| 5/22/2013 9:58:00 AM |
Description: Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista has a .385 batting average against Tampa Bay starter Jeremy Hellickson, including three extra base hits and a 1.313 OPS. | Insight: Bautista broke a three-game hitless streak with a couple of singles on Tuesday, but hasn't gone deep since hitting a pair of home runs at Boston on May 12 and includes only one extra base hit during that span. This is a favorable matchup which should yield at least one extra base knock. | | |
| 5/19/2013 9:35:00 AM |
Description: Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista has cooled off after four straight multi-hit games, and he has had a tough go against CC Sabathia of the Yankees. | Insight: Bautista hasn't picked up a hit in his last two games. He's batting .250 with nine homers, and while we know he can go off at any time, Sunday likely won't be a big day. Sabathia has held him to a .087 average (2-for-23) with eight strikeouts. | | |
| Hot | 5/14/2013 10:36:00 PM |
Description: Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista is red hot since being moved to the No. 2 hole three games ago. | Insight: With Brett Lawrie slumping and Rajai Davis on the DL, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons moved Melky Cabrera to leadoff and Bautista to second on May 11 against Boston. The slugger is 6-for-10 with two homers, three RBI, five runs and three walks in three games as the No. 2 hitter. | | |
| 5/12/2013 6:31:00 PM |
Description: Jays right fielder Jose Bautista drilled two homers Sunday in a 12-4 win over the Red Sox. | Insight: Bautista (.246, 9 HR, 20 RBI) went 4-for-10 in the series with four runs and three RBI. He's hitting .353 against the Red Sox this season. | | |
| 5/6/2013 12:14:00 PM |
Description: Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista is a career .364 hitter (4-for-11) when facing Tampa Bay right-hander Jeremy Hellickson with three extra base hits and a 1.326 OPS. | Insight: Bautista has hit safely in the past four games, but hasn't homered since April 27. He may still be struggling with a back problem that recently sidelined him. | | |
| 4/27/2013 9:46:00 AM |
Description: Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista is a career .053 hitter (1-for-19) when matched up against Yankees lefty C.C. Sabathia. | Insight: Bautista has a pair of homers in his last three games, but is still batting just .185 with a .776 OPS. Four at-bats against Sabathia isn't likely to improve those numbers. | | |
| 4/22/2013 10:01:00 AM |
Description: Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista is a career .444 hitter with a pair of homers and a 1.722 OPS when facing Baltimore right-hander Chris Tillman. | Insight: Bautista is on a five-game hitting streak yet batting .217 which shows just how bad his first couple of weeks were. We expect him to extend his hitting streak with at least one extra base hit in this favorable matchup. | | |
| 4/19/2013 6:10:00 PM |
Description: The ear infection is gone and so are Jose Bautista's back troubles. The Jays slugger is back in the lineup Friday against the Yankees. | Insight: Bautista has been missing in action for most of the past two weeks so it's good to see him back in uniform. Let's hope Bautista can improve upon his pitiful .200 average. | | |
| 4/19/2013 9:47:00 AM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista is a career 9-for-29 with a pair of homers and a 1.015 OPS versus Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte. He's battling an ear infection and back spasms and is doubtful for Friday's game against the Yankees. | Insight: Bautista hasn't appeared in a game since Sunday. If he gets on the field, he should be started. | | |
| 4/18/2013 3:56:00 PM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista won't be in action Thursday night against Chicago. He's still battling an ear infection and back spasms. | Insight: Bautista hasn't appeared in a game since Sunday. He's already missed six games this season and even when Bautista has been healthy he hasn't hit the ball with the same authority that he has in past seasons (.200 AVG in 35 at bats). | | |
| 4/17/2013 5:21:00 PM |
Description: Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (back, ear) is out of the lineup again Wednesday. | Insight: Bautista has missed the last three games and six games already this season. He's currently dealing with back spasms and an inner ear infection. | | |
| 4/16/2013 9:26:00 PM |
Description: Blue Jays manager John Gibbons revealed that outfielder Jose Bautista has been battling an inner ear infection in addition to his back spasms. SOURCE: Richard Griffin, Toronto Star | Insight: Bautista has missed the last two games and five games already this season. Brett Lawrie will return Tuesday, leaving Bautista three starts shy of gaining third-base eligibility. He's questionable for Wednesday. | | |
| 4/16/2013 4:33:00 PM |
Description: Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (back) is not in Toronto's starting lineup Tuesday. | Insight: Bautista missed Monday's game due to back spasms. This will be his fifth absence of the season already. Brett Lawrie will return Tuesday, leaving Bautista three starts shy of gaining third-base eligibility. | | |
| 4/15/2013 9:05:00 PM |
Description: Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista is expected to return to action Tuesday against the White Sox. SOURCE: Gregor Chisholm, MLB.com | Insight: He missed Monday's game because of back spasms. Bautista has already clubbed three long balls in his first nine games. | | |
| Cold | 4/15/2013 3:36:00 PM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista, a career .083 hitter (1-for-12) against White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd, is not in Monday's starting lineup. | Insight: Bautista is batting just .194 this season although he does have three homers in eight games. The heart of the Blue Jays order, Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, are struggling and with Jose Reyes and Brett Lawrie sidelined the Toronto offense (3.91 runs per game) isn't producing. | | |
| Cold | 4/15/2013 12:03:00 PM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista is a career .083 hitter (1-for-12) against White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd. | Insight: Bautista is batting just .194 this season although he does have three homers in eight games. The heart of the Blue Jays order, Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, are struggling and with Jose Reyes and Brett Lawrie sidelined the Toronto offense (3.91 runs per game) isn't producing. | | |
| 4/9/2013 11:20:00 AM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista missed the entire weekend series, but is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game with Detroit, according to Tigers reporter Jason Beck. | Insight: Bautista's ankle injury didn't appear to be serious, but it seems it is worse than the team initially indicated as he missed three games. He has homered twice in the three games he did play this season. | | |
| 4/7/2013 11:04:00 AM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista (ankle) is out of Sunday's lineup. | Insight: Bautista ankle injury didn't appear to be serious, but it seems it is worse than the team initially indicated. He has missed the entire weekend series against Boston. Toronto has Monday off. | | |
| 4/6/2013 12:21:00 PM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista (ankle) will not start Saturday, his second straight game on the bench, after suffering an ankle injury while sliding into second base Thursday night. | Insight: Bautista ankle injury didn't appear to be serious, but it seems it is worse than the team initially indicated. He had a pair of homers and four RBI in the opening series against Cleveland. | | |
| 4/5/2013 4:11:00 PM |
Description: Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista (ankle) will not start on Friday after suffering an ankle injury while sliding into second base Thursday night. | Insight: Bautista ankle injury doesn't appear to be serious and this may just be a preventative measure. He had a pair of homers and four RBI in the opening series against Cleveand. | | |
