no. 72 2017: Blue Jays (35-36) at Rangers (35-36)

Thursday 22 June 2017

2:05PM EDT / Globe Life Park

Marcus Stroman (RHP 7-3, 3.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 71 Ks)
v. Martin Perez (RHP 3-6, 4.72 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 58 Ks)

@BlueJays
Dance like nobody's watching
Sing like nobody's listening
Play like you aren't trying to reach .500

— Andy (@_rallycap) June 22, 2017

Hey kids! Can you help the Blue Jays get to .500? pic.twitter.com/qavC6baLvT

— Chet Scoville (@ChesterScoville) June 21, 2017

Of Note:

"I don’t want to allow dejection to take over. But, yeah, there’s borderline depression at this point.” https://t.co/X6A3SctlqQ

— Mish (@MisheeMore) June 22, 2017

Pearce forced to leave game with right knee injury but appears to have avoided something serious: https://t.co/XCKanAjbeH #BlueJays

— Gregor Chisholm (@gregorMLB) June 22, 2017

Toronto Blue Jays

Jose Bautista  RF
Russell Martin  3B
Justin Smoak  1B
Kendrys Morales  DH

Troy Tulowitski  SS

Kevin Pillar  CF

Darwin Barney  2B

Dwight Smith Jr  LF
Luke Maile  C

Texas Rangers

Shin-Soo Choo  RF

Elvis Andrus  SS

Nomar Mazara  LF
Adrian Beltre  DH

Roughed Odor  2B
Carlos Gómez   CF
Joey Gallo  3B

Mike Napoli  1B

Robinson Chirinos  C

Hold onto the ones you love. pic.twitter.com/gBTxVVHX9u

— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) June 22, 2017

Thanks guys- Astros fans pic.twitter.com/KEz9dAkfPK

— Javi Torres (@IGetBuckets1994) June 22, 2017

This is your game thread: "Jinx-breaker" Edition.