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TORONTO BLUE JAYS OPENING DAY STATISTICS & INFORMATION Record Breakdown 2 Vs. AL Opponents Batting/Pitching/Miscellaneous Records 3 Starting Pitchers & Pitching Leaders 4 Starting Pitching Lines 5 Home Runs on Opening Day/Home Run Leaders & Rookies 6 Opening Day Attendance 7 Home Openers 8 Starts By Position 9 All-Time Starting Lineups on Opening Day 10-12 Line Scores 13-16 Ceremonial First Pitch & National Anthems 17

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS

OPENING DAY STATISTICS & INFORMATION

Record Breakdown 2 Vs. AL Opponents Batting/Pitching/Miscellaneous Records 3 Starting Pitchers & Pitching Leaders 4 Starting Pitching Lines 5 Home Runs on Opening Day/Home Run Leaders & Rookies 6 Opening Day Attendance 7 Home Openers 8 Starts By Position 9 All-Time Starting Lineups on Opening Day 10-12 Line Scores 13-16 Ceremonial First Pitch & National Anthems 17

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OPENING DAY RECORD BREAKDOWN

The Blue Jays open their 42nd season of play in the American League…The club has posted a 21-20 record on Opening Day through 1977-2017, going 10-6 at home & 11-14 on the road…Have opened a season in a neutral site on two occasions in the club’s history: 1996 season in Las Vegas as the road team vs. the Oakland A’s, winning 9-6 & in 2001, opened the season in Puerto Rico as the home team vs. the Texas Rangers, winning 8-1…Have won back to back Opening Day contests that take place on the road for the 1st time since winning three consecutive in 2002 (at BOS), 2005 (at TB) & 2007 (at DET).

Vernon Wells (CF) & Ernie Whitt (C) are tied for the most starts at any position in Toronto’s Opening Day history with nine…Vernon Wells (2002-2010) & Lloyd Moseby (1981-1989) are tied for the club record, appearing in the most consecutive season openers with nine…Josh Donaldson, Russel Martin, and Kevin Pillar lead all current Jays for the most Opening Day starts with Toronto at three (2015-2017)

Roy Halladay (2003-2009) owns the club record for the most Opening Day starts with seven…He is the only pitcher in club history to make seven straight starting assignments on Opening Day.

This will mark the 10th Opening Day game to be managed by John Gibbons (2005-2008, 2013-current) which will tie for 1st on the club list tied with Cito Gaston (10).

March 29th, 2018 vs. NYY will be the earliest Opening Day in Blue Jays history. Are opening their season vs. a divisional opponent (NYY) for the 5th consecutive season, 1st time that has happened in

franchise history…Are 7-8 all-time vs. divisional opponents on Opening Day.

EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT: On April 5, 2012 – The Blue Jays defeated the Indians in an Opening Day contest at Progressive Field by a score of 7-4 in 16

innings (5:14)…In terms of innings, it was the longest Opening Day game played in Major League history…The previous longest Opening Day contest had been a 15 inning game between Cleveland and Detroit played on April 19, 1960.

Here is a historical breakdown of the Blue Jays’ performance on Opening Day: Overall Record (1977-2016): 21-20 Home Record: 10-6 (including home game in Puerto Rico) Exhibition Stadium (1977-1989): 2-1 Rogers Centre Record (1990-2013): 7-6 Road Record: 11-14 (including road game in Las Vegas) Neutral Site Record: 2-0 (at Las Vegas in ’96 & at Puerto Rico in ’01) Shutout Games: 0-1 (L 7-0 vs. DET in ’04) Extra-Inning Games: 2-3 Scoring First: 13-8 Opponents Scoring First: 8-12 1-Run Games: 4-6 1970’s: 1-2 1980’s: 4-6 1990’s: 5-5 2000’s: 7-3 2010’s: 4-4 West Coast Openers: 1-3 vs. AL East: 7-8 vs. AL Central: 8-4 vs. AL West: 6-7 Longest Opening Day Winning Streak: 4, 1987-1989, 1994-1996, 2000-2002 & 2005-2007 Longest Opening Day Losing Streak: 5, 1978-1982

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ALL-TIME OPENING DAY RECORDS VS. AMERICAN LEAGUE OPPONENTS The Blue Jays have faced 13 different opponents in the Club’s Opening Day history…Their record against each of these

Opening Day opponents is as follows: BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 0-1 BOSTON RED SOX: 2-1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 2-1 CLEVELAND INDIANS: 2-1 DETROIT TIGERS: 3-3 KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 3-2 MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 0-1* MINNESOTA TWINS: 3-1 NEW YORK YANKEES: 1-2 OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 2-0 SEATTLE MARINERS: 0-3 TAMPA BAY RAYS: 2-1 TEXAS RANGERS: 1-3 * Opened vs. Milwaukee in 1982 when the Brewers were an American League Club

OPENING DAY BATTING RECORDS Most Runs Scored: 13, 2x, April 26, 1995 vs. OAK (W, 13-5) & April 1 vs. MIN (W, 13-3) Most Individual Runs Scored: 3, 6x, John Mayberry, April 9, 1980 at SEA; George Bell, April 4, 1988 at KC; Ed Sprague, April 26, 1995 vs. OAK, Shannon Stewart, April 1, 2002 at BOS; Alex Rios, April 6, 2009 vs. DET & Jose Bautista, April 1, 2011 vs. MIN Most Hits: 16, April 7, 1977 in a 9-5 win vs. CWS (1st game in franchise history) Most Individual Hits : 4, 4x, John Mayberry, April 5, 1979 at KC & April 9, 1980 at SEA; Alex S. Gonzalez, April 6, 1999 at MIN & Adam Lind, April 6, 2009 vs. DET Fewest Hits: 3, April 9, 1990 in a 4-2 loss at TEX Most Individual RBI in a Game: 6, Adam Lind, April 6, 2009 vs. DET Most Home Runs: 4, 2x, April 3, 2000 vs. KC & April 1, 2011 vs. MIN Most Individual Home Runs: 3, George Bell, April 4, 1988 at KC (MLB Record)

OPENING DAY PITCHING RECORDS Most Starts as a Blue Jay: 7, Roy Halladay Most Appearances as a Blue Jay: 7, Roy Halladay Most Wins as a Blue Jay: 3, Roy Halladay & Jimmy Key Most Losses as a Blue Jay: 3, Dave Stieb & Roy Halladay Most Saves as a Blue Jay: 2, Tom Henke & B.J. Ryan Most Strikeouts in a Game: 9, 2x, Roy Halladay, April 5, 2004 vs. DET & Esteban Loaiza, April 1, 2001 vs. TEX in San Juan, Puerto Rico Most Runs Allowed: 15, April 9, 1982 in a 15-4 loss vs. MIL Most Home Runs Allowed: 4, April 1, 2002 in a 12-11 win at BOS Most Pitchers Used on Opening Day: 8, April 5, 2012 at CLE

