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Series 13: Braves @ Blue Jays (Mon. Tues. May 15 & 16, 2017)

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Place:        Rogers Centre  Toronto, ON



Mon. May 15
Starting Pitchers:                    Mike Bolsinger  RH (Jays)    0-1 3.18 ERA
                                            Roberto Bartolo Colon  RH (Braves)  1-4 7.22 ERA
Time:                                    7PM
TV/Radio:                              Sportsnet,  The FAN 590




Tues. May 16
Starting Pitchers:                  Marco Estrada  RH  (Jays)      2-2 3.12 ERA
                                            Jaime Garcia    LH  (Braves)    1-2 4.33 ERA
Time:                                    4PM
TV/Radio:                              Sportsnet,  The FAN 590




Source:  theStar.com,  ESPN
 
After successfully sweeping the Seattle Mariners in their four game series at home, the Blue Jays will now face the N.L.'s Atlanta Braves, in a two-game Interleague matchup.

The Jays (17-21), hope to continue their winning ways and also hope to have Troy Tulowitzki back into the lineup this week.  The Blue Jays offence has been churning out the runs thanks to a combination of hitters the likes of Bautista, Pillar, Goins, and Smoak who have smashed homers, doubles, whatever it has taken, to get the bases running.  In this period, the Jays have dramatically lessened their stranded base running and turned it instead into points on the board.

Kevin Pillar leads the A.L. in hits, and the Jays have homered in 21 times so far in this month of May.  The Jays are at their best when the power hitters come to the fore and the balls sail out of the park.  So far, so very, very good.  They'll be looking to bring their w/l record closer to .500.

GO JAYS GO!
 
Braves 10  Blue Jays 6

Blue Jays starting pitcher Mike Bolsinger had a game he'd rather forget in having given up six runs and having hit three Braves (on wild pitches). 
Ball control trouble? Most likely.  Every pitcher has nightmare results like these. It's just that for the Jays, they really can't afford starting pitching breakdowns any more than they've happened this season.

Bullpen relief wasn't anything to sing about with only J.P. Howell and Grilli being steady.  As for Loup and Campos, the remainder of the Braves runs were scored on them.

Game story:
http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/5/15/15645094/jays-lose-to-braves
 
The pitching has really let them down this series. They're going to have trouble in Atlanta with Maile and the pitcher hitting. That's 2 free outs every time.
 
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