Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Blog » Alex Rios http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com A blog about Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:34:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Halladay and the Jays fall to the White Sox http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-and-the-jays-fall-to-the-white-sox/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-and-the-jays-fall-to-the-white-sox/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:51:43 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=66 Roy Halladay gave up nine hits and five runs over six innings as the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. The White Sox came away with a 6-5 victory. The Jays are still up two games to one in the series as they swept the double header on Tuesday after being rained out on Monday.

Alex Rios provided both runs for the Jays in the eighth inning when he hit a two-run homerun. Lyle Overbay then added a rbi single in the ninth and the Jays then scored another run on Marco Scutaro rbi double. The Jays weren’t done after the Scutaro double as Jose Bautista grounded out to shortstop to score one more run and draw the Jays within one run.

Good job by the team at the attempted comeback even though they did fall short by one run. Blue Jays Blog

]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-and-the-jays-fall-to-the-white-sox/feed/ 0 Blue Jays struggle against the Yankees http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-struggle-against-the-yankees/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-struggle-against-the-yankees/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:43:44 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=64 The Toronto Blue Jays were coming off a nice win over the New York Yankees but that sure didn’t show on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays only scored one run and were defeated by the Yankees by the score of 5-1. Yeah the Blue Jays once again struggled at the plate and only scored one run.

Alex Rios had the only rbi for the Jays when he had a rbi single in the sixth inning. As a team there were only four other hits as Andy Pettitte really shut them Jays offense down.

David Purcey gave up all five runs and took the loss. Purcey is now 2-4 on the year after he only lasted four innings. Purcey gave up seven hits and was hit pretty hard during all four innings. The Blue Jays bullpen did a very good job to keep the Yankees at only five runs. Brian Tallet, Jason Frasor, and Jesse Carlson all pitched in relief and all did a very good job.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-struggle-against-the-yankees/feed/ 1 Blue Jays fall 3-2 to the Rays http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-3-2-to-the-rays/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-3-2-to-the-rays/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:41:24 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=62 The second straight day the Toronto Blue Jays have lost to the Tampa Bay Rays.  On Wednesday afternoon, the Blue Jays lost by the score of 3-2 and finished up the two game series with the Rays.  After winning the first game of the series, the Jays lost the next two and lost the series 1-2.

Scott Richmond gave up seven hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings to take the loss.  Richmond gave up a rbi triple to Carl Crawford in the first inning, and in the fourth inning a solo home run to Carlos Pena and a run on a ground out.  Richmond didn’t throw that badly really, there just wasn’t that much run support by the offense.

The Blue Jays two runs both came in the first inning when Lyle Overbay hit a two run home run.  Alex Rios was the runner that scored on the long bomb.  Overbay now has seven home runs and 41 rbi on the season.

The Blue Jays will now be off on Thursday as they fly to Texas to begin a weekend series against the Rangers.  I should mention that I will be out of town until August 11th, so I doubt there will be very many updates if any done on the blog.  If you are a fan that would like to do some game recaps, please use the contact us link at the top of the blog and we can talk!

]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-3-2-to-the-rays/feed/ 1 Blue Jays come away with a 10-8 victory over the Orioles http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-come-away-with-a-10-8-victory-over-the-orioles/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-come-away-with-a-10-8-victory-over-the-orioles/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:29:30 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=58 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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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-come-away-with-a-10-8-victory-over-the-orioles/feed/ 0 Blue Jays fall 8-3 to the Orioles http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-8-3-to-the-orioles/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-8-3-to-the-orioles/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:14:44 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=57 The Toronto Blue Jays did not start their series with the Baltimore Orioles exactly how they wanted to on Monday night as they lost 8-3.  Blue Jays starting pitcher Jesse Litsch pitched a terrible game as he only lasted 4 2/3 innings and gave up seven hits and six runs.  Litsch had problems in the third and fifth inning before he exited the game.

Brandon League and Jason Frasor threw the ball after Litsch was taken out of the game.  Frasor didn’t have a good outing as he gave up two runs in one inning of action by League tossed 2 1/3 innings without allowing a run.

The Blue Jays got rbi’s from Scott Rolen, Rod Barajas, and Alex Rios is the game but it wasn’t even close to being enough as the O’s put up eight runs on the Blue Jays pitching staff.