MISCELLANEOUS OPENING DAY RECORDS Most Starts at One Position: 9, Vernon Wells (CF) & Ernie Whitt (C) Largest Margin of Victory: 12 runs, April 26, 1995 in a 13-1 win vs. OAK Largest Margin in Defeat: 11 runs, April 9, 1982 in a 15-4 loss vs. MIL Earliest Opening Day: March 31, 2003 vs. NYY & March 31, 2014 at TB Latest Opening Day: April 26, 1995 vs. OAK Largest Opening Day Attendance (Home): 50,484 on April 4, 1994 vs. CWS Largest Opening Day Attendance (Road): 56,120 on April 6, 1993 at SEA Smallest Opening Day Attendance (Home): 30,216 on April 9, 1982 vs. MIL Smallest Opening Day Attendance (Rogers Centre): 40,299 on April 1, 1997 vs. CWS Smallest Opening Day Attendance (Road): 22,588 on April 9, 1980 at SEA Longest Game Played (Innings): 16 on April 5, 2012 at CLE (MLB record) Most Consecutive Wins to Open Season: 6 in 1992 Most Consecutive Losses to Open Season: 3 in 1979, 2003 & 2004 Opening as World Series Champions: 1-1

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STARTING PITCHERS ON OPENING DAY 23 different pitchers have started the season opener in Blue Jays history, including nine with two or more starts...Roy Halladay has

made the most Opening Day starts with seven…The Blue Jays have sent a right-handed starter to the mound 33 times and gone with a left-hander seven times. 1977: Bill Singer, RHP# 1978: Dave Lemanczyk, RHP 1979: Tom Underwood, LHP 1980: Dave Lemanczyk, RHP 1981: Jim Clancy, RHP 1982: Mark Bomback, RHP 1983: Dave Stieb, RHP 1984: Jim Clancy, RHP 1985: Dave Stieb, RHP 1986: Dave Stieb, RHP 1987: Jimmy Key, LHP

1988: Jimmy Key, LHP 1989: Jimmy Key, LHP 1990: Todd Stottlemyre, RHP 1991: Dave Stieb, RHP 1992: Jack Morris, RHP# 1993: Jack Morris, RHP 1994: Juan Guzman, RHP 1995: David Cone, RHP 1996: Erik Hanson, RHP# 1997: Pat Hentgen, RHP* 1998: Roger Clemens, RHP*

1999: Pat Hentgen, RHP 2000: David Wells, LHP 2001: Esteban Loaiza, RHP 2002: Chris Carpenter, RHP 2003: Roy Halladay, RHP 2004: Roy Halladay, RHP* 2005: Roy Halladay, RHP 2006: Roy Halladay, RHP 2007: Roy Halladay, RHP 2008: Roy Halladay, RHP 2009: Roy Halladay, RHP

2010: Shaun Marcum, RHP 2011: Ricky Romero, LHP 2012: Ricky Romero, LHP 2013: R.A. Dickey, RHP*# 2014: R.A. Dickey, RHP 2015: Drew Hutchison, RHP 2016: Marcus Stroman, RHP 2017: Marco Estrada, RHP

*Represents Toronto Opening Day starting pitcher as a reigning CY Young Award winner #Represents pitcher making their Blue Jays debut on Opening Day NUMBER OF STARTS ON OPENING DAY Roy Halladay (7) – ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Dave Stieb (4) – ‘83, ‘85, ‘86, ‘91 Jimmy Key (3) – ‘87, ‘88, ‘89 Jim Clancy (2) – ‘81, ‘84 Pat Hentgen (2) – ‘97, ‘99 Dave Lemanczyk (2) – ‘78, ‘80 Jack Morris (2) – ‘92, ‘93 Ricky Romero (2) – ’11, ‘12 R.A. Dickey (2) – ’13, ‘14 Mark Bomback (1) – ‘82 Chris Carpenter (1) – ‘02

Roger Clemens (1) – ‘98 David Cone (1) – ‘95 Marco Estrada (1) – ‘17 Juan Guzman (1) – ‘94 Erik Hanson (1) – ‘96 Drew Hutchison (1) – ‘15 Esteban Loaiza (1) – ‘01 Shaun Marcum (1) – ‘10 Bill Singer (1) – ‘77 Todd Stottlemyre (1) – ‘90 Marcus Stroman (1) – ‘16 Tom Underwood (1) – ‘79 David Wells (1) – ‘00

OPENING DAY PITCHING LEADERS Wins (21) Losses (20) Saves (10) Jimmy Key (3) – ‘87, ‘88, ‘89 Dave Stieb (3) – ‘85, ‘86, ‘91 B.J. Ryan (2) – ‘06, ‘07 Roy Halladay (3) – ‘05, ‘06, ‘09 Roy Halladay (3) – ‘03, ‘04, ‘08 Tom Henke (2) – ‘88, ‘89 Roger Clemens (1) – ‘98 Dave Lemanczyk (2) – ‘78, ‘80 Randy Myers (1) – ‘98 David Cone (1) – ‘95 R.A. Dickey (2) – ’13, ’14 Mike Timlin (1) – ‘96 Juan Guzman (1) – ‘94 Pat Hentgen (1) – ‘99 Pete Vuckovich (1) – ‘77 Erik Hanson (1) – ‘96 Dennis Lamp (1) – ‘84 Miguel Batista (1) – ‘05 Jerry Johnson (1) – ‘77 Joey McLaughlin (1) – ‘81 Roy Lee Jackson (1) – ‘83 Billy Koch (1) – ‘00 Jack Morris (1) – ‘93 Roberto Osuna (1) – ‘16 Jack Morris (1) – ‘92 Dan Plesac (1) – ‘97 Dave Stieb (1) – ‘83 Todd Stottlemyre (1) – ‘90 Esteban Loaiza (1) – ‘01 Tom Underwood (1) – ‘79 Kelvim Escobar (1) - ‘02 Mark Bomback (1) - ‘82 Jason Frasor (1) – ’07 Jason Frasor (1) – ‘10 Ricky Romero (1) – ’11 Jason Grilli (1) – ’17 Luis Perez (1) – ‘12 Drew Hutchison (1) – ‘15 Marcus Stroman (1) – ‘16

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OPENING DAY STARTERS PITCHING LINES

