The Pale Hose lost to Baltimore yesterday but still took two out of three against the Orioles at The Cell over the weekend and before that, swept the St. Louis Cardinals in a two-game set on the road. They are still dead last in the American League Central at 36-43, 10 games back of Kansas City.
The Blue Jays managed to win the series finale in Detroit but have dropped five of their last seven. They are 43-41, two games back of the New York Yankees and one game behind Baltimore in the American League East. Tampa Bay shares the same record as Toronto, who are now just three games ahead of last-place Boston.
Series Schedule / Probable Starters
Monday at 8:10 pm ET - Mark Buehrle (9-4, 3.64) vs. Chris Sale (6-4, 2.87)
Tuesday at 8:10 pm ET - Felix Doubront (0-0, 3.86) vs. Jose Quintana (4-7, 3.81)
Wednesday at 8:10 pm ET - Drew Hutchison (8-2, 5.23) vs. John Danks (4-8, 4.95)
Thursday at 2:10 pm ET - R.A. Dickey (3-9, 5.02) vs. Jeff Samardzija (5-4, 4.33)
It appears Roberto Osuna will not be available for the series opener due to a sore back according to Gregor Chisholm of BlueJays.com. The struggles of Drew Hutchison are examined in a piece by John Lott of The National Post.
Last but not least, congratulations to Josh Donaldson who was voted in by the fans as the starting third baseman for the American League at next week's All-Star Game in Cincinnati. You may recall some good things happened for Donaldson and the Blue Jays the last time they played the White Sox.