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 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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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 used a 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night to take two out of three games from the Reds in the series.  It was a good series win for the Blue Jays and they are now 38-42 on the season as they inch closer and closer to getting back to the .500 mark.

Jesse Litsch started the game for the Blue Jays and pitched a great game as he lasted eight innings and picked up the win.  Litsch only gave up three hits and one run while striking out six batters.  It was a very good quality start out of Litsch, exactly what the Blue Jays were hoping for.

Brian Tallet pitched the ninth inning for the Jays and gave up one hit and one walk in the inning before finishing off the Reds.

Scott Rolen went 3-4 and finished the game with three rbi including a two run home run in the second inning.  Lyle Overbay and Vernon Wells both had a good game as well as the both went 1-4 with two rbi in the game.  It was a very well rounded game for the Blue Jays at the plate.

The Blue Jays will not take on the Atlanta Braves in a interleague matchup starting on Friday.  The Blue Jays will have to play well to get a series win against the Braves in my opinion.

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I know exactly what the Blue Jays fans are thinking right now.  How in the hell do you not score one run in the 10th inning when you have the bases loaded with zero outs.  Pretty much put the ball in play and you should score a run unless you get a hard hit ball directly to the first basemen like Lyle Overbay hit and all over a sudden you have two outs in the inning.

That wasn’t the end of it however as the next batter walked, and then David Eckstein was at the plate with the bases loaded and two outs with the Blue Jays still down one run to the Seattle Mariners.  Eckstein however flew out to center field and the Blue Jays ended up losing 3-2.

It was like the Jays just couldn’t get over the hump tonight.  If they really want to be a contender that is the type of the game have to pull out and get the win.

Jason Frasor took the loss for the Blue Jays as he gave up the suicide squeeze play in the top of the 10th inning to the Blue Jays.  Jesse Litsch had started the game and tossed six innings while giving up ten hits and two runs.

The two Blue Jays runs came on a rbi double by Overbay and then a infield rbi single by Vernon Wells.  Other then that the Blue Jays bats were pretty cold in the game.  They were not able to come up with a run or take advantage of the Mariners two errors.  That is something they have to start doing.

The Toronto Blue Jays rallied to scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and tie the game but then lost in 13 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 8-3.  Talk about a up and down game for the Blue Jays.

Vernon Wells had a two run home run and then Aaron Hill had a rbi single in the ninth inning as the Blue Jays scored three runs to tie the game.  That was the only scoring they would do however as the Rays held them scoreless in extra innings.

Shawn Camp gave up five runs including a grand slam in the 13th inning to take the loss for the Blue Jays.  Blue Jays starting pitcher Jesse Litsch pitched seven innings and allowed five hits and three runs in the game.

Hopefully the Blue Jays will battle back from this game and win their their game tomorrow against the Cleveland Indians.  Blue Jays Blog

The Toronto Blue Jays got the better of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night with a nice 3-0 victory for the Blue Jays.  The Blue Jays scored one run in the third, fifth, and seventh innings.

A.J. Burnett gave up three hits in 7.2 innings.  A good performance by Burnett as he struckout five batters.  He did walk five but made sure that they did not come around to score.  Jesse Carlson got the final out in the eighth inning after Burnett was pulled out of the game.  B.J. Ryan picked up the save which was his of the season.

Scott Rolen got the Blue Jays on the board with a RBI single in the third inning.  Vernon Wells then had a sac fly to center field in the fifth inning.  In the seventh inning, Alex Rios went deep and hit a solo home run to make the score 3-0.

It was a really big win for the Blue Jays as they improved to 12-17 on the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays had some trouble with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night as the Rays beat the Blue Jays 6-4.  The Blue Jays could only get six hits in the game so they were actually lucky to put four runs on the board.

Jesse Litsch pitched 3.1 innings and gave up eigth hits and give earned runs.  Litsch was 2-0 on the season but took the loss to drop his record to 2-1.  Jesse Carlson relieved Litsch and gave up one earned run.  Shawn Camp and Scott Downs pitched the final 2.1 innings and allowed three total hits.

Marco Scutaro led the Blue Jays at the plate with two RBI.  Vernon Wells hit a solo home run in the sixth inning as well.

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The Toronto Blue Jays were not quite able to pull off the come from behide win against the Texas Rangers as they lost 7-5 in fourteen innings.  The Blue Jays had scored three runs in the bottom of the eigth inning to tie the game and eventually send it into extra innings.

A.J. Burnett took the loss for the Blue Jays as he was pitching in relief.  He had a wild pitch that scored the winning run, and then also gave up another run on a single that the Rangers used for insurance.

Jesse Litsch started the game for the Blue Jays and only pitched five innings.  He allowed nine hits and four runs.

Alex Rios, Vernon Wells, Marco Scutaro, and Joe Inglett all had one RBI for the Blue Jays.

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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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