Year Score/Opponent Starter Dec. IP H R ER BB SO HR 1977 W, 9-5 vs. CWS Bill Singer ND 4.1 11 4 3 3 5 1 1978 L, 2-6 at DET Dave Lemanczyk L 3.2 7 5 5 4 3 2 1979 L, 2-11 at KC Tom Underwood L 1.2 3 9 3 4 1 0 1980 L, 6-8 at SEA Dave Lemanczyk L 0.2 4 4 2 0 0 0 1981 L, 2-6 at DET Jim Clancy ND 6.0 5 2 1 3 1 0 1982 L, 4-15 vs. MIL Mark Bomback L 0.1 6 6 6 1 1 1 1983 W, 7-1 at BOS Dave Stieb W 6.0 3 1 1 4 7 1 1984 L, 2-3 at SEA (10 inn) Jim Clancy ND 7.2 5 1 1 3 6 1 1985 L, 1-2 at KC Dave Stieb L 6.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 1986 L, 3-6 at TEX Dave Stieb L 4.1 6 5 5 4 3 1 1987 W, 7-3 vs. CLE Jimmy Key W 6.0 3 2 2 3 3 1 1988 W, 5-3 at KC Jimmy Key W 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 1 1989 W, 4-3 at KC Jimmy Key W 6.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 1990 L, 2-4 at TEX Todd Stottlemyre L 3.2 5 3 3 4 2 1 1991 L, 2-6 vs. BOS Dave Stieb L 5.0 4 5 5 2 2 1 1992 W, 4-2 at DET Jack Morris W 9.0 5 2 2 3 7 2 1993 L, 1-8 at SEA Jack Morris L 4.1 10 7 7 4 2 1 1994 W, 7-3 vs. CWS Juan Guzman W 7.0 7 2 2 3 4 0 1995 W, 13-1 vs. OAK David Cone W 6.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 1996 W, 9-6 at OAK* Erik Hanson W 7.0 4 3 3 4 5 1 1997 L, 5-6 vs. CWS (10 inn) Pat Hentgen ND 8.0 9 4 4 1 4 1 1998 W, 3-2 vs. MIN Roger Clemens W 7.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 1999 L, 1-6 at MIN Pat Hentgen L 6.0 10 2 2 0 2 0 2000 W, 5-4 vs. KC David Wells ND 6.0 5 2 2 0 5 0 2001 W, 8-1 vs. TEX** Esteban Loaiza W 7.0 8 1 1 1 9 0 2002 W, 12-11 at BOS Chris Carpenter ND 2.1 6 6 6 3 3 4 2003 L, 4-8 vs. NYY Roy Halladay L 5.2 7 8 3 4 2 2 2004 L, 0-7 vs. DET Roy Halladay L 6.2 10 7 6 2 9 3 2005 W, 5-2 at TB Roy Halladay W 7.0 9 2 2 0 7 0 2006 W, 6-3 vs. MIN Roy Halladay W 7.2 5 3 2 0 4 2 2007 W, 5-3 at DET (10 inn) Roy Halladay ND 6.0 6 3 2 1 4 0 2008 L, 2-3 at NYY Roy Halladay L 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 2009 W, 12-5 vs. DET Roy Halladay W 7.0 6 5 5 1 2 2 2010 L, 4-5 at TEX Shaun Marcum ND 7.0 2 3 3 1 6 1 2011 W, 13-3 vs. MIN Ricky Romero W 6.1 7 3 1 0 7 0 2012 W, 7-4 at CLE (16 inn) Ricky Romero ND 5.0 3 4 4 3 4 1 2013 L, 1-4 vs. CLE R.A. Dickey L 6.0 5 4 3 4 4 1 2014 L, 2-9 at TB R.A. Dickey L 5.0 5 6 6 6 4 0 2015 W, 6-1 at NYY Drew Hutchison W 6.0 3 1 1 2 3 1 2016 W, 5-3 at TB Marcus Stroman W 8.0 6 3 3 1 5 1 2017 L, 2-3 at BAL Marco Estrada ND 6.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 * Played in Las Vegas, ** Played in Puerto Rico

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HOME RUNS ON OPENING DAY Year & Opponent Player 1977 vs. Chicago Doug Ault (2)*, Alvis Woods* 1980 at Seattle John Mayberry (2) 1982 vs. Milwaukee Ernie Whitt 1983 at Boston Rance Mulliniks, Willie Upshaw 1984 at Seattle Ernie Whitt 1987 vs. Cleveland Lloyd Moseby, Willie Upshaw 1988 at Kansas City George Bell (3) 1991 vs. Boston Joe Carter 1992 at Detroit John Olerud, Pat Borders 1994 vs. Chicago Ed Sprague, Carlos Delgado*, Roberto Alomar 1996 at Oakland (Vegas) Domingo Cedeno, Alex Gonzalez, John Olerud 1997 vs. Chicago Carlos Delgado, Alex Gonzalez 1998 vs. Minnesota Jose Cruz Jr. 1999 at Minnesota Carlos Delgado 2000 vs. Kansas City Shannon Stewart (2), Tony Batista (2) 2001 vs. Texas (Puerto Rico) Shannon Stewart, Tony Batista 2005 at Tampa Bay Orlando Hudson, Vernon Wells, Eric Hinske 2006 vs. Minnesota Alex Rios, Bengie Molina 2009 vs. Detroit Travis Snider*, Adam Lind 2010 at Texas Vernon Wells, Adam Lind 2011 vs. Minnesota J.P. Arencibia (2)*, Adam Lind, Jose Bautista 2012 at Cleveland Jose Bautista, J.P. Arencibia 2014 at Tampa Bay Erik Kratz 2015 at New York (AL) Devon Travis*, Edwin Encarnacion 2016 at Tampa Bay Troy Tulowitzki Total Opening Day Home Runs 52 *Represents total by a TOR rookie 8

MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES ON OPENING DAY Doug Ault (2) vs. CWS on April 7, 1977 John Mayberry (2) at SEA on April 9, 1980 George Bell (3) at KC on April 4, 1988—MLB RECORD Tony Batista (2) vs. KC on April 3, 2000 Shannon Stewart (2) vs. KC on April 3, 2000 J.P. Arencibia (2) vs. MIN on April 1, 2011

ALL-TIME OPENING DAY HOME RUN LEADERS 3 - Tony Batista, George Bell, Carlos Delgado, Shannon Stewart, Adam Lind, J.P. Arencibia 2 - Doug Ault, Alex S. Gonzalez, John Mayberry, John Olerud, Willie Upshaw, Ernie Whitt, Vernon Wells, Jose Bautista 1 - Alvin Woods, Rance Mulliniks, Lloyd Moseby, Joe Carter, Pat Borders, Ed Sprague, Roberto Alomar, Domingo, Cedeno, Jose Cruz Jr., Orlando Hudson, Eric Hinske, Alex Rios, Bengie Molina, Travis Snider, Erik Kratz, Devon Travis, Edwin Encarnacion, Troy Tulowitzki

ROOKIES ON OPENING DAY There have been 25 rookies in the starting lineup on Opening Day for the Blue Jays (as listed below)...There have been

two or more rookies included in the starting line-up on just five occasions, including last year (Pompey-CF/Travis-2B). 1977: Doug Ault-1B, Steve Bowling-RF, Rick Cerone-C & Gary Woods-CF...1979: Alfredo Griffin-SS…1980: Damaso Garcia-2B…1982: Jesse Barfield-RF…1986: Cecil Fielder-DH…1987: Fred McGriff-DH & Mike Sharperson-2B…1988: Sil Campusano-CF…1990: John Olerud-DH…1992: Derek Bell-RF…1993: Domingo Martinez-1B…1994: Carlos Delgado-LF & Alex S. Gonzalez-SS…1995: Alex S. Gonzalez-SS & Shawn Green-RF…2002: Eric Hinske-3B…2004: Kevin Cash-C…2005: Gabe Gross-RF…2009: Travis Snider-LF…2011: J.P. Arencibia-C…2015: Dalton Pompey-CF & Devon Travis-2B.

