RHP Marco Estrada (4-5, 4.54) is 0-3 with a 12.08 ERA in his three starts in June. His last win came May 27 against the Texas Rangers when he allowed six hits, one walk and two runs with nine strikeouts in six innings. He will face the Rangers Monday in the opener of a four-game series at Texas. He is 2-1 with a 2.40 ERA in five career starts against the Rangers.

RHP Marco Estrada (4-4) allowed four runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 4-1 loss to Oakland on Tuesday night. He struck out eight, walked one and lost a second straight decision for the first time this season. In his previous start, Estrada gave up seven runs on nine hits -- both season highs -- in 3 2/3 innings in a 12-2 loss to the Yankees. "Obviously I didn't give the team a chance to win, that's basically it, and not being able to go deep into the game," Estrada said. "I felt pretty good today, just that last inning kind of got away. It's unfortunate, I was making pretty decent pitches early on. I got a little aggressive the last inning and I didn't make pitches, they hit some hard hit balls and scored some runs." The A's scored two runs in the sixth, extending their lead to 4-1.

RHP Marco Estrada is 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA in his past four starts. He will start the opener of a four-game series against the New York Yankees on Thursday night. He allowed four hits and struck out eight Saturday when he earned the win over the Texas Rangers. He is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in one start this season against the Yankees and is 4-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 11 career games (10 starts) against them.

RHP Marco Estrada gave up a home run on his first pitch of the game Saturday but went on to earn his third straight winning decision. RHP Brandon Morrow was the last Blue Jays pitcher to allow a home run on his first pitch of the game, Aug. 28, 2011. Estrada's eight strikeouts over six innings give him five starts in which has had eight or more strikeouts.

RHP Marco Estrada will try to win his third straight decision covering four starts when he faces the Texas Rangers Saturday in the middle encounter of a three-game series at the Rogers Centre. He is 2-0 with a 3.66 ERA in his past three starts. He struck out 12 in 7 2/3 innings in a 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards Sunday. He allowed five hits, including a home run, and one walk. In four career starts against the Rangers, he is 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA, allowing 15 hits and striking out 16 in 24 innings.

RHP Marco Estrada (3-2) continued his dominance over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Entering the game, Estrada was 4-1 with 58 strikeouts and a 2.84 ERA in 12 appearances (10 starts) against Baltimore. He was solid again and allowed just one run on five hits with a walk over 7 2/3 innings. He also tied a career-high with 12 strikeouts. "He's always pitched so well against this team," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "This is maybe the toughest ballpark to pitch in especially a day game when it's warm. The ball flies. They're a power packed team."

RHP Marco Estrada will be going for his third win in four starts when he faces the Atlanta Braves Tuesday at the Rogers Centre in the second game of a home-and-home series. He overcame a shaky first inning Thursday to earn then win against the Seattle Mariners after allowing four hits, three walks and two runs. Estrada is 4-1 with a 2.95 ERA in 11 career games (five starts) against Atlanta.

RHP Marco Estrada had his scoreless streak of 13 1/3 innings at the Rogers Centre end Thursday night when he allowed a two-run homer to DH Nelson Cruz in the first inning of the 7-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. The other five homers he has allowed this season have been against the Tampa Bay Rays. He struck out eight in six innings and has pitched six or more innings in seven of his eight starts.

RHP Marco Estrada (1-2, 3.14 ERA) will be trying for his second win of the season when he starts the opener of a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday at the Rogers Centre. Estrada took the loss Saturday at Tropicana Field in the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 victory when he allowed six hits, two walks and five runs while striking out seven in six innings. He allowed two homers in the game. All five of the home runs he has allowed this season have been at Tropicana Field. He is 1-3 with a 4.13 ERA in four career games (all starts) against the Mariners.

RHP Marco Estrada saw a 29-inning streak without allowing a home run end in the third inning when Logan Morrison took him deep. Estrada has struggled against the Rays -- he has allowed five home runs in 11 innings against Tampa Bay while allowing zero in 32 innings against everyone else.

RHP Marco Estrada was bumped to the start Monday in the opener of a three-game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium when RHP Aaron Sanchez returned from the disabled list to pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday. Estrada (0-1, 2.70 ERA) struck out a season-best nine in a no decision against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. He allowed six hits, one walk and two runs in six innings. He is 3-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 10 career game (nine starts) against the Yankees. He is 2-0 with a 5.33 ERA in five career games (four starts) at Yankee Stadium.

RHP Marco Estrada was in line for his first career win in 18 games against St. Louis before the bullpen coughed up a 4-2 seventh inning lead. Still, Estrada worked six fine innings, allowing six hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts. Although his cutter wasn't working as well as he would have liked, Estrada compensated by using more changeups and fastballs, minimizing damage from some difficult jams in the fourth and sixth innings.

RHP Marco Estrada was in line for his first career win in 18 games against St. Louis before the bullpen coughed up a 4-2 seventh-inning lead. Still, Estrada worked six fine innings, allowing six hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts. Although his cutter wasn't working as well as he would have liked, Estrada compensated by using more changeups and fastballs, minimizing damage from some difficult jams in the fourth and sixth innings.

RHP Marco Estrada will start Tuesday against the Cardinals. He has thrown 14 consecutive scoreless innings, but he is still looking for his first win of the season. He got no-decisions in his last two starts, despite throwing seven scoreless innings against Baltimore and then six scoreless innings against Boston. However, he has struggled against St. Louis in his career, going 0-5 with a 5.10 ERA in 17 games (eight starts).

RHP Marco Estrada went seven-plus inning for the 11th time of his career. It was the fifth time Estrada went seven-plus innings since the start of last season.

RHP Marco Estrada (0-1, 5.73 ERA) will face the Baltimore Orioles for the second time this season Saturday afternoon. He did not factor in the decision April 3 on Opening Day at Camden Yards when allowed five hits, two walks and two runs in six innings. The Blue Jays lost 3-2. In his second start of the season, he allowed three home runs among seven hits and allowed five runs in five innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays April 9. In 11 career games (nine) starts against the Orioles, he is 4-1 with a 3.20 ERA.

RHP Marco Estrada made the All-Star Game last year and also helped the Blue Jays get to the American League Championship Series. He flashed some of that form in opener after struggling in the first three innings -- giving up two runs -- but he then set down the final 10 Orioles he faced. "I thought Marco was pretty good," Toronto manager John Gibbons said.

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RHP Marco Estrada allowed five hits, no walks and three runs (two earned) while striking out seven in six innings to take the 3-0 loss to the Indians in the clinching Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday. In two starts in the ALCS, Estrada was 0-2 with a 2.57 ERA with the team's only complete game of the season. Overall in the postseason, he was 1-2 with a 2.01 ERA in three starts. He battled a back issue most of the season, opening the season on the disabled list because of it, and he also had a DL stint near midseason.

RHP Marco Estrada took a tough-luck loss Friday, pitching a six-hit complete game but losing 2-0. Estrada struck out six and walked one. His only mistake was an 0-2 changeup in the sixth inning that SS Francisco Lindor hit for a two-run homer. "I was trying to bounce it, to be honest. I felt like if I could have gotten it down he would have swung and missed, but I yanked it. That's what happens when you make mistakes. Good hitters are going to hit it out. He's a good hitter." Indians manager Terry Francona said, "At some point, someone was going to have to hit a changeup because he has one of the best changeups in the game. You can look for it and still not hit it."