Oct. 08--Projected lineups
P -- TORONTO; AVG.; HR; RBI
LF -- Ben Revere; .306; 2;45
3B -- Josh Donaldson; .297; 41; 123
RF -- Jose Bautista; .250;40; 114
DH -- Edwin Encarnacion; .277; 39; 111
SS -- Troy Tulowitzki; .280; 17; 70
1B -- Justin Smoak; .226; 18; 59
C -- Russell Martin; .240; 23; 77
CF -- Kevin Pillar; .278; 12; 56
2B -- Ryan Goins; .250; 5; 45
P -- TEXAS; AVG.; HR; RBI
CF -- Delino DeShields; .261; 2; 37
RF -- Shin-Soo Choo; .276; 22; 82
3B -- Adrian Beltre; .287; 18; 83
DH -- Prince Fielder; .305; 23; 98
1B -- Mike Napoli; .224; 18; 50
LF -- Josh Hamilton; .253;8; 25
SS -- Elvis Andrus; .258; 7; 62
2B -- Rougned Odor; .261; 16; 61
C -- Robinson Chirinos; .232; 10; 34
Keys to the series
General managers take note: This is how you use the trade deadline. Toronto has the best record in the American League since July 31. The Rangers' is second-best. The Blue Jays' fearsome lineup has two 40-home-run hitters, and nearly a third. Toronto leads the majors in run differential, runs, home runs, on-base percentage and slugging. One point better and they'd have tied for the lead in average too. They added a pitching staff ace, David Price, at the deadline, and a second one, Marcus Stroman, from the disabled list. The back of the Rangers' rotation has an earned-run average over 4.50. A glimmer of hope: Yovani Gallardo hasn't given up a run in two starts against Toronto.
The pick: Blue Jays in four.