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OPENING DAY ATTENDANCE & TIME OF GAME Season Home Road Time 1977 44,649 3:22 1978 52,528 2:04 1979 37,754 2:36 1980 22,588 2:34 1981 51,452 2:40 1982 30,216 3:05 1983 33,852 2:19 1984 43,200 2:50 1985 41,086 2:30 1986 40,602 2:47 1987 40,404 2:50 1988 40,648 2:58 1989 38,595 2:37 1990 40,907 3:07 1991 50,114 2:53 1992 51,068 2:46 1993 56,120 2:41 1994 50,484 2:54 1995 50,426 3:01 1996# 7,294 3:02 1997 40,299 3:14 1998 41,387 2:24 1999 45,601 2:49 2000 40,898 2:46 2001 48,115 2:29 2001# 19,891 3:14 2002 33,520 4:12 2003 50,119 2:50 2004 47,817 2:48 2005 26,018 2:15 2006 50,449 2:37 2007 44,297 3:15 2008 55,112 2:31 2009 48,027 2:43 2010 50,299 2:36 2011 47,984 2:45 2012 43,190 5:14 2013 48,857 2:31 2014 31,042 3:04 2015 48,469 2:59 2016 31,042 2:51 2017 45,667 3:41

TOTAL 730,245* 1,011,951* AVERAGE 45,640 40,478 *Does not include games in Las Vegas at Oakland, 1996 and in Puerto Rico vs. Texas, 2001 #Not played in Major League Stadium

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HOME OPENERS Date Opponent Score Starter Attendance Temperature Time April 7, 1977# Chicago W 9-5 Singer 44,649 0◦C-32^F 1:30 pm April 14, 1978 Detroit W 10-8 Garvin 35,761 7◦C-45^F 1:30 pm April 13, 1979* Kansas City W 4-1 Clancy 40,035 6◦C-43^F 3:30 pm April 16, 1980$ Milwaukee W 11-2 Stieb 12,688 1◦C-34^F 1:30 pm April 13, 1981 New York W 5-1 Clancy 25,112 10◦C-50^F 1:30 pm April 9, 1982# Milwaukee L 4-15 Bomback 30,216 5◦C-41^F 1:30 pm April 9, 1983 New York W 7-4 Gott 35,459 7◦C-45^F 1:30 pm April 17, 1984 Baltimore W 3-2 Alexander 35,602 7◦C-45^F 1:35 pm April 16, 1985 Texas L 4-9 Leal 41,284 18◦C-65^F 1:35 pm April 14, 1986 Baltimore L 1-2 Alexander 43,587 12◦C-54^F 1:35 pm April 6, 1987# Cleveland W 7-3 Key 40,404 9◦C-48^F 12:35 pm April 11, 1988 New York W 17-9 Flanagan 45,185 7◦C-44^F 1:35 pm April 14, 1989 Kansas City W 3-0 Key 46,028 9◦C-48^F 1:35 pm April 10, 1990 Texas W 2-1 Stieb 49,673 20◦C-68^F 7:35 pm April 8, 1991# Boston L 2-6 Stieb 50,114 20◦C-68^F 2:05 pm April 10, 1992 Baltimore W 4-3 Key 50,424 20◦C-68^F 1:35 pm April 9, 1993 Cleveland W 13-10 Guzman 50,533 20◦C-68^F 3:35 pm April 4, 1994# Chicago W 7-3 Guzman 50,484 20◦C-68^F 1:35 pm April 26, 1995$#Oakland W 13-1 Cone 50,426 20◦C-68^F 7:35 pm April 9, 1996 California W 5-0 Hentgen 36,316 20◦C-68^F 1:05 pm April 1, 1997# Chicago L 5-6 (10) Hentgen 40,299 20◦C-68^F 1:05 pm April 1, 1998# Minnesota W 3-2 Clemens 41,387 20◦C-68^F 7:05 pm April 12, 1999 Tampa Bay W 7-1 Wells 37,160 20◦C-68^F 7:05 pm April 3, 2000# Kansas City W 5-4 Wells 40,898 20◦C-68^F 4:05 pm April 9, 2001** Tampa Bay W 8-1 Hamilton 48,115 20◦C-68^F 7:05 pm April 4, 2002 Minnesota W 7-2 Halladay 47,469 20◦C-68^F 4:05 pm March 31, 2003#New York (AL) L 4-8 Halladay 50,119 20◦C-68^F 7:05 pm April 5, 2004# Detroit L 0-7 Halladay 47,817 20◦C-68^F 1:05 pm April 8, 2005 Boston L 5-6 Bush 50,560 20◦C-68^F 7:15 pm April 4, 2006# Minnesota W 6-3 Halladay 50,449 20◦C-68^F 7:15 pm April 9, 2007 Kansas City W 9-1 Burnett 50,125 20◦C-68^F 7:15 pm April 4, 2008 Boston W 6-3 Marcum 50,171 20◦C-68^F 7:15 pm April 6, 2009 Detroit W 12-5 Halladay 48,027 20◦C-68^F 7:20 pm April 12, 2010 Chicago (AL) L 7-8 Tallet 46,321 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 1, 2011# Minnesota W 13-3 Romero 47,984 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 9, 2012 Boston L, 2-4 Alvarez 48,473 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 2, 2013 Cleveland L, 1-4 Dickey 48,857 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 4, 2014 New York (AL) L, 3-7 McGowan 48,197 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 13, 2015 Tampa Bay L, 1-2 Dickey 48,414 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 8, 2016 Boston L, 8-7 Stroman 48,871 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm April 11, 2017 Milwaukee L, 3-4 Happ 48,456 20◦C-68^F 7:07 pm TOTAL 26-15 (16-12 AT ROGERS CENTRE) #- season opener; *-called after 5-1/2 innings; $-opener ppd. **Opened the season in San Juan, Puerto Rico as the home team vs. the Texas Rangers Bold indicates the highest total attendance for a Home Opener

