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MLB 15 The Show San Francisco Giants Franchise: Ep.2 | MadBum NoNo?

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MLB 15 The Show San Francisco Giants Franchise Mode: Ep. 1 | Spring Training

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Regular Season Game #40: New York Mets @ Toronto Blue Jays

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 05:35 PM.

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7:07 PM ET May 18th, 2012 \| Rogers Center, Toronto, ON
2	Final	1
New York Mets (19-20)		Toronto Blue Jays (24-16)

Byrd's Squeeze Bunt Propels Mets Past Jays In Series Opener

TORONTO -- Small ball. The New York Mets used small ball to squeeze past the Blue Jays for their 19th win of the season, with outfielder Marlon Byrd laying down a sacrifice squeeze bunt to score Justin Turner from third base in the seventh inning to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.

The Mets would hold on to the lead, with former Blue Jay Frank Francisco pitching a scoreless eighth inning and closer Bobby Parnell netting his second save of the season to preserve the victory for starter Johan Santana (5-0) who went six strong innings, giving up six hits and one run to the quiet Blue Jays offense.

Former Mets catcher Josh Thole (who came to Toronto in the R.A. Dickey trade), singled up the middle in the bottom of the second inning scoring Edwin Encarnacion from third base following his leadoff double and a groundout from Jeff Baker. �I was down in the count and just tried to make contact. [i] got enough of the ball and picked up the RBI.� said Thole.

The Mets got a lucky bounce when Colin Cowgill�s groundball up the middle ricocheted off the second base bag and dribbled into center field, allowing Marlon Byrd to score from second base to tie the game up.

Johan Santana managed to escape a fifth inning jam when he had to face feared Jays slugger Jose Bautista in with the bases loaded and two outs. However, after a nine pitch battle, Santana was able to get Bautista to pop out to second base to end the inning. �I tried to stay in there but just missed [the] pitch and ended up popping out.� said Bautista.

The Blue Jays continue their series at home against the Mets at the Rogers Center tomorrow afternoon with first pitch at 1:05. You can catch the game on Sportsnet Ontario, East, West and Pacific or get your tickets at bluejays.com or call 416-341-1280.

New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays
May 18, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (18-20)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	2
Toronto (24-15)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
W: Johan Santana (5-0) L: Ricky Romero (2-2) S: Bobby Parnell (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	TOR
	Bot 2nd	Josh Thole grounded to center field for a single. Edwin Encarnacion scores.	0	1
	Top 3rd	Colin Cowgill grounded to center field for a single. Marlon Byrd scores.	1	1
	Top 7th	Marlon Byrd sacrificed to third baseman Maicer Izturis. Justin Turner scores.	2	1

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
R. Tejada, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.306
C. Cowgill, LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.218
D. Wright, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.235
I. Davis, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.313
T. d'Arnaud, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.350
J. Turner, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.269
K. Nieuwenhuis, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.183
M. Byrd, RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.202
B. Hicks, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.235
TOTALS	32	2	6	2	0	5
BATTING 2B: J. Turner (8) RBI: C. Cowgill (5), M. Byrd (6) SAC: M. Byrd
BASERUNNING SB: M. Byrd (1)
FIELDING E: D. Wright (4), J. Turner (6)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Santana (W, 5-0)	6.0	6	1	1	0	5	2.59
R. Carson (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
F. Francisco (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.75
B. Parnell (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	2.70
TOTALS	9.0	7	1	1	0	8

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
J. Reyes, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.215
E. Bonifacio, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.284
J. Bautista, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.298
E. Encarnacion, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.261
J. Baker, DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.246
A. Lind, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196
J. Thole, C	4	0	1	1	0	1	.100
M. Izturis, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.103
A. Gose, LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	34	1	7	1	0	8
BATTING 2B: E. Encarnacion (8), J. Bautista (6) RBI: J. Thole (5) SAC: J. Baker
BASERUNNING SB: A. Gose (2), R. Davis 4 (10)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Romero (L, 2-2)	7.0	6	2	2	0	5	2.08
S. Delabar	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69
D. Oliver	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	5

Angels and Blue Jays Trade Breakdown

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 05:34 PM.

