Blue Jays vs. Cleveland - June 30-July 3

Thursday, June 30 2016 @ 06:52 PM EDT

Contributed by: #2JBrumfield

The Blue Jays open up their Canada Day weekend series against the AL Central Division leaders.


Series Schedule / Probable Starters

Thursday at 7:07 pm ET - Carlos Carrasco (3-2, 2.73) vs. R.A. Dickey (5-8, 4.23) 
Friday at 1:07 pm ET - Josh Tomlin (9-1, 3.32) vs. Marcus Stroman (6-4, 5.33)
Saturday at 1:07 pm ET - Trevor Bauer (6-2, 3.19) vs. Marco Estrada (5-3, 2.81)
Sunday at 1:07 pm ET - Corey Kluber (8-7, 3.51) vs. J.A. Happ (10-3, 3.70)

Cleveland has only won 12 in a row after sweeping the White Sox and Rays at home and the Tigers and Braves on the road. They are a half-dozen games up on Kansas City and 7-1/2 ahead of Detroit, and those two teams will be the Blue Jays next opponents on this 10 game homestand before the All-Star break.

Cleveland's 47-30 record is the second best mark in the American League. They haven't missed a beat with outfielder Michael Brantley on the shelf with rotator cuff and biceps issues and catcher Roberto Perez on the 60-day DL with a thumb injury. Brantley is hitting off a tie and Perez may be back sometime in July.

Toronto bounced back from a series loss to the White Sox by winning two of three in Colorado to split their six-game road trip. Their 43-37 record leaves them in a tie with Boston for second place in the American League East, 5½ games behind Baltimore.

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