman (R)862169
Jun 16, 2017CHW11TOR4-2009OJose Quintana (L)Joe Biagini (R)14833106
Jun 26, 2016TOR2CHW5-1179UMarcus Stroman (R)Chris Sale (L)582479





MLB Betting Odds  and Trends



















Team Vs Division Or Conference




Toronto Blue Jays



























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall46-5527-2819-2727-1720-3749-45-711-2535-30
Last 104-63-31-33-11-56-40-44-2
vs Div17-2512-105-1511-37-2115-24-32-1315-12
vs AL37-5022-2615-2422-1616-3339-41-710-2527-25
vs NL9-55-24-35-14-410-41-08-5





Chicago White Sox



























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall36-6619-2917-376-631-6047-50-57-1729-49
Last 105-52-13-42-13-45-50-45-1
vs Div15-267-138-134-512-2115-22-43-412-22
vs AL31-5416-2515-296-626-4839-41-56-1625-38
vs NL5-123-42-80-05-128-91-14-11





Team Last 5 Games




Toronto Blue Jays







































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Jul 25, 2018MIN6-12L1069.5Sam Gaviglio5E SantanaH
Jul 24, 2018MIN0-5L1018.5Ryan Borucki6Jose BerriosH
Jul 23, 2018MIN3-8L-1219.5Luis Santos2Adalberto MejiaH
Jul 22, 2018BAL5-4W-1948.5J Happ5A CashnerH
Jul 21, 2018BAL4-1W-1909M Stroman7A CobbH





Chicago White Sox







































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Jul 26, 2018LAA8-12L1659.5Dylan Covey4.2N TropeanoA
Jul 25, 2018LAA3-11L2098.5J Shields4T SkaggsA
Jul 24, 2018LAA4-2W1748.5C Rodon7.2Felix PenaA
Jul 23, 2018LAA5-3W2019Lucas Giolito6Jaime BarriaA
Jul 22, 2018SEA2-8L1908.5Reynaldo Lopez5Marco GonzalesA







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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Blue Jays Host Twins as Trade Deadline Approaches

Toronto Blue Jays

Santana Makes Season Debut Against Blue Jays



The Toronto Blue Jays (46-54, -8.00 betting units) are undefeated since the All-Star Game. With little hope of making the postseason, they’ll likely make some moves before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Wednesday they face the Minnesota Twins (46-53, -7.73 units).

TV: 4:07 p.m. ET, FS North (Minnesota), Sportsnet (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Ervin Santana (2017: 16-8, 3.28 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RH Sam Gaviglio (2-3, 4.59)

ODDS: Toronto is listed as a -113-moneyline favorite. The total is sitting at 9.5.

Ervin Santana has traveled a winding road in his bid to return from a lengthy absence. This was due to surgery to remove calcium deposits from his right middle finger in February. The veteran right-hander will be activated off the disabled list to make his season debut on Wednesday.

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Sam Gaviglio is getting the nod for Toronto. The Jays are 6-6 behind Gaviglio this year for a +0.76 units against the MLB betting lines. Gaviglio saw his winless skid reach 10 outings on Friday. He allowed four runs on seven hits over a career-high 7 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Orioles.

Gaviglio was taken deep on two occasions versus Baltimore and 12 times in his last 11 outings. Joe Mauer is 3-for-5 in his career against Gaviglio. The hurler has limited the rest of the current crop of Twins to just a 3-for-28 performance at the plate.

Toronto has mustered just three runs in consecutive losses after erupting for 17 in a three-game sweep of Baltimore. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carries a streak of seven straight multi-hit performances into Wednesday's series finale.

Twins Playing Well Since All-Star Break



Eduardo Escobar is riding a five-game hitting streak. He belted a three-run homer in Tuesday's 5-0 romp to improve to 4-for-7 with three extra-base hits and five RBIs in the series.

Santana (3.28 ERA last year) will make his 2018 season debut. The veteran made the AL All-Star squad for the second time last year. He led Minnesota to +4.07 units in earnings on a team record of 19-14.

Santana, owns a 6-7 mark with a 3.84 ERA in 19 career starts against Toronto. He has flustered Yangervis Solarte (1-for-15) and Kendrys Morales (4-for-19, four strikeouts).

Eddie Rosario has scored at least one run in 10 straight contests.