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Trade Breakdown: Jays and Angels Swap Outfielders
By Tim Dierkes [May 18, 2013 at 11:15am ET]

Both teams are getting young outfielders that have shown that they have potential. The difference however, may not occur to the simple baseball fan. J.B. Schuck, the player that the Blue Jays are receiving from the Angels, uses speed, a high batting average and a good on-base percentage to succeed. This is almost contrary to Sierra�s method of producing offense. Sierra is more of a hitter with gap-to-gap power, with the ability to pull the ball down the line, resulting in his three home runs this season compared to the zero provided by Shuck. With this said, let�s get to the breakdown of the trade:

Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays are getting a player that is ready to contribute at the MLB level. Schuck has the ability to get on base where he can utilize his speed in order to create run scoring opportunities for his team. His fielding is also about average for someone his age. He has the ability to track down ball and will almost always give it his all on the baseball diamond. Even with his ability to play at the Major League level, he will likely be sent to Triple-A Buffalo for some seasoning with the fact that the Blue Jays roster is full at the moment.

Los Angeles Angels
What the Angels are getting in Moises Sierra is a player who has very good hitting tools as well as high potential to provide offense for the team. Although he has developed very well offensively, he has shown that he needs some more time in the minors to develop his fielding skills. During limited action with the Blue Jays last season, Sierra dropped three balls in the outfield that should have been caught and would have been caught by the outfielding the Angels are sending in, J.B. Schuck.

MLBTR: Blue Jays and Angels Swap Outfielders

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 05:32 PM.

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Blue Jays and Angels Swap Outfielders
By Tim Dierkes [May 18, 2013 at 10:35am ET]

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Angels have announced that they have reached a deal that would see the two teams swapping outfielders. The deal comes after a 2-1 walkoff win for the Blue Jays against their division foes, the New York Yankees. The deal sees 23-year old outfield prospect Moises Sierra headed to the Angels in exchange for 25-year old outfielder J.B. Shuck. Sierra hit .289 with 21 RBIs as well as three homers for Triple-A Buffalo this season. Schuck, who has spent time with both the big league team as well as Triple-A Salt Lake, hit .360 with 21 RBIs most recently in his stint with the Triple-A team. Schuck is known mostly for his speed and outfield ability, whereas Moises Sierra is mostly known for his high potential bat.

Regular Season Game #39: New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 05:32 PM.

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7:07 PM ET May 17th, 2012 \| Rogers Center, Toronto, ON
1	Final	2
New York Yankees (21-18)		Toronto Blue Jays (24-15)

Jays Score Two In Ninth For Comeback Win

TORONTO -- Mariano Rivera blew a save. That�s right, arguably one of the best closers in all of baseball blew a save opportunity last night against the Toronto Blue Jays thanks to a solo home run from Rajai Davis in the ninth.

The Yankees took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, with Mark Teixeira doubling to the left-center field gap to score second baseman Robinson Cano, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Alex Rodriguez then came up with boos raining down on him from the Toronto crowd, hitting a fly ball to right fielder Rajai Davis, who was substituting for a tired Jose Bautista. Teixeira, who advanced to third base on a Lyle Overbay groundout, tagged from third in hopes of giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Davis had other plans however, as he promptly threw a strike to catcher Josh Thole, who put the tag on Teixeira, ending the inning.

The Blue Jays, who lost the series opener last night thanks to a stellar pitching performance from veteran lefty Andy Pettitte. Much looked the same at the Rogers Center last night, with righty Phil Hughes throwing a no-hitter through six innings against the usually potent offense of the Blue Jays. Then came Brett Lawrie. Lawrie, down one ball, two strikes in the counts, manage to hit a bloop single that would dropped in for the Blue Jays first hit of the ballgame.

