The Seattle Mariners make their only visit to Toronto for a three-game weekend series. The Mariners lost two of three in Baltimore and are 18-22 on the season, eight games back of the Houston Astros in the AL West. The Blue Jays salvaged a split of their four-game set with the Los Angeles Angels to start off their 10 game homestand. The Jays are 19-24, 4-1/2 games behind the Yankees in the AL East.
Series Schedule / Probable Starters
Friday at 7:07 pm ET - Felix Hernandez (6-1, 2.30) vs. Marco Estrada (1-2, 3.55)
Saturday at 1:07 pm ET - James Paxton (2-2, 3.59) vs. Mark Buehrle (5-3, 5.36)
Sunday at 1:07 pm ET - Taijuan Walker (1-4, 7.47) vs. Aaron Sanchez (3-4, 4.17)
Of note, Munenori Kawasaki is back from Triple-A Buffalo and makes his Blue Jays debut after Devon Travis was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore shoulder. Sportsnet has a look back at Kawasaki's best moments as a Jay and says the club has no interest in Cole Hamels.
Also, some of you have noticed the new banner with Edwin Encarnacion taking over the right side and Jose Bautista switching over to the left to replace the departed Ricky Romero. Special thanks to Joe Drew for putting it up after I kept screwing it up. I am hoping to capture Edwin doing the Edwing at some point but I figure the shades and the game face in the photo above will do for now. As of this writing, EE has gone deep in the two games since the banner's debut so let's hope the karma continues for him and the boys this weekend!
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