Topic: Toronto Blue Jays

Blue Jays edge Rays after early pitching duel

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays edged the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in a contest highlighted by strong pitching and home runs at the Rogers Center on Thursday.Toronto's Ricky Romero and Tampa Bay's Wade Davis matched each other on the mound ...

Toronto's Bautista stays on fire with three homers for Jays

MINNESOTA (Reuters) - Toronto slugger Jose Bautista continued his red-hot form by hitting three home runs in the Blue Jays' 11-3 rout over the Minnesota Twins Sunday.Bautista, who led the Major Leagues with 54 homers last season, hit blasts in the third, ...

Bautista blasts Blue Jays past Twins in extra innings

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Jose Bautista hit his league leading 13th home run to spark a six-run outburst in the eleventh inning that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 9-3 win over the slumping Minnesota Twins on Saturday.The Twins (12-25) have lost seven ...

Wakefield cracks knuckles ahead of milestone appearance

TORONTO (Reuters) - Tim Wakefield is a rare breed in Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox knuckleballer will set a new milestone the next time he takes to the mound by becoming the oldest player ever to play for the ...

Detroit's Verlander tosses no-hitter

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander threw his second career Major League Baseball no-hitter, striking out four batters to spark a 9-0 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays.In improving to 3-3 on the season, Verlander on Saturday matched the no-hit performance he imposed ...

Tampa Bays Rays' Upton banned two games for tirade

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tampa Bays Rays outfielder B.J. Upton has been suspended for two games for a tirade late in a recent game after being called out on strikes, Major League Baseball said on Saturday.The two-times All-Star slammed his bat and ...

Yankees outlast pesky Blue Jays 5-4

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees scored five early runs and held off the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays for a 5-4 win at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.New York roughed up Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek with three runs in the ...

Adam Lind homers twice as Toronto smash Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays battered opposing pitcher Matt Harrison to defeat the Texas Rangers 10-3 on Tuesday.Adam Lind smashed two home runs and finished with five RBIs as the Blue Jays scored five times in the first inning ...

Blue Jays send struggling pitcher Brett Cecil to minors

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Brett Cecil has been optioned to Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League following the left-hander's slow start to the Major League Baseball season, the team said on Thursday.Cecil, 24, posted a 1-2 record ...

Bartolo Colon returns as starter, pitches Yankees to win

TORONTO (Reuters) - Bartolo Colon made his first start in nearly two years to help the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Wednesday.The 37-year-old Colon, who had not started since July 2009 and missed all of last season, ...