Fast-forward to the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Blue Jays down 1-0 and famed closer Mariano Rivera taking the mound. Rajai Davis promptly took a one ball, one strike cutter over the left field fence to tie the game, handing Rivera his first blown save of the season. Rivera, who was visibly shaken by the solo blow, promptly walked speedster Emilio Bonifacio, who leads the MLB in steals with 23 stolen bases. Despite paying close attention Bonifacio at first, Bonifacio managed to steal second before rookie outfielder Anthony Gose grounded out, moving Bonifacio to third. Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly on the very first pitch he saw in the at-bat, providing the Blue Jays with a walkoff win.

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
May 17, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (21-17)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	0
Toronto (23-15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0
W: Brad Lincoln (2-1) L: Mariano Rivera (0-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYY	TOR
NYY	Top 7th	Mark Teixeira doubled to center field. Robinson Cano scores.	1	0
TOR	Bot 9th	Rajai Davis homered to left field.	1	1
TOR	Bot 9th	Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Melky Mesa. Emilio Bonifacio scores.	1	2

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
D. Jeter, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.281
Ichiro, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.331
R. Cano, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.287
M. Teixeira, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.287
L. Overbay, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286
A. Rodriguez, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.221
V. Wells, LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.255
M. Mesa, CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000
B. Wilson, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TOTALS	32	1	9	1	1	6
BATTING 2B: R. Cano (12), V. Wells (3), M. Teixeira (3), D. Jeter (5) RBI: M. Teixeira (18) GIDP: R. Cano, B. Wilson

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
P. Hughes	6.2	1	0	0	0	5	4.14
C. Rapada (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	5.27
D. Robertson (H, 8)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
M. Rivera (L, 0-2)	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	6.92
TOTALS	8.2	2	2	2	1	6

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
J. Reyes, SS	3	0	0	1	0	0	.221
C. Rasmus, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.217
B. Lawrie, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.194
E. Encarnacion, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.262
A. Lind, DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.198
J. Bautista, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.299
J. Thole, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.087
R. Davis, RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.262
E. Bonifacio, 2B	2	1	0	0	1	0	.286
A. Gose, LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.400
TOTALS	26	2	2	2	1	6
BATTING HR: R. Davis (4) RBI: R. Davis (4), J. Reyes (13) SF: J. Reyes
BASERUNNING SB: E. Bonifacio (24), B. Lawrie (15) CS: B. Lawrie (4)
FIELDING PB: J. Thole (2)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Johnson	7.2	6	1	1	1	6	3.64
B. Lincoln (W, 2-1)	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	2.45
TOTALS	9.0	9	1	1	1	6

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Regular Season Game #38: New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays

Posted on September 14, 2013 at 03:09 PM.

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7:07 PM ET May 16th, 2012 \| Rogers Center, Toronto, ON
4	Final	2
New York Yankees (21-17)		Toronto Blue Jays (23-15)

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
May 16, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (20-17)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	12	0
Toronto (23-14)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
W: Andy Pettitte (6-0) L: Mark Buehrle (3-3) S: Mariano Rivera (8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYY	TOR
	Top 3rd	Travis Hafner hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Rajai Davis. Robinson Cano scores. Curtis Granderson advances to 3rd.	1	0
	Top 5th	Travis Hafner grounded to center field for a single. Ichiro scores.	2	0
	Top 6th	Derek Jeter grounded out to shortstop Jose Reyes. Vernon Wells scores.	3	0
	Bot 6th	Brett Lawrie hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Jose Reyes scores.	3	1
	Top 8th	Chris Stewart grounded out to third baseman Brett Lawrie. Brennan Boesch scores.	4	1
	Bot 8th	Jose Reyes grounded out to third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Rajai Davis scores.	4	2

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
D. Jeter, SS	5	0	0	1	0	0	.281
Ichiro, RF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.333
R. Cano, 2B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.281
C. Granderson, CF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.238
T. Hafner, 1B	3	0	1	2	0	1	.333
B. Boesch, LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	.212
A. Rodriguez, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.229
V. Wells, DH	4	1	3	0	0	1	.229
C. Stewart, C	4	0	0	1	0	1	.164
TOTALS	37	4	12	4	2	8
BATTING 2B: V. Wells 2 (2), C. Granderson (7) RBI: T. Hafner 2 (2), C. Stewart (2), D. Jeter (12) SF: T. Hafner GIDP: C. Granderson

