<p>The Jays are not within a game of .500 tonight, which means it&#8217;s actually possible for them to win! They&#8217;ll have to look better on both sides of the ball than last night&#8217;s disaster, though. Marco Estrada had his third straight rough game (don&#8217;t stop believing, my streetlight people), and the Jays could do shit-all against Alan Farina&#8217;s son* Jacob. Tonight it&#8217;s Francisco Liriano against Jake Odorizzi. We shall see how it goes!</p>
<h1>News and Scuttlebutt</h1>
<p><a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2017/06/14/ezequiel-carrera-is-on-crutches-and-the-dl/">As we learned earlier</a>, the Blue Jays will have to avoid the totally-not-a-sweep two game series &#8220;sweep&#8221; without Ezequiel Carrera. This actually hurt, because despite glaring deficiencies in the outfield, Carrera has actually posted a 112 wRC+ thus far (Mookie Betts is at 113, to use an example that&#8217;s obscenely friendly to ol&#8217; Zeke). He&#8217;s been OK. AND NOW HERE COMES DWIGHT SMITH!</p>
<p>Should be fine, though, right? At least they&#8217;re not playing to get to .500!</p>
<p>As for other scuttlebutt, uh&#8230; I&#8217;ve heard that the experts are puzzled by Devon Travis&#8217;s latest injury. To wit:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I just spoke to a reputable doctor about that &quot;Devon Travis cartilage&quot; situation. <a href="https://t.co/yGmX4yFRN1">pic.twitter.com/yGmX4yFRN1</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Zubes (@the_Zubes) <a href="https://twitter.com/the_Zubes/status/874726196113805313">June 13, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<h1>Today</h1>
<p><strong>TV: SNET</strong></p>
<p><strong>Radio: SN590</strong></p>
<p>And now, the lineups…</p>
<h1>Blue Jays</h1>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jays?src=hash">#Jays</a> lineup vs. Jake Odorizzi (RHP) and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rays?src=hash">#Rays</a> | <a href="https://t.co/dnVjIhhVa5">https://t.co/dnVjIhhVa5</a> <a href="https://t.co/mcZ6ph4mC9">pic.twitter.com/mcZ6ph4mC9</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Daily Dugout (@DailyDugout) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyDugout/status/875076296816119808">June 14, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p><strong>Francisco Liriano: 38.1 IP, 5.87 ERA, 9.6 H/9, 1.2 HR/9, 6.1 BB/9, 9.4 K/9</strong></p>
<h1>Rays</h1>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rays?src=hash">#Rays</a> lineup @ Francisco Liriano (LHP) and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jays?src=hash">#Jays</a> | <a href="https://t.co/WkymzfXuqF">https://t.co/WkymzfXuqF</a> <a href="https://t.co/GCdA34FNTa">pic.twitter.com/GCdA34FNTa</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Daily Dugout (@DailyDugout) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyDugout/status/875069687549366278">June 14, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Jake Odorizzi: 57.2 IP, 3.59 ERA, 7.8 H/9, 1.9 HR/9, 2.8 BB/9, 8.0 K/9</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center">* * *</p>
<p>This&#8230; uh&#8230; wow, Liriano has really walked that many guys this year, eh? Of course, he spent some time on the shelf, and he <em>did </em>have that one outing where he walked four and only pitched a third of an inning, so&#8230; that number is inflated at least a little bit. Still, though. Yeesh! GOOD THING THE JAYS AREN&#8217;T PLAYING TO GET TO .500 TONIGHT!!! (They&#8217;ll be fine.*)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h6>*not really</h6>


The Jays are not within a game of .500 tonight, which means it's actually possible for them to win! They'll have to look better on both sides of the ball than last night's disaster, though. Marco Estrada had his third straight rough game (don't stop believing, my streetlight people), and the Jays could do shit-all against Alan Farina's son* Jacob. Tonight it's Francisco Liriano against Jake Odorizzi. We shall see how it goes!
<h1>News and Scuttlebutt</h1>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2017/06/14/ezequiel-carrera-is-on-crutches-and-the-dl/">As we learned earlier</a>, the Blue Jays will have to avoid the totally-not-a-sweep two game series "sweep" without Ezequiel Carrera. This actually hurt, because despite glaring deficiencies in the outfield, Carrera has actually posted a 112 wRC+ thus far (Mookie Betts is at 113, to use an example that's obscenely friendly to ol' Zeke). He's been OK. AND NOW HERE COMES DWIGHT SMITH!

Should be fine, though, right? At least they're not playing to get to .500!

As for other scuttlebutt, uh... I've heard that the experts are puzzled by Devon Travis's latest injury. To wit:

https://twitter.com/the_Zubes/status/874726196113805313
<h1>Today</h1>
<strong>TV: SNET</strong>

<strong>Radio: SN590</strong>

And now, the lineups…
<h1>Blue Jays</h1>
https://twitter.com/DailyDugout/status/875076296816119808

<strong>Francisco Liriano: 38.1 IP, 5.87 ERA, 9.6 H/9, 1.2 HR/9, 6.1 BB/9, 9.4 K/9</strong>
<h1>Rays</h1>
https://twitter.com/DailyDugout/status/875069687549366278

<strong>Jake Odorizzi: 57.2 IP, 3.59 ERA, 7.8 H/9, 1.9 HR/9, 2.8 BB/9, 8.0 K/9</strong>
<p style="text-align: center">* * *</p>
This... uh... wow, Liriano has really walked that many guys this year, eh? Of course, he spent some time on the shelf, and he <em>did </em>have that one outing where he walked four and only pitched a third of an inning, so... that number is inflated at least a little bit. Still, though. Yeesh! GOOD THING THE JAYS AREN'T PLAYING TO GET TO .500 TONIGHT!!! (They'll be fine.*)

&nbsp;
<h6>*not really</h6>

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