Series Preview - Phillies at Blue Jays: August 20th

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Sahlen Field - Buffalo, NY

At the Ballpark:  These games are being played to make up games cancelled on July 31st and August 1st when the Phillies had to postpone a week's worth of games following the COVID-19 outbreak on the Marlins.  The final missed game, originally scheduled for August 2nd, will be played as part of a double header on September 18th.

Buffalo's Sahlen Field is the Triple-A home of the Blue Jays' top farm team, the Buffalo Bisons.  With restrictions in place in Canada resulting from the pandemic, the Blue Jays are playing their 2020 home games at the ballpark, which opened in 1988.

Phillies 9-10
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 2 games behind the Braves

Phillies Probables
Spencer Howard (0-1, 7.88)
Vince Velasquez (0-0, 7.88)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Bryce Harper - .349
Runs:  Bryce Harper - 19
Home Runs:  J.T. Realmuto - 8
RBIs:  J.T. Realmuto - 20
Stolen Bases:  Bryce Harper - 4

Wins:  Zack Wheeler - 3
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 2.05

Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 37
Saves:  Hector Neris - 2

Blue Jays 10-11
4th Place in the A.L. East, 4 1/2 games behind the Yankees

Blue Jays Probables
Chase Anderson (0-0, 3.00)
Trent Thornton (0-0, 2.25)

Blue Jays Leaders
Average:  Randal Grichuk - .344
Runs:  Cavan Biggio - 17
Home Runs:  Teoscar Hernandez - 7
RBIs:  Randal Grichuk - 15
Stolen Bases:  Bo Bichette - 4

Wins:  Tanner Roark and Hyun Jin Ryu - 2
ERA:  Hyun Jin Ryu - 3.46

Strikeouts:  Hyun Jin Ryu - 27
Saves:  Anthony Bass - 3