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Pettitte (W, 6-0)	8.0	2	2	2	3	2	2.12
M. Rivera (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5.84
TOTALS	9.0	2	2	2	3	3

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
J. Reyes, SS	4	1	0	1	0	0	.227
B. Lawrie, 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	.190
J. Bautista, RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	.301
A. Lind, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.202
C. Rasmus, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.223
J. Baker, DH	2	0	0	0	1	0	.254
J. Thole, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.093
M. Izturis, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.114
R. Davis, LF	3	1	2	0	0	0	.259
TOTALS	28	2	2	2	3	3
BATTING RBI: J. Reyes (12), B. Lawrie (11) SF: B. Lawrie
BASERUNNING SB: R. Davis 2 (6), J. Reyes 2 (18)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Buehrle (L, 3-3)	5.0	9	2	2	2	3	2.15
B. Lincoln	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	2.61
A. Loup	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	5.19
E. Rogers	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.38
S. Santos	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.00
TOTALS	9.0	12	4	4	2	8

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

League Transactions

Posted on September 3, 2013 at 07:06 PM.

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Blackhawks Claim Huskins Off Waivers

The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed veteran defenseman Kent Huskins off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers. The Blackhawks, who are trying to make a push to the top of the western conference standings, acquired Huskins to stabilize a young defensive core. The Flyers currently sit at the bottom of the NHL standings.

Lightning Sign Martindale

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have signed free agent forward Ryan Martindale to a two year contract. The contract is worth an undisclosed amount of money. Martindale played for Team Canada in previous World Junior Classic tournaments.

Avalanche Sign Auld To Contract

The Colorado Avalanche have signed veteran free agent goaltender Alex Auld to a one year contract to help aid the struggling Semyon Varlamov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Auld spent part time with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers recently after a short stint with the Ottawa Senators and has a career .904 save percentage and 2.80 goals against average.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

MLB Trade Rumors: May 15th 2012

Posted on August 28, 2013 at 03:20 PM.

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AL East Notes: Hellickson, Yankees
By Tim Dierkes [May 15, 2012 at 8:35am ET]

Just before the Toronto Blue Jays open their home series against the New York Yankees, Tim Dierkes takes a look at some of the American League East rumours.

Ken Rothensal of ESPN reports that the Blue Jays could be seeking to add another outfielder following the injuries to both Melky Cabrera and youngster Anthony Gose. Rothensal also points out that they will most likely be looking at someone that they could possibly move once the two outfielders come back from their injuries.
With speedy outfielder Brett Gardner doing well in his rehab assignment in Triple-A Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the Yankees are looking to send one of their outfielders to Triple-A. However, none of their current outfielders (Brennan Boesch, Vernon Wells, Curtis Granderson, Ichiro) have any options remaining on their contracts. This means that they will likely have to pass either Boesch or Wells through waivers, where a team in need of outfielders, such as the Blue Jays could pick them up.
There have been many reports that the Blue Jays are looking at Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson to help out in a rotation that currently features two unproven starters with Brandon Morrow on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Series Preview: New York Yankees (May 16-17)

Posted on August 27, 2013 at 12:16 PM.

