The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles once again on Thursday and this time it was by the score of 7-1.  It was the second straight game the Jays have limited the Orioles to only one run.  They held them to one run and won earlier in the day 5-1.  After losing the first game of the four game series, they were able to come back and win the next three games to win the series.

Roy Halladay pitched seven innings to record his 12th win of the season.  Halladay allowed seven hits but only one run while striking out six batters.  A nice quality start for Halladay which we have all grown accustomed to.  Brian Tallet and Jason Frasor both tossed hitless innings in the 8th and 9th to finish up the game on the mound.

Lyle Overbay and Greg Zaun led the way at the plate as both players finished with two rbi each.  Marco Scutaro and Brad Wilkerson both had one rbi as well to help out the offense.

The Blue Jays will now welcome the Seattle Mariners into town beginning on Friday night.  Get out there and support your Jays!  Blue Jays Baseball Blog

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

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 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 lost to the Milwaukee Brewers and their starting pitcher Ben Sheets on Wednesday night by the score of 5-4.  The Blue Jays attempted a nice comeback as they scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, but they still came up one run short.

Shaun Marcum fell to 5-4 on the season as he took the loss for the Blue Jays.  Marcum threw six innings and allowed six hits and four runs.  Marcum couldn’t keep the ball down as he gave up two home runs which really hurt him.

Shawn Camp gave up one run while only recording one out before Scott Downs came in and pitched 1 1/3 innings.  Jason Frasor also recorded one out which was the final out for the Brewers.

Greg Zaun went 3-2 with three rbi in the game.  Zaun also had a solo home run in the eighth inning that brough the Blue Jays within one run.  Joe Inglett had the only other recorded rbi for the Blue Jays as he had a rbi groundout in the seventh inning.

The Blue Jays now have to win on Thursday afternoon to avoid the three game sweep by the Brewers.

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The Toronto Blue Jays scored two runs off the Minnesota Twins bullpen as they came from behind to beat the Twins 5-3 on Tuesday night.  The Blue Jays scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings to come from behind.

Matt Stairs had a solo home run, while Aaron Hill, Lyle Overbay, Shannon Stewart, and Greg Zaun all ahd one rbi as well in the game.  A lot of production up and down the lineup for the Blue Jays, they could have scored quite a few more runs if all those were just one rbi for everybody.

Jesse Litsch improved his record to 5-1 as he picked up the win.  Litsch pitched 5 2/3 innings while giving up four hits and two runs in the game.  Armando Benitez was the only other Blue Jays pitcher to give up a run as he gave up one run in relief.  B.J. Ryan pitched the ninth inning to record his sixth save of the season.

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The Toronto Blue Jays brought out the whooping sticks on Tuesday night as they beat up on the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 11-3.  Sixteen hits and eleven runs is a old fashion butt kicking lol.  Great win for the Blue Jays as they improved their record to 8-6 on the year.

Aaron Hill led the Blue Jays with a three-run home run.  Alex Rios and Matt Stairs contibuted with two RBI while David Eckstein, Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, and Greg Zaun all had one RBI in the game.

Shaun Marcum improved to 2-0 on the season with the victory.  He pitched 6.2 innings and gave up four hits and two earned runs.  Jesse Carlson gave up one run in one inning of relief.  Brian Wolfe pitched the final 1.1 innings and did not allow a hit or run.

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The Toronto Blue Jays sure seem to have the Boston Red Sox’s number as they once again defeated the Red Sox.  The Blue Jays have now beat the Red Sox six straight times after the 10-2 pounding on Saturday.

Little man David Eckstein led the Blue Jays with three RBI, Frank Thomas collected two RBI, and Alex Rios, Vernon Wells, Lyle Overbay, and Greg Zaun all chipped in with one RBI each.  Thomas had a two run homerun for his two RBI.

It was a combined effort by the Blue Jays pitching staff to hold down the Red Sox.  Jesse Litsch started the game and pitched five innings, Brian Tallet, Brian Wolfe, Jason Frasor, and Randy Wells all pitched an inning.  Litsch was the only pitcher to allow an earned run as he let in two runs.

Overall it was a great performance by the entire Blue Jays team.  They will go for their seventh straight win over the Red Sox on Sunday.

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