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OPENING DAY STARTS BY POSITION MANAGERS (11) Cito Gaston - 10 John Gibbons – 9 Jimy Williams – 4 Bobby Cox – 4 Roy Hartsfield – 3 Jim Fregosi – 2 Buck Martinez – 2 Carlos Tosca – 2 Bobby Mattick – 2 John Farrell - 2 Tim Johnson – 1 CATCHERS (19) Ernie Whitt – 9 Darrin Fletcher – 5 Pat Borders – 3 Gregg Zaun – 3 J.P. Arencibia – 3 Russell Martin – 3 Greg Myers – 2 Rick Cerone – 2 Buck Martinez – 1 Lance Parrish – 1 Sandy Martinez – 1 Benito Santiago – 1 Ken Huckaby – 1 Kevin Cash – 1 Alan Ashby – 1 Bengie Molina – 1 Rod Barajas – 1 John Buck – 1 Josh Thole – 1 FIRST BASEMAN (15) Carlos Delgado – 7 Willie Upshaw – 6 Lyle Overbay – 5 John Mayberry – 4 John Olerud – 4 Fred McGriff – 3 Edwin Encarnacion - 3 Adam Lind - 2 Domingo Martinez – 1 Joe Carter – 1 Mike Stanley – 1 Eric Hinske – 1 Doug Ault – 1 Chris Colabello - 1 Steve Pearce – 1 SECOND BASEMAN (18) Damaso Garcia – 7 Aaron Hill – 6 Roberto Alomar – 5 Homer Bush – 4 Orlando Hudson – 3 Nelson Liriano – 2 Dave McKay – 2 Devon Travis – 2 Emilio Bonifacio – 1 Manual Lee – 1 Domingo Cedeno – 1 Carlos Garcia - 1 Tony Fernandez – 1 Pedro Garcia – 1 Mike Sharperson – 1 Kelly Johnson – 1 Maicer Izturis – 1 Ryan Goins – 1

THIRD BASEMAN (18) Rance Mulliniks – 7 Ed Sprague – 6 Kelly Gruber – 3 Roy Howell – 3 Eric Hinske – 3 Josh Donaldson – 3 Tony Batista – 2 Troy Glaus – 2 Edwin Encarnacion – 2 Brett Lawrie – 2 Danny Ainge – 1 Garth Iorg – 1 Tony Fernandez – 1 Corey Koskie – 1 David McKay – 1 Marco Scutaro – 1 Scott Rolen – 1 Maicer Izturis – 1 SHORTSTOPS (17) Alex S. Gonzalez – 8 Tony Fernandez – 6 Alfredo Griffin – 6 Jose Reyes – 3 Chris Woodward – 2 Manuel Lee – 2 Yunel Escobar - 2 Russ Adams – 2 Troy Tulowitzki – 2 Dick Schofield – 1 Felipe Lopez – 1 Hector Torres – 1 Luis Gomez – 1 Royce Clayton – 1 David Eckstein – 1 Marco Scutaro – 1 Alex Gonzalez – 1 LEFT FIELDERS (23) George Bell – 6 Shannon Stewart – 6 Joe Carter – 3 Travis Snider – 3 Reed Johnson – 2 Frank Catalanotto – 2 Al Woods – 2 Melky Cabrera - 2 Barry Bonnell – 1 Willie Upshaw – 1 Dave Collins – 1 Lloyd Moseby – 1 Mookie Wilson – 1 Derek Bell – 1 Carlos Delgado – 1 Shawn Green – 1 Jose Cruz Jr. – 1 Bobby Brown – 1 John Scott – 1 Eric Thames – 1 Kevin Pillar – 1 Michael Saunders – 1 Ezequiel Carrera – 1

CENTRE FIELDERS (13) Vernon Wells – 9 Lloyd Moseby – 8 Devon White – 5 Jose Cruz Jr. – 4 Rick Bosetti – 3 Colby Rasmus - 3 Otis Nixon – 2 Kevin Pillar – 2 Gary Woods – 1 Sil Campusano – 1 Mookie Wilson – 1 Rajai Davis – 1 Dalton Pompey – 1 RIGHT FIELDERS (16) Jesse Barfield – 8 Jose Bautista - 8 Shawn Green – 4 Alex Rios – 4 Raul Mondesi – 3 Joe Carter – 3 Bob Bailor – 2 Tommy Hutton – 1 Barry Bonnell – 1 Darrin Jackson – 1 Orlando Merced – 1 Frank Catalanotto -1 Reed Johnson – 1 Gabe Gross – 1 Steve Bowling – 1 Junior Felix – 1 DESIGNATED HITTERS (26) Paul Molitor – 3 Otto Velez – 3 Adam Lind – 3 Rico Carty – 2 Brad Fullmer – 2 Cliff Johnson – 2 John Olerud – 2 Josh Phelps – 2 Shea Hillenbrand – 2 Frank Thomas – 2 Dioner Navarro – 2 Edwin Encarnacion – 2 Fred McGriff – 1 George Bell – 1 Nelson Liriano – 1 Rance Mulliniks – 1 Dave Winfield – 1 Carlos Delgado – 1 Jose Canseco – 1 Dave Hollins – 1 Shannon Stewart – 1 John Mayberry – 1 Jeff Burroughs – 1 Cecil Fielder – 1 Juan Rivera – 1 Kendrys Morales – 1

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ALL-TIME STARTING LINEUPS – OPENING DAY 1977 vs. CWS John Scott -LF Hector Torres -SS Doug Ault -1B Otto Velez -DH Gary Woods -CF Steve Bowling -RF Pedro Garcia -2B Dave McKay -3B Rick Cerone -C Bill Singer -P Roy Hartsfield –MGR 1980 at SEA Alfredo Griffin -SS Bob Bailor -RF John Mayberry -1B Otto Velez -DH Roy Howell -3B Barry Bonnell -LF Rick Bosetti -CF Damaso Garcia -2B Ernie Whitt -C Dave Lemanczyk -P Bob Mattick –MGR 1983 at BOS Damaso Garcia -2B Dave Collins -LF Willie Upshaw -1B Cliff Johnson -DH Jesse Barfield -RF Ernie Whitt -C Lloyd Moseby -CF Rance Mulliniks -3B Alfredo Griffin -SS Dave Stieb -P Bobby Cox -MGR 1986 at TEX Lloyd Moseby -CF Tony Fernandez -SS Rance Mulliniks -3B Willie Upshaw -1B George Bell -LF Jesse Barfield -RF Ernie Whitt -C Cecil Fielder -DH Damaso Garcia -2B Dave Stieb -P Jimy Williams -MGR 1989 at KC Lloyd Moseby -CF Rance Mulliniks -3B Tony Fernandez -SS George Bell -LF Fred McGriff -1B Jesse Barfield -RF Ernie Whitt -C Nelson Liriano -DH Manny Lee 2B Jimmy Key -P Jimy Williams -MGR