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Series Preview | May 16-17, 2012

New York Yankees
(20-17, 9-8 Away)

Toronto Blue Jays
(23-14, 11-6 Home)

Team Comparisons
.262	AVG	.233
.427	SLG	.316
.313	OBP	.246
.991	FLD	.991
3.67	ERA	2.87

Pitching Probables
Andy Pettitte	Game 1	Mark Buehrle
Phil Hughes	Game 2	Josh Johnson

Injury Report
Anthony Gose Lat Muscle Strain (Day-to-day)		Austin Romine Broken Forearm (60-day DL)
Brandon Morrow Forearm Tightness (15-day DL)
J.P. Arencibia Torn Finger Ligament (60-day DL)
Melky Cabrerae Torn Hamstring (60-day DL)

Game Notes
- The Blue Jays are 7-3 in their last 10. - The Yankees are 4-6 in their last 10. - The Yankees trail the Blue Jays by 3.5 games in the American League East standings. - Aaron Loup is back from his suspension. Mickey Storey has been sent down to Triple-A Buffalo.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Regular Season Game #37: Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

Posted on August 26, 2013 at 07:09 PM.

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7:07 PM ET May 15th, 2012 \| Rogers Center, Toronto, ON
4	Final	5
Tampa Bay Rays (17-19)		Toronto Blue Jays (22-14)

Bringing Out The Brooms; Jays Sweep Rays At Home

TORONTO -- The wait is over. The Toronto Blue Jays finally swept the Rays at home at the Rogers Center last night, edging the last place team by a narrow score of 5-4. The Tampa Bay Rays got off to a fast start against rookie Drew Hutchison, who was shooting for his second win of the season since being called up from Triple-A Buffalo.

Following a single by Ben Zobrist to lead off the ballgame for the Rays, former Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar quickly gave the Rays a 1-0 lead with a double down the right field line that would easily score Zobrist from second base. After star third baseman Evan Longoria struck out for the first out of the inning, veteran Luke Scott would hit the third Rays double of the inning to score Escobar from second for a 2-0 lead. With Scott at second base, Hutchison would proceed to settle down and strikeout outfielders Matt Joyce and Desmond Jennings.

All this would happen before rookie Matt Moore touched the mound. Moore (2-4), had hopes of picking up his third win of the season. However, the Blue Jays had other plans. Leadoff man and speedster Emilio Bonifacio would single to start the inning for the Jays. Bonifacio would then use his speed and aggressively steal second base and third base with Brett Lawrie up to bat. Lawrie would then hit a hard ground ball that hit off of a diving Evan Longoria�s glove for a single that would score Bonifacio from third base to cut the lead in half. �I was kinda expecting Boni [Bonifacio] to take off for second during my AB [at-bat]. I really didn�t think that he�d take third though. Everything worked out great for us I guess.� said Lawrie about the play after the game.

Things did work out great for the Jays as Brett Lawrie would steal second base on a curveball that bounced on the plate from Moore. With star slugger Jose Bautista batting, Lawrie held his ground at second base, only to watch the slugger pop out in foul territory, making the first out of the inning. Fellow slugger Edwin Encarnacion would pick up his teammate though, singling up the middle on the first pitch he saw to score Lawrie and tie the game up at 2-2. The Jays weren�t done there though, as Jeff Baker hit a slow roller to the pitcher that should have ended the inning with two outs, however, Moore threw the ball past first baseman Luke Scott allowing Encarnacion to score from second base and Jeff Baker to move into second base.

Things would stay the same heading into the bottom of the third inning, with Bautista to lead off for the Jays followed by Encarnacion. Bautista would draw a walk off of Moore, who seemed unfocused. Encarnacion would make Moore pay for the walk as he hit his ninth homerun of the season on Moore�s 53rd pitch of the game, 28 which came in the first inning. The Rays would try to make a comeback when Ben Zobrist doubled in the fourth inning off of Hutchison that scored two runs. But that was as close as they would get as Hutchison would shut down the Rays until the sixth inning, where Steve Delabar would come on and strikeout the side. Casey Janssen pitched a scoreless ninth inning and picked up his 15th save of the season.

The Blue Jays stay at home to take on the New York Yankees in another quick two game set. The Yankees trail the Blue Jays by one game in the American League East standings.

Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
May 15, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (17-19)	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Toronto (22-14)	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	5	7	0
W: Drew Hutchison (2-0) L: Matt Moore (2-4) S: Casey Janssen (15)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	TOR
	Top 1st	Yunel Escobar doubled to right field. Ben Zobrist scores.	1	0
	Top 1st	Luke Scott doubled to center field. Yunel Escobar scores.	2	0
	Bot 1st	Brett Lawrie grounded and deflected off third baseman Evan Longoria for a single. Emilio Bonifacio scores.	2	1
	Bot 1st	Edwin Encarnacion grounded to center field for single. Brett Lawrie scores.	2	2
	Bot 1st	Edwin Encarnacion scores on a throwing error by pitcher Matt Moore. Jeff Baker advances to 2nd.	2	3
	Bot 3rd	Edwin Encarnacion homered to left field. Jose Bautista scores.	2	5
	Top 4th	Ben Zobrist doubled to center field. Ryan Roberts scores. Jose Molina scores.	4	5

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
B. Zobrist, 2B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.265
Y. Escobar, SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	.217
E. Longoria, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.347
W. Myers, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.260
L. Scott, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.313
M. Joyce, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.237
D. Jennings, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.264
C. Jimenez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.221
R. Roberts, DH	2	1	1	0	1	0	.196
B. Guyer, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197
J. Molina, C	4	1	2	0	0	0	.378
TOTALS	35	4	9	4	1	10
BATTING 2B: B. Zobrist (7), Y. Escobar (7), E. Longoria (9), L. Scott (6) 3B: B. Zobrist (1) RBI: B. Zobrist 2 (10), Y. Escobar (16), L. Scott (12) GIDP: M. Joyce
FIELDING E: M. Moore (1)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Moore (L, 2-4)	5.0	6	5	5	2	3	4.44
J. Peralta	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	2.84
TOTALS	8.0	7	5	5	2	5

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
E. Bonifacio, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.291
B. Lawrie, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.195
J. Bautista, RF	2	1	1	0	2	0	.306
E. Encarnacion, 1B	4	2	2	3	0	0	.268
C. Rasmus, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.231
J. Baker, DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	.262
J. Thole, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.100
M. Izturis, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.125
R. Davis, LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.236
TOTALS	29	5	7	4	2	5
BATTING 2B: B. Lawrie (4) HR: E. Encarnacion (9) RBI: E. Encarnacion 3 (19), B. Lawrie (10) GIDP: E. Encarnacion
BASERUNNING SB: E. Bonifacio 2 (23), E. Encarnacion (1), B. Lawrie (14)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Hutchison (W, 2-0)	5.0	8	4	4	1	6	2.77
S. Delabar (H, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0.75
D. Oliver (H, 9)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
C. Janssen (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.86
TOTALS	9.0	9	4	4	1	10

Regular Season Game #28: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vancouver Canucks

Posted on August 26, 2013 at 07:03 PM.

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Dec 15, 2012	1	2	3	F
TOR (18-8-1)	3	1	1	5
VAN (16-9-4)	0	1	1	2

Three Stars
	Nazem Kadri, Toronto 2 G, 1 A, 3 Shots
	Phil Kessel, Toronto 1 G, 1 A, 3 Shots
	James Reimer, Toronto 2.03 GAA, .929 SV%, 28 SA

Team Stats Comparison
	TOR	VAN
Shots on Goal	36	28
Hits	8	8
Faceoffs Won-Lost	28	21
Penalty Minutes	10:00	6:00
Power Plays Converted	1	1
Power Play Opportunities	3	5
Time on Attack	6:25	4:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
TOR	5:37 N. Kadri (6), (J. Lupul)
TOR	17:14 T. Bozak (3), (Unassisted) - Power Play Goal
TOR	19:55 N. Kadri (7), (P. Kessel)
SECOND PERIOD
VAN	16:57 D. Roy (4), (D. Hamhuis, A. Edler) - Power Play Goal
TOR	18:30 C. MacArthur (6), (D. Phaneuf)
THIRD PERIOD
VAN	5:17 M. Malholtra (4), (K. Bieksa)
TOR	19:26 P. Kessel (16), (J. Lupul, N. Kadri) - Empty Net

Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
J. Reimer	28	26	93%	2.03

Vancouver Canucks - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
R. Luongo	35	31	89%	4.03

We had a pretty dominant game, with Nazem Kadri getting two goals in the win. One of his goals was off of a breakaway in which he netted his own rebound for the goal. Derek Roy's goal was not to be blamed on the goalie James Reimer. Roy tipped the Dan Hamhuis shot pass Reimer for the first goal.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

May Minor League Report

Posted on August 25, 2013 at 11:02 PM.

