Blue Jays, Orioles set wild-card rosters for AL showdown
After the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles announced Monday that Marcus Stroman and Chris Tillman would take the hill for their respective clubs to start the American League wild-card game on Tuesday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, both clubs have now released their full rosters.
Toronto Blue Jays
Veteran R.A. Dickey was left off the Blue Jays roster, which includes pinch-running specialist Dalton Pompey, while starters Francisco Liriano and Marco Estrada are available to come out of the bullpen if needed.
Pitchers (10)
Joe Biagini, Brett Cecil, Marco Estrada, Scott Feldman, Jason Grilli, Francisco Liriano, Aaron Loup, Roberto Osuna, Ryan Tepera, Marcus Stroman
Catchers (2)
Russell Martin, Dioner Navarro
Infielders (7)
Darwin Barney, Josh Donaldson, Edwin Encarnacion, Ryan Goins, Justin Smoak, Devon Travis, Troy Tulowitzki
Outfielders (6)
Jose Bautista, Ezequiel Carrera, Kevin Pillar, Dalton Pompey, Michael Saunders, Melvin Upton Jr.
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore's roster didn't include many surprises, although Ubaldo Jimenez, who pitched wonderfully against Toronto in his last appearance, is available to come out of the bullpen if Chris Tillman gets off to a shaky start for the visiting Orioles. Rookie Trey Mancini, who hit three home runs in 15 big-league at-bats after getting called up in September, also made the roster.
Pitchers (10)
Brad Brach, Zach Britton, Dylan Bundy, Brian Duensing, Mychal Givens, Donnie Hart, Tommy Hunter, Ubaldo Jimenez, Darren O'Day, Chris Tillman
Catchers (2)
Caleb Joseph, Matt Wieters
Infielders (7)
Pedro Alvarez, Chris Davis, Ryan Flaherty, J.J. Hardy, Manny Machado, Trey Mancini, Jonathan Schoop
Outfielders (6)
Michael Bourn, Adam Jones, Hyun Soo Kim, Nolan Reimold, Drew Stubbs, Mark Trumbo