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Toronto Blue Jays Bats Cannot Prop up Their Starting Pitching Woes
June 20th, 2012 at 7:51 PM
The Blue Jays were forced into calling up Joel Carreno to start this afternoon matinee against the Milwaukee Brewers. This was his sixth appearance and his second start for the Jays this season and it was one I'm sure he would like to forget. Carreno only lasting three innings and gave up five...
Brett Cecil Helps Toronto Blue Jays Sweep Philadelphia Phillies in Season Debut
June 17th, 2012 at 7:13 PM
In front of 45,000 fans at the Rogers Centre, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6-2 to complete the three game series sweep. Due to the rash of injuries the starting rotation has seen over the past week, Brett Cecil was called up from...
Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals Beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2
June 13th, 2012 at 5:15 PM
Overall is was a pretty depressing day at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday afternoon on what would have otherwise been a beautiful day for a ball game. The Washington Nationals completed a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays beating them for the third time in three days. On this day it...
Toronto Blue Jays Lose to the Washington Nationals 6-3; Lose Brandon Morrow as Well
June 11th, 2012 at 11:32 PM
The Blue Jays got trounced in this one by the score of 6-3 due in part to an early exit from the game by starter Brandon Morrow who left this one after only nine pitches. The bullpen was forced to take over early and it was Chad Beck who got...
Blue Jays Sweep the Series Against First Place Baltimore Orioles
May 30th, 2012 at 11:38 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays got swept over the weekend by the Texas Rangers down in Arlington and answer right back with a sweep of their own against divisional opponents The Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles went into tonights game in a tie with the Tampa Bay Rays for the lead in...
Jays Win and Move to Within Three Games of First in the AL East
May 29th, 2012 at 11:40 PM
The Baltimore Orioles made it interesting late as their highest paid player in franchise history, Adam Jones, hit his second homerun of the night in the top of the ninth and that brought the Orioles within two. Casey Janssen was able to hold them to that deficit though and the...
Drew Hutchison Picks up the Win Against the Baltimore Orioles
May 29th, 2012 at 12:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** The Blue Jays offense got going early and young Jays started Drew Hutchison took care of the rest. He pretty much silenced the often potent Baltimore Orioles offense only giving up three hits and three walks while striking out nine. He had command of his fastball, keeping it down...
The Toronto Blue Jays’ No Good, Very Bad Weekend in Texas
May 28th, 2012 at 3:04 PM
***PHOTO1*** Heading to Arlington to play the Texas Rangers was a trip that was unlikely to end well for the Toronto Blue Jays, but it was difficult to believe just three days ago that it could've gone this poorly. The Rangers own the best record in the American League and...
Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays Battle into Extra Innings but the Blue Jays Fall Short
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:22 PM
The Blue Jays continue their losing ways when facing the Tampa Bay Rays as they lose their 15th straight series to their division rivals in Tampa. Ricky Romero was not even close to his best this afternoon. He walked a career-high seven batters and left the game in the seventh...
Toronto Blue Jays Drop the Second Game of the Series to the Tampa Bay Rays
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:29 AM
Drew Hutchison did not fare so well in his hometown as he was roughed up by the Tampa Bay Rays. He gave up six earned runs, four of them coming off two home runs given up to Luke Scott and lead-off man in the Rays lineup Carlos Pena. Hutchison only...
Toronto Blue Jays Win and Take Two from New York Yankees
May 17th, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Drew Hutchison pitched really well once again, showing that he deserved to be called up to the big leagues, as the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the New York Yankees 4-1. On a very busy day for the Blue Jays it was Hutchison who held down the fort giving up only...
Toronto Blue Jays Must Wish They Played Minnesota Twins Every Day
May 11th, 2012 at 12:14 AM
***PHOTO1*** The Blue Jays made their way into Minnesota after splitting a two-game mini series with the Oakland Athletics and were probably ecstatic to take on the Twins who possess the worst record in Major League Baseball at 8-23. Young Venezuelan starter Henderson Alvarez took to the hill coming off...
John Farrell Makes Adjustments and Toronto Blue Jays Win Over Oakland Athletics
May 9th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
***PHOTO1*** On a day filled with answering questions that surrounded his ball club, John Farrell faced the media and explained the decisions he made earlier in the day which consisted of moving Adam Lind down to the eight spot in the batting order and naming Casey Janssen as his interim...
CJ Wilson Makes Life Tough on the Jays and Takes Them Down
May 6th, 2012 at 12:18 AM
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim came into this game without having scored a single run in 23 innings but were able to get six against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. The six was more than enough as the Jays were having trouble with Angels starter CJ Wilson...
Brandon Morrow Shuts Out the Angels
May 4th, 2012 at 2:05 AM
***PHOTO1*** Brandon Morrow threw to only one batter over the minimum and throws a complete game shut out against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He gave up only three hits and struck out eight but most importantly he walked nobody all game long. He was dominant, throwing his fastball...
Toronto Blue Jays Take Win Over Texas Rangers, Secure Series Victory
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Baseball is a strange game. Three days after being swept by the Baltimore Orioles, a team projected by many to be the worst in the American League this season, the Toronto Blue Jays won a three game series against the junior circuit's top team in the Texas Rangers. Edwin Encarnacion...
Blue Jays Win After Brett Lawrie Hits Walk Off Home Run
May 2nd, 2012 at 12:11 AM
This game was an interesting mix of what this past month of Blue Jays baseball has been and what we as Blue Jays fans hope to see in the months ahead. It started right away with another strong start from a young Blue Jays starter as Drew Hutchison in only...
Drabek Decent, but Darvish Dominant as Rangers Sink Blue Jays
May 1st, 2012 at 12:04 AM
The Toronto Blue Jays got a taste of what they missed out on last night as Yu Darvish absolutely dominated them en route to a 4-1 victory for the Texas Rangers. However, if there is such a thing as a 'good loss' , and if there is any silver lining...