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We headed down to the minors to have a look at some of our young prospects, most notably starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez, outfielder Jacob Anderson and center fielder Evan Chambers, whom we signed out of the free agent market a month ago. We're in town just in time to catch Sanchez make his start with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats against former top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard and the Binghamton Mets.

Binghamton Mets at New Hampshire Fisher Cats
May 12, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Binghamton (21-14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
New Hampshire (17-18)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2	7	0
W: Aaron Sanchez (3-5) L: Noah Syndergaard (1-1) S: Rich Thompson (12)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BNG	NHA
NHA	Bot 2nd	Sean Ochinko grounded to third base for a single. Jacob Anderson scores.	0	1
NHA	Bot 5th	Mike McCoy lined to left field for a single. Evan Chambers scores.	0	2

Binghamton Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: W. Tovar (6), C. Vaughn (4)
FIELDING E: W. Tovar

Binghamton Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Noah Syndergaard (L, 1-1)	5.0	6	2	2	1	1	5.74
Dylan Owen	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	7	2	2	1	1

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Anderson (3) RBI: M. McCoy (16) SAC: K. Pillar
BASERUNNING SB: E. Chambers (2) CS: M. McCoy (3)

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aaron Sanchez (W, 3-5)	6.0	1	0	0	1	4	4.50
John Stilson (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	4.30
Alex Hinshaw (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.61
Rich Thompson (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.00
TOTALS	9.0	2	0	0	1	8

The Fisher Cats played well, getting Sanchez the victory. It seems that all the pieces of the R.A. Dickey trade have not panned out, with Syndergaard giving up six hits and two runs in five innings, taking the loss. However, we did notice somethings about the young guys that we came down here to watch...

Aaron Sanchez: Good break on his curve ball, fastball topping out at 97mph on the night, lots of balls hit to the warning track. 71 pitches.

Jacob Anderson: Shows some decent speed as well as the ability to pull the ball down the left field line. Great range in the outfield.

Evan Chambers: Decent speed from the lead off position and good contact.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Regular Season Game #36: Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

Posted on August 23, 2013 at 02:46 PM.

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7:07 PM ET May 14th, 2012 \| Rogers Center, Toronto, ON
3	Final	5
Tampa Bay Rays (17-19)		Toronto Blue Jays (22-14)

Jays Best Division Foes

TORONTO -- Back at home after a lengthy road trip to Los Angeles, Oakland and Minnesota, the Toronto Blue Jays showed that all the travel had no effect on their play, as they beat their division rival Tampa Bay Rays 5-3. Jeff Baker got the Blue Jays off to a great start as Colby Rasmus started off the bottom of the second inning with a triple, followed by a double by Baker into center field to give R.A. Dickey and the Jays a quick 1-0 lead.

The Rays weren�t inclined to give up so quickly, as fan favorite third baseman Evan Longoria hit a towering two run home run that would give the Rays a 2-1 lead. �My knuckleball just kinda flattened out.� said Dickey about the home run after the game. The Blue Jays would get right back on offense, with Edwin Encarnacion hitting a homerun with Jose Bautista on base following a leadoff single. With his team up 3-2, Dickey held the lead the remainder of his start, lasting seven innings and accumulating five strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

The Blue Jays added one run on a home run from an unlikely source. Speedster Emilio Bonifacio hit his first homerun of the season, giving the Jays the 4-2 edge in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the eighth inning, Blue Jays reliever Steve Delabar gave up his first earned run of the season when he gave up a line drive single into center field off the bat of veteran Luke Scott that would score rookie phenom Wil Myers from second base to cut the lead to 5-3.

