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This kid: In the span of five major league games, Bryce Harper has gone from curiosity to essential for the Washington Nationals. Manager Davey Johnson batted the 19-year-old rookie third in the order Thursday night and Harper came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning of Washington’s 2-1 victory against Arizona. Harper had batted seventh in his first four games. He’s 6 for 16 with four doubles so far.
”He’s a baseball player,” teammate Jayson Werth said. ”When you’re a baseball player, you can be 15 or you can be 50. If you know how to play the game you can play.”
Can’t top this ( du, du-du-du ): Anything that Jered Weaver can do, Brandon Morrow can do … almost as well. A day after Weaver no-hit the Minnesota Twins, Morrow tossed a three-hit shutout at the Los Angeles Angels. Also backed by J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer, the Toronto Blue Jays won 5-0. It was Morrow’s second career shutout, his other coming in 2010 when he struck out 17 against the Rays. That day, in Dave Stieb-like fashion , Morrow had a no-no broken up by Evan Longoria with two outs in the ninth.
“I missed more bats that night, but I think I pitched better tonight,” Morrow said. ”My fastball command was really what did it for me. That’s probably the best I’ve ever been with that. I mean, I felt like I could have hit that down-and-away strike with my eyes closed. I probably could have thrown all fastballs the way I was locating.”
Damn: In case you missed it, Mariano Rivera tore the ACL in his right knee shagging a fly ball during batting practice. He’s probably out for the season. Perhaps for good. Rivera’s loss also overshadowed a 4-3 loss by the New York Yankees at Kansas City. Mike Moustakas homered and drove in three runs, and Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was a tad better than Yanks rookie David Phelps.
Miami: A sound machine after all?:
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TORONTO (AP) Kevin Millwood and the rest of the Seattle Mariners don’t tend to do too well against Toronto. Saturday was no exception. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

Cliff Lee said he had just about everything going for him Thursday — except for Toronto slugger Joe Bautista. “Take Bautista out of the game and it was really good,” the Phillies left-hander after striking out seven over six innings in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 2-0 loss to the Blue Jays. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

Brandon Morrow signed a three-year, $20 million extension with the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal includes a $10-million option for 2015. Morrow was in his second year of arbitration eligibility. He requested $4.2 million for 2012, while the Blue Jays submitted $3.9 million. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

Pitcher Brandon Morrow and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $21 million, three-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Morrow gets $4 million this year and $8 million in each of the following two seasons. Toronto has a $10 million option for 2015 with a $1 million buyout. The 27-year-old Morrow was 11-11 last season with a 4.72 ERA. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

TORONTO – Brandon Morrow and the Toronto Blue Jays didn’t need to rely on a third party to come to terms after all. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

Brandon Morrow is ending the season in grand fashion. Morrow pitched seven scoreless innings and the Toronto Blue Jays further dampened Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes, beating David Price and the Rays 5-1 Friday night. “His conviction to each pitch, his aggressiveness was outstanding,” Toronto manager John Farrell said. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

Mariano Rivera was denied a chance to go for the career saves record when Adam Lind homered twice to back Brandon Morrow and lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees 3-0 Sunday. A day after tying Trevor Hoffman with his 601st save, Rivera never got in the game. Morrow (10-11) allowed four hits in eight innings, struck out eight and walked one. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

In the final weeks of the season, Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow is stumbling toward the finish line. Edwin Encarnacion hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and Toronto rallied to deny Tim Wakefield his 200th career win, beating the Boston Red Sox 11-10 on Wednesday night. Shawn Camp (4-3) pitched one inning for the win and Frank Francisco survived a two-run ninth to record his 13th… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News

Brandon Morrow wasn’t in the mood to talk about another bad outing. Morrow lost for the third time in four starts, surrendering home runs to Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Tuesday night. Morrow (9-8) declined to speak to reporters after allowing six runs and a season-high 11 hits in 4 2-3 innings. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News