TORONTO (AP) — Three games into the season http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey ,gle run.Aaron Sanchez and four relievers combined to pitch Toronto’s second straight shutout, leading the Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers 3-0.“I was just trying to match what the other two guys did the two days before me,” Sanchez said.Toronto got seven shutout innings from Marcus Stroman on opening day, but lost 2-0 in 10 innings. Toronto won 6-0 Friday behind seven scoreless innings from newcomer Matt Shoemaker.Sanchez (1-0) allowed three singles, struck out six and walked three in five innings.“He was outstanding,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. “He was in control the whole time.”Sanchez’s outing extended Toronto’s record streak of consecutive scoreless innings to begin the season to 19. The previous record was eight, set by Jack Morris in 1992.The AL ERA champion in 2016, Sanchez struggled with persistent blister issues in 2017, then suffered a bizarre injury last June when the middle finger on his pitching hand got caught inside a suitcase.“It’s great to have him healthy,” Toronto slugger Justin Smoak said.The Blue Jays threw just three shutouts all of last season, the second fewest in the majors. Detroit was last with two.The Tigers were blanked an MLB-leading 18 times in 2018. They’ve scored in only one of 28 innings so far this season.“Kind of a scuffle offensively,” manager Ron Gardenhire said. “I have confidence in these guys. We’ve got some really good hitters in this lineup. These things happen.”Detroit’s two runs through the first three games of the season are their fewest since 2003, when they also had two. The Tigers lost 119 games that season, a franchise-worst.Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera left after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Sanchez to begin the sixth. X-rays were negative.“We’ll see how he is tomorrow” Gardenhire said.Cabrera had been scheduled to start as the designated hitter in the series finale. The slugger flashed a thumbs-up when asked afterward how his hand was feeling.Smoak hit a two-run homer and that was plenty for the Blue Jays. Toronto limited Detroit to five hits.Left-hander Tim Mayza replaced Sanchez after Cabrera was hit. Mazya struck out Jeimer Candelario and walked Niko Goodrum before both runners advanced on Christin Stewart’s groundout. Righty Daniel Hudson came on and fanned Grayson Greiner to end the inning.Hudson pitched one inning, Joe Biagini went 1 1/3 innings and Ken Giles finished for his first save.Detroit right-hander Spencer Turnbull was perfect through three innings before Brandon Drury doubled to lead off the fourth. Billy McKinney followed with an RBI single but was thrown out trying to advance to second. Teoscar Hernandez walked before Smoak lined a homer into Toronto’s left field bullpen, his first.Turnbull (0-1) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five.“I made most of my pitches,” Turnbull said. “There were several in the fourth I wish I could take back.”MIGGY’S MILESTONECabrera’s single in the first was his first of the season and the 2,677th of his career Yuli Gurriel Jersey , tying Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio for second most by a Venezuelan-born player. Only Omar Vizquel (2,877) has more.WATER WOESBuckets were placed below a leak that was dripping onto the warning track in right center field before the game, and blowers were used to dry the turf before first pitch. At least two other leaks were dripping into the seating areas. Last April, the Blue Jays had to postpone a game against Kansas City after chunks of ice falling off the nearby CN Tower punctured holes in the stadium roof. A large-scale roof repair is ongoing, and is expected to last until June.BLANK TO BLANKToronto last posted consecutive shutouts in September 2016, doing it against the New York Yankees.TRAINER’S ROOMTigers: RHP Drew VerHagen (right shoulder) threw a bullpen at Detroit’s spring training facility in Florida on Friday. VerHagen could be activated before Thursday’s home opener.Blue Jays: INF Richard Urena made his first start of the season as 2B Lourdes Gurriel Jr. got the day off.UP NEXTTigers: LHP Matt Moore is 5-3 with a 3.81 ERA in 12 career games against Toronto.Blue Jays: RHP Trent Thornton will make his major league debut. He starts in place of LHP Ryan Borucki (elbow), who is on the 10-day injured list. If payroll is indeed going way up, these options could be on the table."