a standing ovation from the crowd at Rogers Centre. In their game against the Texas Rangers on August 12, the Blue Jays set a franchise record with 13 extra-base hits. On August 18, Yusei Kikuchi of the Seattle Mariners pitched a complete game two-hit shutout against the Blue Jays in a 7–0 win as the Mariners took two of three games from the Blue Jays. September On September 1, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against the Blue Jays, the third of his career (and second against Toronto) in a 2–0 win. Game log |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 28 || Tigers || 0–2 (10) || Alcántara (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || Greene (1) || 45,048 || 0–1 || 1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 29 || Tigers || 6–0 || Shoemaker (1–0) || Boyd (0–1) || — || 18,054 || 1–1 || ½ |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || March 30 || Tigers || 3–0 || Sanchez (1–0) || Turnbull (0–1) || Giles (1) || 25,429 || 2–1 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || March 31 || Tigers || 3–4 (11) || Stumpf (1–0) || Pannone (0–1) || Greene (2) || 16,098 || 2–2 || 1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 1 || Orioles || 5–6 || Hess (1–0) || Reid-Foley (0–1) || Bleier (1) || 10,460 || 2–3 || 2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 2 || Orioles || 1–2 || Cashner (1–1) || Stroman (0–1) || Castro (1) || 12,110 || 2–4 || 3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 3 || Orioles || 5–3 || Shoemaker (2–0) || Karns (0–1) || Giles (2) || 11,436 || 3–4 || 2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 4 || @ Indians || 1–4 || Bauer (1–0) || Sanchez (0–1) || Hand (3) || 10,375 || 3–5 || 2½ |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 5 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Cimber (1–0) || Biagini (0–1) || — || 12,881 || 3–6 || 3½ |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 6 || @ Indians || 2–7 || Carrasco (1–1) || Pannone (0–2) || — || 18,429 || 3–7 || 3½ |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 7 || @ Indians || 1–3 || Clevinger (1–0) || Stroman (0–2) || Hand (4) || 17,264 || 3–8 || 4½ |- style="text-align:center;