That would be as close as the Rays would get though as Darren Oliver would come on to shutdown the eighth inning, followed by closer Casey Janssen, who would notch his 14th save of the season.

Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
May 14, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (17-18)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	11	1
Toronto (21-14)	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	X	5	9	1
W: R.A. Dickey (2-3) L: David Price (2-4) S: Casey Janssen (14)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	TOR
	Bot 2nd	Jeff Baker doubled to center field. Colby Rasmus scores.	0	1
	Top 3rd	Evan Longoria homered to left field. Chris Gimenez scores.	2	1
	Bot 3rd	Edwin Encarnacion homered to right field. Jose Bautista scores.	2	3
	Bot 7th	Emilio Bonifacio homered to right field.	2	4
	Bot 7th	Brett Lawrie grounded and deflected off shortstop Yunel Escobar for a single. Jose Reyes scores.	2	5
	Top 8th	Luke Scott lined to center field for a single. Wil Myers scores.	3	5

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
B. Zobrist, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.259
Y. Escobar, SS	4	0	1	0	1	1	.216
E. Longoria, 3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.350
W. Myers, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.268
L. Scott, 1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	.304
M. Joyce, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.245
B. Guyer, DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.198
D. Jennings, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.270
C. Gimenez, C	2	1	1	0	1	1	.224
J. Loney, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265
TOTALS	36	3	11	3	2	5
BATTING 2B: C. Gimenez (4), W. Myers (8) HR: E. Longoria (7) RBI: E. Longoria 2 (16), L. Scott (11) GIDP: M. Joyce, E. Longoria, D. Jennings
FIELDING E: D. Price (1)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Price (L, 2-4)	6.0	6	3	3	1	5	2.66
J. Wright	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	4.38
C. Ramos	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	1.37
K. Farnsworth	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6.43
TOTALS	8.0	9	5	5	1	5

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
J. Reyes, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.234
B. Lawrie, 3B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.185
J. Bautista, RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.303
E. Encarnacion, 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.260
C. Rasmus, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.238
J. Baker, DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	.258
H. Blanco, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.323
E. Bonifacio, 2B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.292
R. Davis, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250
TOTALS	32	5	9	5	1	5
BATTING 2B: J. Baker (2) 3B: C. Rasmus (3) HR: E. Encarnacion (8), E. Bonifacio (1) RBI: E. Bonifacio (7), E. Encarnacion 2 (16), J. Baker (3), B. Lawrie (9)
BASERUNNING SB: J. Reyes (16), B. Lawrie 3 (13) CS: B. Lawrie (3)
FIELDING E: E. Bonifacio (3)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Dickey (W, 2-3)	7.0	8	2	2	2	5	3.51
S. Delabar	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0.90
D. Oliver (H, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
C. Janssen (S, 14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	5.17
TOTALS	9.0	11	3	3	2	5

Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays (May 14-15)

Posted on August 23, 2013 at 02:17 PM.

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Series Preview | May 14-15, 2012

Tampa Bay Rays
(16-18, 6-12 Away)

Toronto Blue Jays
(21-14, 9-6 Home)

Team Comparisons
.255	AVG	.231
.422	SLG%	.413
.311	OBP	.244
.984	FLD%	.991
3.41	ERA	2.83

Pitching Probables
David Price (2-3, 2.40)	Game 1	R.A. Dickey (1-3, 3.65)
Matt Moore (2-3, 3.94)	Game 2	Drew Hutchison (1-0, 0.00)

Injury Report
None		Brandon Morrow Forearm Tightness (15-day DL)
		Melky Cabrera Torn Hamstring (60-day DL)
		J.P. Arencibia Torn Finger Ligament (60-day DL)
		Anthony Gose Lat Strain (Day-to-day)

Game Notes
- Rays are 5-5 in their last ten games. - Jays are 7-3 in their last ten games. - The Rays are tied with the Orioles and Red Sox at 4.5 games behind the first place Jays.