1978 at DET Rick Bosetti -CF Al Woods -LF Roy Howell -3B Rico Carty -DH John Mayberry -1B Tommy Hutton -RF Dave McKay -2B Luis Gomez -SS Alan Ashby -C Dave Lemanczyk -P Roy Hartsfield – MGR 1981 at DET Alfredo Griffin -SS Lloyd Moseby -CF Otto Velez -DH John Mayberry -1B Willie Upshaw -LF Damaso Garcia -2B Barry Bonnell -RF Danny Ainge -3B Ernie Whitt -C Jim Clancy -P Bob Mattick –MGR 1984 at SEA Damaso Garcia -2B Rance Mulliniks -3B Lloyd Moseby -CF Willie Upshaw -1B Cliff Johnson -DH George Bell -LF Jesse Barfield -RF Ernie Whitt -C Alfredo Griffin -SS Jim Clancy -P Bobby Cox -MGR 1987 vs. CLE Tony Fernandez -SS Rance Mulliniks -3B Lloyd Moseby -CF George Bell -LF Jesse Barfield -RF Willie Upshaw -1B Ernie Whitt -C Fred McGriff -DH Mike Sharperson -2B Jimmy Key -P Jimy Williams -MGR 1990 at TEX Tony Fernandez -SS Mookie Wilson -CF Kelly Gruber -3B George Bell -LF Fred McGriff -1B John Olerud -DH Greg Myers -C Nelson Liriano -2B Junior Felix -RF Todd Stottlemyre -P Cito Gaston -MGR

1979 at KC Alfredo Griffin -SS Bob Bailor -RF Roy Howell -3B Rico Carty -DH John Mayberry -1B Rick Bosetti -CF Bobby Brown -LF Dave McKay -2B Rick Cerone -C Tom Underwood -P Roy Hartsfield –MGR 1982 vs. MIL Alfredo Griffin -SS Al Woods -LF Lloyd Moseby -CF Willie Upshaw -1B John Mayberry -DH Jesse Barfield -RF Ernie Whitt -C Damaso Garcia -2B Rance Mulliniks -3B Mark Bomback -P Bobby Cox -MGR 1985 at KC Damaso Garcia -2B Lloyd Moseby -CF George Bell -LF Jesse Barfield -RF Jeff Burroughs -DH Willie Upshaw -1B Buck Martinez -C Garth Iorg -3B Tony Fernandez -SS Dave Stieb -P Bobby Cox -MGR 1988 at KC Nelson Liriano -2B Lloyd Moseby -LF Tony Fernandez -SS George Bell -DH Rance Mulliniks -3B Ernie Whitt -C Jesse Barfield -RF Fred McGriff -1B Sil Campusano -CF Jimmy Key -P Jimy Williams -MGR 1991 vs. BOS Devon White -CF Roberto Alomar -2B Kelly Gruber -3B Joe Carter -RF John Olerud -1B Rance Mulliniks -DH Greg Myers -C Manuel Lee -SS Mookie Wilson -LF Dave Stieb -P Cito Gaston –MGR

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1992 at DET Devon White -CF Roberto Alomar -2B Joe Carter -RF Dave Winfield -DH Kelly Gruber -3B John Olerud -1B Derek Bell -LF Pat Borders -C Manuel Lee -SS Jack Morris -P Cito Gaston –MGR 1995 vs. OAK Devon White -CF Alex Gonzalez -SS Paul Molitor -DH Joe Carter -LF John Olerud -1B Roberto Alomar -2B Shawn Green -RF Ed Sprague -3B Lance Parrish -C David Cone -P Cito Gaston –MGR 1998 vs. MIN Shannon Stewart -LF Tony Fernandez -2B Shawn Green -RF Jose Canseco -DH Mike Stanley -1B Darrin Fletcher -C Ed Sprague -3B Jose Cruz Jr. -CF Alex Gonzalez -SS Roger Clemens -P Tim Johnson –MGR 2001 vs. TX (Puerto Rico) Shannon Stewart -LF Alex Gonzalez -SS Raul Mondesi -RF Carlos Delgado -1B Brad Fullmer -DH Tony Batista -3B Darrin Fletcher -C Jose Cruz Jr. -CF Homer Bush -2B Esteban Loaiza -P Buck Martinez –MGR 2004 vs. DET Reed Johnson -RF Frank Catalanotto -LF Vernon Wells -CF Carlos Delgado -1B Josh Phelps -DH Eric Hinske -3B Orlando Hudson -2B Chris Woodward -SS Kevin Cash -C Roy Halladay -P Carlos Tosca –MGR

1993 at SEA Devon White -CF Roberto Alomar -2B Paul Molitor -DH Joe Carter -LF Darrin Jackson -RF Domingo Martinez-1B Ed Sprague -3B Pat Borders -C Dick Schofield -SS Jack Morris -P Cito Gaston –MGR 1996 at OAK (Las Vegas) Otis Nixon -CF Domingo Cedeno -2B Joe Carter -LF John Olerud -DH Ed Sprague -3B Carlos Delgado -1B Shawn Green -RF Sandy Martinez -C Alex Gonzalez -SS Erik Hanson -P Cito Gaston –MGR 1999 at MIN Shannon Stewart -LF Homer Bush -2B Shawn Green -RF Dave Hollins -DH Carlos Delgado -1B Tony Fernandez -3B Jose Cruz Jr. -CF Darrin Fletcher -C Alex Gonzalez -SS Pat Hentgen -P Jim Fregosi –MGR 2002 at BOS Shannon Stewart -DH Eric Hinske -3B Raul Mondesi -RF Carlos Delgado -1B Jose Cruz Jr. -LF Darrin Fletcher -C Vernon Wells -CF Homer Bush -2B Felipe Lopez -SS Chris Carpenter -P Buck Martinez –MGR 2005 at TB Frank Catalanotto -LF Orlando Hudson -2B Vernon Wells -CF Corey Koskie -3B She Hillenbrand -DH Eric Hinske -1B Gregg Zaun -C Gabe Gross -RF Russ Adams -SS Roy Halladay -P John Gibbons –MGR

1994 vs. CWS Devon White -CF Roberto Alomar -2B Paul Molitor -DH Joe Carter -RF John Olerud -1B Carlos Delgado -LF Ed Sprague -3B Pat Borders -C Alex Gonzalez -SS Juan Guzman -P Cito Gaston –MGR 1997 vs. CWS Otis Nixon -CF Carlos Garcia -2B Orlando Merced -RF Joe Carter -1B Ed Sprague -3B Carlos Delgado -DH Benito Santiago -C Shawn Green -LF Alex Gonzalez -SS Pat Hentgen -P Cito Gaston –MGR 2000 vs. KC Shannon Stewart -LF Homer Bush -2B Raul Mondesi -RF Carlos Delgado -1B Brad Fullmer -DH Tony Batista -3B Darrin Fletcher -C Jose Cruz Jr. -CF Alex Gonzalez -SS David Wells -P Jim Fregosi –MGR 2003 vs. NYY Shannon Stewart -LF Frank Catalanotto -RF Vernon Wells -CF Carlos Delgado -1B Josh Phelps -DH Eric Hinske -3B Orlando Hudson -2B Chris Woodward -SS Ken Huckaby -C Roy Halladay -P Carlos Tosca –MGR 2006 vs. MIN Reed Johnson -LF Alex Rios -RF Vernon Wells -CF Troy Glaus -3B Lyle Overbay -1B Shea Hillenbrand -DH Bengie Molina -C Aaron Hill -2B Russ Adams -SS Roy Halladay -P John Gibbons –MGR

