Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks Tickets, First Pitch Time for Thursday, June 19
Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks Tickets, First Pitch Time for Thursday, June 19
Geraldo Perdomo and the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to defeat Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays when the teams square off on Thursday, June 19 at 3:07 p.m. ET (on SNET and ARID).
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Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks Game Info
Game day: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Game time: 3:07 p.m. ET
3:07 p.m. ET TV channel: SNET and ARID
SNET and ARID Live Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
Watch LIVE with Fubo! Location: Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario Stadium: Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre Blue Jays Starter: TBA
TBA Diamondbacks Starter: TBA
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Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks offensive insights
The Blue Jays rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 45 home runs as a team.
Hitters for Toronto have combined for a team rank of 23rd in the majors with a .374 team slugging percentage.
The Blue Jays' .246 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
The Diamondbacks rank fifth in baseball with 73 total home runs.
So far this season, Arizona is fourth in the majors with a .447 slugging percentage.
The Diamondbacks are seventh in the majors with a .255 batting average.
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Blue Jays' top hitters
Guerrero is hitting .276 this season, with a .809 OPS (.382 on-base, .427 slugging). He has seven home runs and 23 RBI, plus 30 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 16.2%, and his walk rate is 14%.
In 2025, Bo Bichette's batting average is .275, to go along with a .319 on-base percentage and a .396 slugging percentage. He has four homers and 25 RBI, plus 22 runs scored and four stolen bases on six attempts. His strikeout rate is 16.8%, and his walk rate is 5.5%.
George Springer's current batting average is .247, and he has five home runs and 18 RBI, plus 24 runs scored and six steals on six attempts. His strikeout rate is 24.3%, and his walk rate is 14.6%. He has a .361 on-base percentage, and a .429 slugging percentage.
The Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk is batting .284, with a .699 OPS (.327 on-base, .372 slugging). He has three home runs and 18 RBI, plus nine runs scored. His strikeout rate is 11.3%, and his walk rate is 5.7%.
Diamondbacks' top hitters
Perdomo has posted a .304 batting average to go along with a .401 OBP and .475 SLG in 224 plate appearances this season. He's also swatted six home runs with 37 RBI and 26 runs, including 11 steals, while putting up an 11.2% K% and 14.3% BB%.
In 243 plate appearances, Corbin Carroll, who has a .265/.337/.566 triple slash line this season, has racked up 40 runs, 34 RBI, and 15 bombs. As a basestealer, he's snagged nine steals on 12 attempts. His walk rate is 8.2%, and his strikeout rate is 25.1%.
This season, Josh Naylor is batting .288/.350/.439 this season with a walk rate of 8.6% and a strikeout rate of 12.7%. In addition, he's popped five dingers while knocking in 31 runs and scoring 26 times. Plus, he's swiped eight bases on 10 attempts.
At the dish, the Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez owns a .230/.312/.503 slash line, and he's launched 14 homers with 32 runs scored and 40 RBI. He's walking and striking out 7.8% and 23.9% of the time, respectively.
Blue Jays' injuries
Andrés Giménez: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15 Day IL (Back), Ryan Burr: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Erik Swanson: 60 Day IL (Hand), Max Scherzer: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Heineman: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
Diamondbacks' injuries
Eduardo Rodríguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Walston: 60 Day IL (Elbow), A.J. Puk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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