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Blue Jays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
5 hours ago
The Blue Jays knew when they shut down Brandon Morrow after his 26th start to keep his innings under control that they would need someone to make a spot start this week against the Texas Rangers.
And for that purpose, they have called up a former major-leaguer and a local guy as well, right-hander Shawn Hill, who was a Montreal Expo when he picked up his first major league win against the Blue Jays. That was July 4, 2004, when the teams played a series in Puerto Rico.
Hill, who is from Mississauga, Ontario, has also pitched for the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres. He has twice had Tommy John surgery.
The sixth-round draft pick by the Expos in 2000, Hill signed on Jan.
MLB Power Poll: Sins of the Padres (SportingNews.com)
7 hours ago
It's impossible to talk about the San Diego Padres' 2010 season without using some variation of the word "surprise." As in, they were surprisingly good for so long that it's pretty surprising they've fallen so quickly. On Aug. 26, they had 76 victories and were -- surprisingly (OK, shockingly) -- tied with the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays in the loss column in the race for baseball's best record. When Labor Day arrived, they still had 76 victories.
AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
8 hours ago
When they weren't beating up on the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays had their own fans ducking for cover Monday.
AL Capsules (AP)
9 hours ago
A.J. Pierzynski hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and finished with three RBIs on Monday, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 for their seventh straight win. Chris Sale (1-1) earned his first major league victory, finishing with 2 2-3 innings of scoreless relief. Jose Valverde (2-4) took the loss.
'B' alert! Letter flies at Rogers Centre fans (The Canadian Press)
15 hours ago
TORONTO - Turns out balls and bats aren't the only projectiles that might fly into the stands at the Rogers Centre.
Sign of the times: Jays fan hit by falling letter (AP)
16 hours ago
Baseball fans have long been warned to look out for foul balls and flying bats. Now add falling letters to the list. A fan at the Toronto Blue Jays' game was OK on Monday after being struck in the right shoulder by a tumbling, metal "B" from a sign honoring Jackie Robinson. The middle-aged man had a scrape after a foul ball by home run leader Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays dislodged...
Wells, Hill & Escobar homer, Blue Jays beat Texas (AP)
16 hours ago
When they weren't beating up on the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays had their own fans ducking for cover Monday. Vernon Wells hit a three-run homer, Aaron Hill had a two-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas 7-2, handing the reeling Rangers their seventh loss in nine games. Yunel Escobar added a solo drive for Toronto, which leads the majors with 211 homers.
Yankees activate Alex Rodriguez from disabled list (SportingNews.com)
6 Sep 2010 at 3:02am
On the disabled list since Aug. 21, Alex Rodriguez was in the New York Yankees? lineup Sunday, but the Toronto Blue Jays spoiled his return. Rodriguez, who has not played in a full game since Aug. 15, was on the DL because of a strained left calf. Yankees manager Joe Girardi told ESPNNewYork before the game: ?We feel it is healed and ready to go.? Rodriguez batted cleanup against the Blue Jays. He entered Sunday hitting .265 with 21 homers and 97 RBIs.
AL Roundup: A look at Sunday's games (The Canadian Press)
5 Sep 2010 at 8:04pm
Alex Rodriguez was back in the Yankees' lineup, but that didn't mean much to the homer-happy Toronto Blue Jays.
Jays win 7-3 to snap Yankees' 8-game win streak (AP)
5 Sep 2010 at 5:02pm
Joe Girardi would still rather have Alex Rodriguez in his starting lineup. The Yankees had been riding a season-high eight-game winning streak while their star third baseman was on the disabled list with a nagging calf injury. They'd won 11 of their last 14 and pulled ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays by 2 1/2 games in the brutal AL East.
AL Roundup: A look at Saturday's games (The Canadian Press)
5 Sep 2010 at 12:41am
Missing two of their biggest sluggers, the New York Yankees are getting big hits from unlikely sources.
Thames' homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays (The Canadian Press)
4 Sep 2010 at 5:20pm
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Marcus Thames is making the most of every opportunity to play, a big reason the New York Yankees are rolling right along without several injured all-stars.
Thames' homer lifts Yankees to 8th straight win (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 5:09pm
Marcus Thames is making the most of every opportunity to play, a big reason the New York Yankees are rolling right along without several injured All-Stars. Thames launched a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Saturday to set a season high with its eighth straight victory.
Yankees match season-high with win over Jays (The Canadian Press)
3 Sep 2010 at 5:18pm
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap.
Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win (AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 5:15pm
Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap. Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offense from his leadoff spot and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with its seventh straight victory.
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