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2007 at DET Reed Johnson -LF Lyle Overbay -1B Vernon Wells -CF Frank Thomas -DH Troy Glaus -3B Alex Rios -RF Aaron Hill -2B Gregg Zaun -C Royce Clayton -SS Roy Halladay -P John Gibbons –MGR 2010 at TEX Jose Bautista -RF Aaron Hill -2B Adam Lind -DH Vernon Wells -CF Lyle Overbay -1B John Buck -C Edwin Encarnacion-3B Alex Gonzalez -SS Travis Snider -LF Shaun Marcum -P Cito Gaston –MGR 2013 vs. CLE Jose Reyes -SS Melky Cabrera -LF Jose Bautista -RF Edwin Encarnacion -1B Adam Lind-DH J.P. Arencibia -C Colby Rasmus -CF Maicer Izturis -3B Emilio Bonifacio -2B R.A. Dickey -P John Gibbons –MGR 2016 at TB Kevin Pillar -CF Josh Donaldson -3B Jose Bautista -RF Edwin Encarnacion -DH Troy Tulowitzki-SS Chris Colabello -1B Michael Saunders -LF Russell Martin -C Ryan Goins -2B Marcus Stroman -P John Gibbons –MGR

2008 at NYY David Eckstein -SS Shannon Stewart -LF Alex Rios -RF Vernon Wells -CF Frank Thomas -DH Lyle Overbay -1B Aaron Hill -2B Marco Scutaro -3B Gregg Zaun -C Roy Halladay -P John Gibbons –MGR 2011 vs. MIN Rajai Davis -CF Yunel Escobar -SS Jose Bautista -RF Adam Lind -1B Aaron Hill -2B Edwin Encarnacion-3B Travis Snider -LF Juan Rivera -DH J.P. Arencibia -C Ricky Romero -P John Farrell –MGR 2014 at TB Jose Reyes -SS Melky Cabrera -LF Jose Bautista -RF Edwin Encarnacion -1B Dioner Navarro-DH Brett Lawrie -3B Colby Rasmus -CF Maicer Izturis -2B Josh Thole -C R.A. Dickey -P John Gibbons –MGR 2017 at BAL Devon Travis -2B Josh Donaldson -3B Jose Bautista -RF Kendrys Morales -DH Troy Tulowitzki -SS Russell Martin -C Steve Pearce -1B Kevin Pillar -CF Ezequiel Carrera -LF Marco Estrada -P John Gibbons -MGR

2009 vs. DET Marco Scutaro -SS Aaron Hill -2B Alex Rios -RF Vernon Wells -CF Adam Lind -DH Scott Rolen -3B Lyle Overbay -1B Rod Barajas -C Travis Snider -LF Roy Halladay -P Cito Gaston –MGR 2012 at CLE Yunel Escobar -SS Kelly Johnson -2B Jose Bautista -RF Adam Lind -1B Edwin Encarnacion-DH Brett Lawrie -3B Eric Thames -LF J.P. Arencibia -C Colby Rasmus -CF Ricky Romero -P John Farrell –MGR 2015 at NYY Jose Reyes -SS Russell Martin -C Jose Bautista -RF Edwin Encarnacion -1B Josh Donaldson-3B Dioner Navarro -DH Dalton Pompey -CF Kevin Pillar -LF Devon Travis -2B Drew Hutchison -P John Gibbons –MGR

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OPENING DAY LINE SCORES April 7, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E White Sox 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 15 0 Blue Jays 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 X 9 16 3 WP: Jerry Johnson LP: Ken Brett SV: Pete Vuckovich HR: Doug Ault (2), Al Woods, Richie Zisk April 7, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Tigers 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 X 6 10 1 WP: Mark Fidrych LP: Dave Lemanczyk SV: none HR: Milt May, Phil Mankowski, Jason Thompson April 5, 1979 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 Royals 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 11 11 2 WP: Dennis Leonard LP: Tom Underwood SV: Steve Mingori April 9, 1980 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 9 1 Mariners 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 8 12 2 WP: Mike Parrott LP: Dave Lemanczyk SV: Dave Heaverlo HR: John Mayberry (2), Joe Simpson April 9, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 Tigers 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 X 6 8 1 WP: Jack Morris LP: Joey McLaughlin SV: none HR: Richie Hebner April 9, 1982 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Brewers 6 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 15 16 2 Blue Jays 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 2 WP: Pete Vuckovich LP: Mark Bomback SV: none HR: Ernie Whitt, Ben Oglivie April 5, 1983 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 9 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 WP: Dave Stieb LP: Dennis Eckersley SV: Roy Lee Jackson HR: Rance Mulliniks, Willie Upshaw, Dave Stapleton April 4, 1984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 9 1 WP: Mike Stanton LP: Dennis Lamp SV: none HR: Ernie Whitt, Ken Phelps April 8, 1985 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 6 2 WP: Bud Black LP: Dave Stieb SV: Dan Quisenberry April 8, 1986 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 1 Rangers 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 X 6 8 0 WP: Jose Guzman LP: Dave Stieb SV: Greg Harris HR: Don Slaught, Larry Parrish April 6, 1987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indians 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1 Blue Jays 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 X 7 11 0 WP: Jimmy Key LP: Tom Candiotti SV: none HR: Lloyd Moseby, Willie Upshaw, Pat Tabler, Cory Snyder

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April 4, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 0 Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 1 WP: Jimmy Key LP: Bret Saberhagen SV: Tom Henke HR: George Bell (3), George Brett April 3, 1989 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 0 WP: Jimmy Key LP: Mark Gubicza SV: Tom Henke April 9, 1990 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 Rangers 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 7 0 WP: Nolan Ryan LP: Todd Stottlemyre SV: Jeff Russell HR: Harold Baines, Rafael Palmeiro April 8, 1991 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Red Sox 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 WP: Roger Clemens LP: Dave Stieb SV: none HR: Joe Carter, Jack Clark April 6, 1992 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 WP: Jack Morris LP: Bill Gullickson SV: none HR: John Olerud, Pat Borders, Cecil Fielder, Rob Deer April 6, 1993 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Mariners 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 8 11 0 WP: Randy Johnson LP: Jack Morris SV: none HR: Ken Griffey Jr., Tino Martinez April 4, 1994 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E White Sox 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 X 7 10 0 WP: Juan Guzman LP: Jack McDowell SV: none HR: Ed Sprague, Carlos Delgado, Roberto Alomar, Ron Karkovice April 26, 1995 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 Blue Jays 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 13 11 1 WP: David Cone LP: Dave Stewart SV: none April 1, 1996 at Las Vegas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 9 13 0 Athletics 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 5 0 WP: Erik Hanson LP: Carlos Reyes SV: Mike Timlin HR: Domingo Cedeno, Alex Gonzalez, John Olerud, Terry Steinbach, Geronimo Berroa April 1, 1997 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 12 1 Blue Jays 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 WP: Tony Castillo LP: Dan Plesac SV: Roberto Hernandez HR: Carlos Delgado, Alex Gonzalez, Albert Belle, Norberto Martin April 1, 1998 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 Blue Jays 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 0 WP: Roger Clemens LP: Bob Tewksbury SV: Randy Myers HR: Jose Cruz Jr., Brent Gates