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Farmers onlyFeaturesPlayoffsHistory/Hall of FameHot StoveCincinnati Reds RumorsVeteran starting pitchers the Cincinnati Reds could target in tradesNew,14commentsIf payroll is indeed going way up, these options could be on the table.to sign. One category of pitcher that we might have been overlooking, though, is the group of recently signed free agents with large price tags who either a) haven’t quite lived up to their lofty price tags and might be available because of it, b) are on teams now embarking on rebuilds and will be looking to shed those salaries, or c) both. Honestly, there are a lot of those types in this cyclical world of baseball, and if the Reds are serious about bumping their payroll while adding starting pitching depth, these options could well be on the table.Danny Duffy - LHP, Kansas City RoyalsThe Royals just wrapped a miserable 104 loss season Jake Marisnick Jersey , and they’ve already parted ways with almost the entire core of their World Series run from just a few minutes ago. Danny Duffy, though, is still around, with some 3 years and $46 million left on the 5 year, $65 million deal he signed to be a cornerstone of the organization.After combining to throw 326 innings of 3.64 ERA, 3.66 FIP ball between 2016 and 2017, his numbers dipped a bit in 2018, as he posted a 4.88 ERA and 4.70 FIP in 155 IP, and was shut down in early September due to a sore shoulder. There was no dip in his average fastball velocity - at 93.1 mph in 2018, it was actually up a bit year over year - but his change and slider suddenly went from valuable pitches to ones that were mashed.If the Royals are truly going to invest in another rebuild and are looking to move him, he certainly seems like a reasonable bounce-back candidate, though his low 35.4% groundball rate might not be the best fit for GABP. Still, the soon-to-be 30 year old would be an infinite upgrade.Mike Minor - RHP, Texas RangersAfter injuries wrecked some two full years of the former Atlanta Braves starter’s career, Mike Minor landed with the Royals in 2017 in a make-good year, and performed excellently in a relief role for the first time. That landed him a 3 year, $28 million deal from the Texas Rangers prior to 2018, and in his first year of the deal he provided solid work.Minor’s 157 IP were his highest since 2013 Joe Jimenez Jersey , and the former 1st round draftee posted a 4.18 ERA that was good for a 3.8 bWAR season. FanGraphs was a tad more sour on him at 2.2 fWAR, but that’s still a worthy mid-rotation starter upgrade in Cincinnati’s case. And with just 2 years and some $19.6 million left on his deal, he wouldn’t break the bank.Texas, of course, is fresh off a 67-95 season, fired their manager, traded away Cole Hamels at the trade deadline, and might well lose both Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus this winter to retirement and free agency, respectively, meaning they might well be up for any and all rebuilding moves.Alex Cobb - RHP, Baltimore OriolesCobb waited until the last week of spring training to sign his 4 year, $57 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles, and it was clear at the start of the season that not having a usual offseason and run-up to the big league season was a disastrous idea for him. He allowed 17 ER in his first 3 starts, logging just 11.2 IP total in those, and he carried a 7.23 ERA through his first 11 starts all the way through June 10th.After that, though, things finally began to click, and he looked every bit the capable pitcher that the Orioles thought they were signing in the first place http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , pitching to a 3.55 ERA over his final 16 starts, with just a .707 OPS allowed across 96.1 IP. All told, he finished with a 4.90 ERA that was worth 1.1 bWAR on the season despite the late signing and putrid beginning, and he looked much more like the guy who pitched to an excellent 3.50 ERA across 7 years with the Tampa Bay Rays before his stint in Baltimore.The Orioles, of course, are a complete train wreck. They just fired their GM and manager Buck Showalter, Adam Jones is set to be a free agent, Manny Machado and Kevin Gausman were traded away, and Chris Davis is the owner of a contract that makes Homer Bailey’s look like a gift. Frankly, I’d be shocked if Cobb and the 3 years, $41 million left on his deal aren’t shopped early and often this winter as Baltimore embarks on a massive rebuild, and if he’s anything like the pitcher who finished the season on a tear, the Reds should frankly be lined up to acquire him - for the right package, of course.