Post by Jesse (Dodgers) (LM) on Sept 8, 2014 6:05:05 GMT
The Blue Jays have lost Yu Darvish and Homer Bailey for the season, yet still have Madison Bumgarner, Danny Salazar, and Edinson Volquez. These three starters have combined for 100.0 IP, 93 K, 18 BB, 8 W, 1.80 ERA, and 0.99 WHIP over the past month. The offense is led by good power production from C Salvador Perez (16 HR) and SS/2B Asdrubal Cabrera (14 HR).
The Rockies have a loaded offense, that has been hot this past month (Corey Dickerson 9 HR, 0.967 OPS; Nolan Arenado 7 HR, 0.983 OPS; Ben Revere, 12 SB), and even hotter this past week. Justin Morneau, D.J. LeMahieu, Ben Revere, and Corey Dickerson each have over 10 hits in the past week. Chris Davis has had a hot start to September(7/23, 2 HR, .304 AVG, .942 OPS) to add to the formidable Rockies offense.
The Blue Jays and Rockies are a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. Look for the Blue Jays to stay competitive in the offensive categories if they can do so at the 1B (Colorado:Justin Morneau and Chris Davis; Toronto:Billy Butler and Eric Hosmer) and OF positions (Colorado:Ben Revere, Corey Dickerson, Charlie Blackmon; Toronto:Norichika Aoki, Curtis Granderson, Eric Young Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Angel Pagan). Look for the Rockies to compete in W pitching category, and a little less likely in HD, and SV. Luke Gregerson has a HD and a W in his last two appearances, and Colin McHugh has won 4 of his last 5 starts. It will be tougher to beat solid HD production the Blue Jays expect to get from Drew Storen and Kelvin Herrera. The Rockies haven't had a save in a month, while Drew Storen, Francisco Rodriguez, and Chad Qualls have each had at least one for the Blue Jays in that time.
The Rockies have a loaded offense, that has been hot this past month (Corey Dickerson 9 HR, 0.967 OPS; Nolan Arenado 7 HR, 0.983 OPS; Ben Revere, 12 SB), and even hotter this past week. Justin Morneau, D.J. LeMahieu, Ben Revere, and Corey Dickerson each have over 10 hits in the past week. Chris Davis has had a hot start to September(7/23, 2 HR, .304 AVG, .942 OPS) to add to the formidable Rockies offense.
The Blue Jays and Rockies are a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. Look for the Blue Jays to stay competitive in the offensive categories if they can do so at the 1B (Colorado:Justin Morneau and Chris Davis; Toronto:Billy Butler and Eric Hosmer) and OF positions (Colorado:Ben Revere, Corey Dickerson, Charlie Blackmon; Toronto:Norichika Aoki, Curtis Granderson, Eric Young Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Angel Pagan). Look for the Rockies to compete in W pitching category, and a little less likely in HD, and SV. Luke Gregerson has a HD and a W in his last two appearances, and Colin McHugh has won 4 of his last 5 starts. It will be tougher to beat solid HD production the Blue Jays expect to get from Drew Storen and Kelvin Herrera. The Rockies haven't had a save in a month, while Drew Storen, Francisco Rodriguez, and Chad Qualls have each had at least one for the Blue Jays in that time.