The Blue Jays will try to get back in the win column on Tuesday.  Blue Jays Blog

]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-8-3-to-the-orioles/feed/ 0 Blue Jays score two in the ninth to beat the Orioles 6-5 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-score-two-in-the-ninth-to-beat-the-orioles-6-5/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-score-two-in-the-ninth-to-beat-the-orioles-6-5/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:06:45 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=56 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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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-score-two-in-the-ninth-to-beat-the-orioles-6-5/feed/ 0 High scoring game as Blue Jays beating the Orioles 9-8 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/high-scoring-game-as-blue-jays-beating-the-orioles-9-8/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/high-scoring-game-as-blue-jays-beating-the-orioles-9-8/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:17:01 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=55 The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a high scoring game on Wednesday night by the score of 9-8.  Both teams had high scoring innings as the Jays had a seven run inning and the Orioles had a six run inning.  It was nice to see the Blue Jays come out on top of this one.

David Eckstein and Alex Rios both had two rbi to lead the team at the plate.  Vernon Wells, Scott Rolen, Greg Zaun, and John McDonald all had one rbi as well.  It was a balanced offense as there was scoring up and down the entire lineup in the game.  Great job by the offense to score so many runs.

On to the pitcher staff where A.J. Burnett gave up seven hits and seven runs in only in only 5 1/3 innings.  It seemed either Burnett was striking out batters or giving up hits.  Burnett finished with seven strike outs as he pitched good enough to get the win and improve his record to 9-8.

B.J. Ryan gave up a solo home run in the 9th inning to Nick Markakis but held off the Orioles to notch his 17th save of the season.  Jesse Carlson tossed 1 2/3 innings and gave up three hits but zero runs.  Scott Downs tossed one inning of relief without giving up a hit or a run as well.

Good win for the Blue Jays and now they will go for the sweep on Thursday.  Blue Jays Blog

]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/high-scoring-game-as-blue-jays-beating-the-orioles-9-8/feed/ 0 Blue Jays come back and beat the Orioles 7-6 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-come-back-and-beat-the-orioles-7-6/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-come-back-and-beat-the-orioles-7-6/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:33:08 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=54 The Toronto Blue Jays scored five unanswered runs and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as they defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 7-6.  It was a crazy ending to the game as Alex Rios scored on a fielders choice by Scott Rolen.  Orioles shortstop Feddie Bynum committed an error on the play as well that allowed Rios to score the winning run.

Rios finished the game with three rbi while Vernon Wells was right behind him with two rbi.  Rod Barajas had an rbi for the Jays as well in the game.

B.J. Ryan improved his record to 2-3 on the season as he pitched the top of the ninth inning to get the victory.  Dustin McGowan was the starting pitcher for the Jays and he lasted four innings.  McGowan gave up four hits and four runs including one home run in the game as he ended up with a no decision.   Jason Frasor had a bad game out of the pen as he gave up two hits and two runs as well.

The Blue Jays will try to go up 2-0 in the series as they face off against the Orioles again on Wednesday night.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-come-back-and-beat-the-orioles-7-6/feed/ 0 Blue Jays hammer the Reds for a 14-1 victory http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-reds-for-a-14-1-victory/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-reds-for-a-14-1-victory/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:56:48 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-reds-for-a-14-1-victory/ 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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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-reds-for-a-14-1-victory/feed/ 0 Blue Jays try to come back but fall short by one run http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-try-to-come-back-but-fall-short-by-one-run/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-try-to-come-back-but-fall-short-by-one-run/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:49:59 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-try-to-come-back-but-fall-short-by-one-run/ Once again the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Milwaukee Brewers.  On Thursday afternoon it was a 8-7 game that set the Blue Jays back.  The Blue Jays were swept in the three game series as they were outplayed every game.  I will give the team some credit as they did score six runs in the top of the ninth inning but a loss is a loss in the end.

A.J. Burnett fell to 6-7 on the season after only pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and eight runs.  Burnett had a problem as he gave up four walks and two home runs in the game.  He really should have known to keep the ball down against the hot hitting Brewers.

Brian Tallet and B.J. Ryan were able to hold the Brewers at eight runs as they pitched the final three innings without letting the Brewers score.  Good job by those two relievers.  To bad Burnett but the team in such a big hole to begin with.

Alex Rios had a rbi single in the eighth inning that scored Lyle Overbay for the Blue Jays first run of the game.  And then in the ninth inning it was Overbay going deep for a two run home run before Joe Inglett hit a grand slam to score four more runs.  The Blue Jays were still down one run however and ended up losing by that one run.

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