A series opener between the Toronto Blue Jays (53-62) and the Oakland Athletics (48-68) is scheduled for Friday at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre.
Curious about who is and isn’t in the Blue Jays and Athletics lineup? Read on for the full injury reports for both teams.
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Game info Blue Jays vs. Athletics
Matchday: Friday, August 9, 2024
Playing time: 7:07 p.m. ET
TV channels: NBCS-CA
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: Rogers Centre
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Blue Jays vs. Athletics injury news today
Blue Jays injuries
name
status
Injury
Statistics for 2024
Bo Bichette
10-day injury list
Calf
.223 / .276 / .321, 4, 30
Jordan Romano
60-day injury list
elbow
1-2, 6.59 ERA, 8.6 K/9
Alek Manoah
15-day injury list
elbow
1-2, 3.70 ERA, 9.6 K/9
Injuries in athletics
name
status
Injury
Statistics for 2024
Tyler Söderström
10-day injury list
Unknown
.219 / .307 / .404, 7, 20
Esteury Ruiz
10-day injury list
wrist
.200 / .270 / .382, 2, 8
Daniel Jimenez
15-day injury list
Oblique
1-2, 3.04 ERA, 8.0 K/9
Alex Wood
60-day injury list
Rotator cuff
1-3, 5.26 ERA, 7.6 K/9
Luis Medina
60-day injury list
elbow
2-4, 5.18 ERA, 7.2 K/9
Jacob Wilson
10-day injury list
Paralyze
1,000 / 1,000 / 1,000, 0, 0
Trevor God
60-day injury list
elbow
–
Ken Waldichuk
60-day injury list
elbow
–
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The latest Blue Jays hitting insights
Toronto has hit seven home runs in their last ten games.
In their last 10 games, the Blue Jays have a .401 slugging average with 3.3 extra-base hits per game.
Over the last ten games, Toronto has averaged 9.2 hits per game and a batting average of .261.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a .541 batting average with four home runs and 12 RBIs over his last 10 games, all of which are tops among Toronto hitters.
Alejandro Kirk has a batting average of .400/.439/.543 in his last 10 games for the Blue Jays.
Current findings on hitting in athletics
Oakland has hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games.
The Athletics have a .347 slugging average with 20 extra-base hits in their last 10 games.
Oakland has collected 6.8 hits per game and a batting average of .213 in the last 10 games.
Over the last decade, Brent Rooker led Oakland with three home runs and nine runs batted in.
JJ Bleday has a batting average of .294 with two doubles, one home run and four walks in his last ten games.
Starting pitcher of the Blue Jays
The Blue Jays will hand the ball to Jose Berrios (9-9) for his 24th start of the season.
The right-hander allowed five earned runs and seven hits in five innings pitched against the New York Yankees on Saturday.
The 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.11, a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.224 in 23 games this season.
In the last 10 games, the Blue Jays had an ERA of 6.06 with their entire pitching staff.
Opponents have hit 19 home runs against Toronto in the last 10 games.
Starting Pitcher of Athletics
Mitch Spence starts for the Athletics, his 15th of the season. He has a record of 7-7, a 4.40 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 100 1/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the right-hander played 5 2/3 innings, allowed two earned runs and allowed five hits.
The 26-year-old has a 4.40 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season. His opponents’ batting average is .258.
The Athletics pitcher has an ERA of 3.68 in his last 10 games.
Oakland’s pitchers have allowed six home runs in their last ten games.
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