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April 6, 1999 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 X 6 15 0 WP: Brad Radke LP: Pat Hentgen SV: none HR: Carlos Delgado April 3, 2000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 9 1 Blue Jays 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 0 WP: Billy Koch LP: Jerry Spradlin SV: none HR: Shannon Stewart (2), Tony Batista (2) April 1, 2001 at Puerto Rico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Blue Jays 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 X 8 13 0 WP: Esteban Loaiza LP: Rick Helling SV: none HR: Shannon Stewart, Tony Batista April 1, 2002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 3 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 12 14 0 Red Sox 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 2 WP: Kelvim Escobar LP: Ugeth Urbina SV: none HR: Jose Offerman, Trot Nixon, Jason Varitek, Tony Clark March 31, 2003 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Yankees 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 8 7 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 9 1 WP: Roger Clemens LP: Roy Halladay SV: none HR: Robin Ventura, Alfonso Soriano April 5, 2004 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 7 11 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 WP: Jason Johnson LP: Roy Halladay SV: none HR: Carlos Pena, Ivan Rodriguez, Rondell White April 4, 2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 1 Devil Rays 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 WP: Roy Halladay LP: Dewon Brazelton SV: Miguel Batista HR: Orlando Hudson, Vernon Wells, Eric Hinske April 4, 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 1 Blue Jays 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 X 6 14 2 WP: Roy Halladay LP: Johan Santana SV: B. J. Ryan HR: Bengie Molina, Tony Batista, Shannon Stewart, Alex Rios April 2, 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Blue Jays 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 1 Tigers 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 WP: Jason Frasor LP: Fernando Rodney SV: B.J. Ryan April 1, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 8 0 WP: Chien-Ming Wang LP: Roy Halladay SV: Mariano Rivera HR: Melky Cabrera April 6, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 2 Blue Jays 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 X 12 15 0 WP: Roy Halladay LP: Justin Verlander SV: none HR: Travis Snider, Adam Lind, Brandon Inge, Curtis Granderson

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April 5, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 6 1 WP: Frank Francisco LP: Jason Frasor SV: none HR: Vernon Wells, Adam Lind, Nelson Cruz April 1, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 1 Blue Jays 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 x 13 12 1 WP: Ricky Romero LP: Carl Pavano SV: None HR: J.P. Arencibia (2), Jose Bautista, Adam Lind April 5, 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 10 1 Indians 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 WP: Luis Perez LP: Jairo Asencio SV: None HR: Jack Hannahan, Jose Bautista, J.P. Arencibia

April 2, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indians 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 WP: Justin Masterson LP: R.A. Dickey SV: Chris Perez HR: Asdrubal Cabrera March 31, 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 2 Rays 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 x 9 11 0 WP: David Price LP: R.A. Dickey SV: None HR: Erik Kratz April 6, 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 6 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 WP: Drew Hutchison LP: Masahiro Tanaka SV: None HR: Devon Travis, Edwin Encarnacion, Brett Gardner April 3, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Blue Jays 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 7 2 Rays 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1 WP: Marcus Stroman LP: Chris Archer SV: Roberto Osuna HR: Troy Tulowitzki, Corey Dickerson April 3, 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 2 Orioles 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1 WP: Tyler Wilson LP: Jason Grili SV: None HR: Mark Trumbo

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Ceremonial First Pitch & National Anthems FIRST PITCH ANTHEM 1977 Paul Godfrey – Toronto Chairman Anne Murray 1978 10 children - Salute to amateur baseball Anne Murray 1979 10 children - U.N. Year of the Child Canadian Children's Choir 1980 Fan selected from the crowd Ruth Ann Wallace 1981 Billy Patterson - International Year of the Disabled Murray McLaughlan 1982 Bob and Doug Mackenzie of SCTV Len Cariou 1983 Lt.-Governor John B. Aird The Good Brothers 1984 Allan Lamport - Force behind local Sunday baseball Bob McBride 1985 Dr. Ron Taylor - Canadian Hall of Fame inductee Metro Police Chorus 1986 Bill Singer - Starting pitcher in Blue Jays first game Gordon Lightfoot 1987 Ben Johnson/Laurie Graham - Canadian Athletes of Year CATS Quartet 1988 Karen Percy - Calgary Olympics bronze medalist Dan Hill 1989 Carolyn Waldo - Seoul Olympics gold medalist Candy Pennella 1990 President George Bush & Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Blue Rodeo 1991 Mstr. Corp. Gary Vienneau & Bill McKnight - Min. of Def. Canadian Forces Band 1992 Kerrin Lee Gartner & Dr. Roberta Bondar - Astronaut Mistletones 1993 Cito Gaston - Manager of Blue Jays Monique Lund 1994 Michael Wilcox - Courage to Comeback Award Brent Carver 1995 Random Fan Selection - Year of the Fan Kick-Off Cast of Miss Saigon 1996 Level of Excellence Inductees - George Bell & Dave Stieb Ruth Anne Onley 1997 Rhonda Wilson - Gold medalist - Figure Skating, Special Olympics Micheal Burgess 1998 Robert Duvall - Actor Chad Richardson/Karen Leblanc (Rent) 1999 David Cronenberg - Canadian movie director McAuley Boys 2000 Mel Lastman - Mayor of Toronto Cast of the Lion King 2001 Doug Ault – Former Blue Jay Jacksoul-Recording Artist 2002 Jamie Sale/David Pelletier - Canadian Olympic gold medalist (Figure Skating) Daniel Graves of “The Watchmen” 2003 Lorne Michaels - Creator of Saturday Night Live Shawn Desman 2004 Eugene Levy - Actor Keshia Chanté 2005 Trailer Park Boys - John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith & Robb Wells Slash 2006 Shirley Cheek Blue Man Group 2007 Alan Ashby & Ernie Whitt The Trews 2008 Roberto Alomar Regent Park School Choir 2009 Peter Sisam (Jays Care Foundation Board Member) The Canadian Tenors 2010 Alexandre Bilodeau (Canadian Gold Medalist in 2010 Olympics) Jersey Boys 2011 Roberto Alomar & Pat Gillick Myles Erlick/Marcus Pei (Billy Elliot, Musical) 2012 Dr. Ron Taylor Scott Newlands (2nd Lieutenant, Army Reserve)

2013 Geddy Lee (Rush) Danielle Wade (Wizard of Oz) 2014 Roy Halladay Lieutenant Scotty Newlands 2015 Ben Sheppard & Rob Manfred (MLB Commissioner) Douglas Tranquanda 2016 Paul Beeston Sgt. Cindy Scott & Sgt. David Grenon 2017 Tim Raines – 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Jess Moskaluke