A rematch of the 1993 World Series will take place on Friday night, when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Philadelphia Phillies. On Thursday, the Blue Jays dropped the rubber game of their series with the visiting Los Angeles Angels by an 8-1 final score. Toronto is four games below .500 overall and 11.5 games behind Boston for the AL East Division lead.
Twenty-eight year old righty Sam Gaviglio (1-0 0.93 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Blue Jays. Through 84 career major league innings, Gaviglio has surrendered 16 long balls and owns a 1.33 WHIP.
The Philadelphia Phillies lost the 1993 World Series in six games, but appear to be better equipped to make it back than the Blue Jays in the near future. On Wednesday, Philadelphia clinched a series versus Atlanta with a 4-0 victory. The Phillies are nine games above .500 overall and trail the Braves by just a half-game for the NL East Division lead.
The Phillies will counter with twenty-four year old righty Zach Eflin (1-0 1.56 ERA) in the series opener. Through 17 plus innings this season, Eflin has allowed just one home runs and sports a 0.92 WHIP.
