Toronto's strong offense certainly loves this park, starting 2-0, and they love this lousy Cleveland pitching. The Blue Jays have scored 14 runs in two games, No. 6 in runs scored in MLB, and face 38-year-old Derek Lowe. Coming over from the NL to the AL is not a good move for Lowe, who was 9-17 with a 5.05 ERA last season. Opponents hit .285 off him and he walked 70 in 187 innings, so he is far past his prime. His 3.37 walks-per-nine-innings ratio was his highest in seven years and his sinker is slowly losing its sink. The Indians haven't faced Toronto starter Joe Carreno, who pitched only in relief last year. But he's been a starter in the minors, posting a 3.11 ERA and 1.19 WHIP during his time there and struck out 9.7 batters per nine innings. The Indians are 5-16 in their last 21 during game three of a series and Toronto is a perfect 5-0 the last five meetings with Cleveland. Play the Blue Jays!
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