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Teamrecordmoneyvs LHPvs RHPFaveDogO/UDiff
Minnesota46-53-$773.0012-1634-3728-2718-2648-48-3-0.18
Toronto46-54-$800.0011-2535-2927-2119-3348-45-7-0.49






Pitchers Last 3 Starts




E Santana (0-0) ERA: 0.00

































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Oct 3, 2017NYYL4-8O2-$100.00
Sep 28, 2017CLEL2-5U5-$100.00
Sep 23, 2017DETW10-4O7$66.00





Sam Gaviglio (2-3) ERA: 4.59

































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Jul 20, 2018BALW8-7O7.2$68.00
Jul 14, 2018BOSL2-6U3.1-$100.00
Jul 11, 2018ATLL5-9O1.2-$100.00





Bullpen





Minnesota's relievers have pitched 7.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Toronto's relievers have pitched 14 innings in the last 3 games.


Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent




Minnesota Twins - E Santana







































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Aug 27, 20168-7TOR6.256654No Decision
May 19, 20163-2TOR842225No Decision
Aug 3, 20155-1TOR663332Loss
Aug 30, 20133-2TOR743226Loss
Apr 14, 20133-2KC872134No Decision





Toronto Blue Jays - Sam Gaviglio






































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Sep 7, 20174-2MIN541133No Decision
Jun 14, 20176-4SEA5.154405Win





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TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.52124.9223
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.42144.6722
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.43164.7021
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.44164.8822


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DateAwayaway scoreHomehome scorelineO/UAway PitcherHome PitcherAway HitsHome HitsAway WalksHome WalksAway StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Jul 24, 2018MIN5TOR01018.5UJose Berrios (R)Ryan Borucki (L)9511511
Jul 23, 2018MIN8TOR3-1219.5OAdalberto Mejia (L)Luis Santos (R)131125129
May 2, 2018TOR0MIN4-1029UMarcus Stroman (R)Fernando Romero (R)693397
May 1, 2018TOR7MIN4-1249OMarco Estrada (R)Kyle Gibson (R)10871126
Apr 30, 2018TOR7MIN5-11610OAaron Sanchez (R)Lance Lynn (R)10106475
Sep 17, 2017TOR7MIN13-1339OJoe Biagini (R)Kyle Gibson (R)61664107
Sep 16, 2017TOR7MIN2-1229.5UMarco Estrada (R)Adalberto Mejia (L)11441104
Sep 15, 2017TOR4MIN31059.5UJ.A. Happ (L)Bartolo Colon (R)875157
Sep 14, 2017TOR2MIN3-1379.5UBrett Anderson (L)Jose Berrios (R)8767116
Aug 27, 2017MIN7TOR2-1399.5UKyle Gibson (R)Joe Biagini (R)14731179





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Team Vs Division Or Conference




Minnesota Twins



























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall46-5329-2217-3128-2719-2648-48-312-1634-37
Last 106-44-12-34-42-06-42-14-3
vs Div19-1711-68-1113-146-315-20-15-414-13
vs AL40-4126-1714-2425-2216-1937-42-212-1228-29
vs NL6-123-53-73-53-711-6-10-46-8





Toronto Blue Jays



























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall46-5427-2719-2727-1720-3648-45-711-2535-29
Last 104-63-21-43-11-56-40-44-2
vs Div17-2512-105-1511-37-2115-24-32-1315-12
vs AL37-4922-2515-2422-1616-3238-41-710-2527-24
vs NL9-55-24-35-14-410-41-08-5





Team Last 5 Games




Minnesota Twins







































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Jul 24, 2018TOR5-0W-1118.5Jose Berrios7Ryan BoruckiA
Jul 23, 2018TOR8-3W1119.5Adalberto Mejia5.1Luis SantosA
Jul 22, 2018KC3-5L-1369.5J Odorizzi6Brad KellerA
Jul 21, 2018KC2-4L-1439.5L Lynn5Jake JunisA
Jul 20, 2018KC5-6L-1278.5K Gibson5.1D DuffyA





Toronto Blue Jays







































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Jul 24, 2018MIN0-5L1018.5Ryan Borucki6Jose BerriosH
Jul 23, 2018MIN3-8L-1219.5Luis Santos2Adalberto MejiaH
Jul 22, 2018BAL5-4W-1948.5J Happ5A CashnerH
Jul 21, 2018BAL4-1W-1909M Stroman7A CobbH
Jul 20, 2018BAL8-7W-1468.5Sam Gaviglio7.2D BundyH







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