--The loss for the Jays Friday was their 12th in their last 15 games on the road. On the season, the Jays are 19-27 away from home.

--Utility player Marco Scutaro has made 67 starts for the Jays this season in six different positions. He has started 18 games at second, 17 games at third, 25 games at shortstop, four games in left field, two games at first base and in one game he was the DH. On Friday, Scutaro started at short.

--In games decided by two runs or less this season, the Jays have gone 18-28, including going 7-18 on the road.

--Of the Jays 60 home runs this season, just eight have been hit against left-handed pitching. No Jay has hit more than one homer against a left-hander -- that's eight home runs, each hit by a different player.

--LHP Jesse Carlson has had a banner year for the Jays in relief as he is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 37 appearances. Carlson also has the best stats in the number of inherited runners he has allowed. Of the 32 inherited runners that have been on base when he's come into a game, just four have scored.

BY THE NUMBERS
26 -- Consecutive innings without allowing an earned run by LHP Scott Downs, through June 29. The Jays' club record is 41 innings, set by RHP Roy Halladay in 2004.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"The second half brings something different for everyone. We'll see what happens from now." -- Manager Cito Gaston, on the team's fortunes going forward.

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