The Toronto Blue Jays scored eight runs in the 5th and 6th innings to defeat the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 10-8 on Tuesday night.  It was a great vicotry for the Jays as they evened up the four game series at one game each.

Alex Rios and Adam Lind both hit home runs in the game.  Rios hit a solo shit while Lind had the big home run which was a three run shot.  John McDonald led the team with four rbi as he had a bases loaded clearing double and then a sac fly in the game.  Matt Stairs, Rod Barajas, and Rios all finished the game with one rbi each.

Shaun Marcum only lasted 4 2/3 innings as he gave up eight hits and seven runs before being pulled out of the game.  Marcum gave up three home runs in the game and he was lucky to come away with a no decision in the game.  The bullpen did a great job after Marcum was taken out of the game as they held the O’s to seven runs while the offense came to the rescue for the most part.

Jesse Carlson, Shawn Camp, Scott Downs, and B.J. Ryan all threw out of the bullpen for the Jays.  Carlson, Camp, and Downs didn’t allow a run but Ryan gave up one run in the 9th inning.  Ryan was able to settle down and record his 19th save however.

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The Toronto Blue Jays were down 5-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning but they scored two runs to come back and defeat the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 6-5.  The two run comeback completed a three game sweep of the Orioles and improved the Blue Jays record to 45-47.

Lyle Overbay tied the game in the ninth inning with a rbi sac fly and then Adam Lind hit the game winning run with a rbi single.  Little guy David Eckstein led the team with two rbi while Joe Inglett, Alex Rios, Overbay, and Lind all contributed with one rbi each.  Great job by the offense for coming through when they needed to!

Shawn Camp who pitched the top of the ninth inning notched the win in the game and is now 2-1 on the season.  Blue Jays starting pitcher John Parrish lasted seven innings as he gave up six hits and three runs.  It was a good quality start out of Parrish as he got the no decision.  The two relief pitchers after Parrish left the were not good however.  Brian Tallet gave up one run and then Brandon League gave up another run.  The offense really bailed out Tallet and League.

The Blue Jays will now wait for the Yankees to get into town and they will start a three game series on Friday.

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dustin McGowan gave up four runs over six innings and the Blue Jays offense wasn’t able to pick him up as the Jays lost to the A’s by the score of 4-2.  McGowan didn’t pitch that bad as he gave up six hits and only walked one while striking out five.  In the end though he dropped to 6-7 on the season.

After McGowan left the game, Brandon League pitched the final two innings and gave up two hits but no runs.  League did a good job of keeping the A’s at only four runs and giving the offense a chance to come back.

The offense however struggled all night long as they were only able to put to runs on the scoreboard.  Both of the run came in the fifth inning when Adam Lind hit a two run home run.  The Jays struck out six times and left 14 runners on base in the game.

The Blue Jays will now be off on Thursday and then start up a weekend series with the Los Angeles Angels.

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The Toronto Blue Jays were leading the Seattle Mariners by the score of 6-3 entering the bottom of the sixth inning but then the Mariners scored four runs unanswered runs to beat the Blue Jays 7-6.  The Blue Jays bullpen just couldn’t get the job done as Jesse Carlson and Scott Downs both stunk it up.

Carlson and Downs both gave up two runs each late in the game after they came in to relieve starting pitcher Jesse Litsch.  Litsch pitched 5 2/3 innings but gave up ten hits and three runs.  Only one of those three runs were earned however.  It was just not a good day to be a Blue Jays relief pitcher and I have to put all the blame on Carlson and Downs in this game.

Adam Lind led the Blue Jays at the plate with a two run double and a rbi single in the game to finish with three rbi.  Greg Zaun had two rbi as he had a rbi single and also a rbi fielders choice.  Vernon Wells recorded one rbi as he had a rbi double in the fourth inning.  That was all the offense for the Blue Jays on the night.

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The Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds played extra innings on Wednesday night and the Blue Jays came up just short as they lost 6-5.  Jesse Carlson gave up a sac fly to Jay Bruce in the top of the tenth inning that scored Norris Hopper.  The run was actually charged to Brian Wolfe and he took the loss on the the game.

Blue Jays starting pitcher Roy Halladay wasn’t his usual self as he only pitched six innings.  Halladay gave up nine hits and four runs while walking four and striking out seven batters.  Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two run home run off of Halladay in the first inning and it was more less downhill after that for Halladay.

The Blue Jays offense did score five un-answered runs to tie the game at 5-5 but they just couldn’t get that one last run in the game to pull out the come from behind victory.  Adam Lind and Joe Inglett both hit two run home runs for the Blue Jays.  Marco Scutaro singled in Lyle Overbay in the sixth inning for the final run and rbi for the Blue Jays in the sixth inning.

The Blue Jays will try to win the rubber game of the series on Thursday.  Jesse Litsch will take the mound for the Blue Jays.

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The Toronto Blue Jays jumped all over the Cincinnati Reds as they scored 11 runs in the first two innings of the game as they beat the Reds 14-1.  Talk about knocking out your opponent right then the game starts!  Great way of putting a lot of pressure on the Reds early in the game, and as you can tell the Reds weren’t able to respond at all.

Scott Rolen hit a three run home run in the first inning and Greg Zaun had a two run homer in the inning as well.  Matt Stairs had the first rbi for the team when he had a rbi sac fly before the two home runs were hit.  In the second inning the Blue Jays scored five more runs.  Alex Rios connected for a solo home run, Rolen then hit a rbi double, Adam Lind singled in a run, Joe Inglett then had a rbi ground out for the final rbi in the inning.  The Blue Jays still weren’t done at the plate however as they pushed across single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings.

A.J. Burnett pitched great as he tossed the first eight innings of the game.  Burnett only gave up four hits and one run.  Great job by Burnett as he improved his record 7-7 on the season.  Brian Tallet finished things up in the ninth inning and did not allow a hit.

Now we will have to see if the hot hitting carries over to the game on Wednesday.  Hopefully it does!

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The Toronto Blue Jays have trimmed down their spring training roster once again.  This time, five players were sent to Triple-A Syracuse and two players were re-assigned to the Blue Jays minor league camp.

Adam Lind, Curtis Thigpen, Robinzon Diaz,  Buck Coats, and Joe Inglett were optioned to Triple-A Syrcacuse.

Wayne Lydon and Ryan Patterson were re-assigned to minor league camp.