Fri, 07/09/2010 - 10:21 by Rakhi
Minneapolis -- Adam Lind, Fred Lewis, Lyle Overbay, Jose Bautista and Jose Molina hit solo home runs Thursday in the Blue Jays' 8-1 win over Minnesota.
Alex Gonzalez drove in the other three Toronto runs with a bases-loaded double in the second inning.
The 10-hit attack backed up a solid pitching performance by Brett Cecil (8-5), who allowed one run on four hits over seven innings.
Scott Baker (7-8) took the loss for the Twins, who slumped to five losses in their last seven games. Baker gave up five runs on seven hits in six innings.
The Jays got off to a fast start with Lewis' home run in the opening inning and then added four in the second. Lind led off the frame with his 11th home run.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:19 by shalini.bahadur
Boston, Sept. 29: Adam Lind had three home runs and four RBI Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox could have clinched the American League wild-card berth with a win, as their magic number is one.
Lind had his first career three-homer game, hitting one in the first, fifth and seventh innings. Jose Bautista and Aaron Hill also homered and Kevin Millar went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Toronto, which has won five in a row and eight of nine.
Ricky Romero (13-9) got the win after limiting the Red Sox to two runs on seven hits in five innings.
Clay Buchholz (7-4) took the loss after giving up seven runs on eight hits in five innings.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 09:43 by shalini.bahadur
Toronto, Sept. 27: Rod Barajas hit an eighth-inning RBI double Sunday, rallying Toronto to a 5-4 victory against Seattle.
Toronto overcame a 3-0 fifth-inning deficit.
Barajas also hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh, giving him two RBI.
Jose Bautista had two hits and one RBI, while Kevin Millar and Adam Lind had one RBI each for the Blue Jays, who won the final three contests in the four-game series.
The winner was Brian Wolfe (2-2).
Shawn Camp earned his first save.
Seattle scored its runs on solo homers from Kenji Johjima, Matt Tuiasosopo, Franklin Gutierrez and Mike Sweeney.
Johjima had two of the seven hits for the Mariners, who have lost four of five.
The losing pitcher was starter Ryan Rowland-Smith (4-4).
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Sun, 09/27/2009 - 02:56 by Salinder Kumar
Toronto -- Adam Lind's second homer Saturday, a solo shot in the bottom of the 10th, lifted Toronto to a 5-4 win over Seattle.
The homer, Lind's 32nd, broke a 4-4 tie leading off the bottom of the 10th.
His 31st, a two-run blast, created the tie with no outs in the eighth, erasing a 4-2 deficit.
Jose Bautista hit a sixth-inning solo homer.
Travis Snider had one RBI, while Lind had three hits for the Blue Jays, who
have won five of six.
The winner was Jason Frasor (7-3).
Mike Sweeney's two hits and one RBI led Seattle.
A fifth-inning run scored on a wild pitch by David Purcey.
Bill Hall hit a seventh-inning sacrifice fly.
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Fri, 09/11/2009 - 01:16 by surajdogra
Toronto -- Adam Lind's sacrifice fly Thursday boosted the Toronto Blue Jays to 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The sac fly broke a 2-2 tie with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Lind also hit an RBI double in the first.
Jose Bautista slammed solo homer in the fourth inning to account for the other run for the Blue Jays, who split the four-game series.
Winner Brett Cecil (7-4) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings. Jason
Frasor earned his eighth save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Denard Span hit a solo homer and Orlando Cabrera also drove in a run for the
Twins, whose American League wild-card hopes suffered a serious blow.
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Sat, 09/05/2009 - 11:08 by preet_20
Toronto, Sept. 4: Roy Halladay's complete-game, one-hit shutout Friday carried the Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-0 win over the New York Yankees.
Halladay (14-8) chased a perfect game into the top of the fifth and a no-hitter into the sixth.
He threw 111 pitches, giving up only Ramiro Pena's one-out, sixth-inning double, with three walks and nine strikeouts.
Halladay did not pitch more than six innings in any of his previous three starts, all losses.
Aaron Hill and Joe Inglett led Toronto with two RBI apiece. Adam Lind had three hits and one RBI.
Marco Scutaro drove in a run and one scored on Pena's first-inning fielding error for the Blue Jays, who snapped a four-game slide.
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Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:09 by harsheeb
Arlington -- Adam Lind homered twice and had a career-best eight RBI Monday in the Toronto Blue Jays' 18-10 win over Texas.
Rod Barajas had two home runs and finished with five RBI, while Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill had two hits and two RBI apiece and Josh McDonald scored two runs and knocked in one for the Blue Jays, who won the first time in their last four games.
Toronto starter Brett Cecil (6-3) gave up seven runs on nine hits with three strikeouts over five innings but still got the win.
Ian Kinsler had three RBI, Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer and Chris Davis had two RBI for the Rangers, who also got an RBI each from Michael Young and Josh Hamilton in their second straight loss.
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Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:09 by harsheeb
Arlington -- Adam Lind homered twice and had a career-best eight RBI Monday in the Toronto Blue Jays' 18-10 win over Texas.
Rod Barajas had two home runs and finished with five RBI, while Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill had two hits and two RBI apiece and Josh McDonald scored two runs and knocked in one for the Blue Jays, who won the first time in their last four games.
Toronto starter Brett Cecil (6-3) gave up seven runs on nine hits with three strikeouts over five innings but still got the win.
Ian Kinsler had three RBI, Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer and Chris Davis had two RBI for the Rangers, who also got an RBI each from Michael Young and Josh Hamilton in their second straight loss.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:38 by Jaspreet Virk
Toronto, Aug. 18: David Ortiz had a homer, three RBI and three runs scored Tuesday to help the Boston Red Sox outslug the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9.
Jacoby Ellsbury added two hits and three RBI for the Red Sox. Jason Bay homered and Victor Martinez and Alex Gonzalez each added an RBI.
Boston's Hideki Okajima (4-0) earned the win by pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Jonathan Papelbon had a four-out save, his 29th of the season, allowing two hits and walking three.
Boston starter Josh Beckett gave up seven runs and nine hits -- including three homers -- over 5 1/3 innings.
Rod Barajas had a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have lost five of their last six games.
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Sun, 08/09/2009 - 02:36 by Salinder Kumar
Toronto -- Adam Lind's walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning Saturday lifted Toronto to a 3-2 win over Baltimore.
Lind's game-winning hit was his only hit in five at-bats.
Alex Rios hit a two-run, second-inning homer for the Blue Jays, who had lost six of eight.
The winner was reliever Jason Frasor (6-2). Starter Brett Cecil gave up two runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings before suffering a left knee injury.
Baltimore scored on fourth-inning, RBI doubles by Aubrey Huff and Nolan Reimold.
Nick Markakis had two of the nine hits for the Orioles, who have lost seven of nine.
The losing pitcher was reliever Danys Baez (4-6).
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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:10 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 5: A solo homer by Nick Swisher touched off a four-run seventh inning Wednesday that vaulted the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Toronto.
The Yankees twice came from behind to win their third straight and open a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the American League East. New York will host the Red Sox in a four-game series beginning Thursday.
Toronto had a 3-2 advantage going into the seventh, but Swisher tied it with a homer off starter Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) on the second pitch of the frame.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 11:04 by preet_20
Oakland, Calif. Aug. 1: Ryan Sweeney gave Oakland a quick start with a two-run single in the first Friday and the Athletics capitalized on three errors to defeat Toronto 8-5.
Oakland scored three unearned runs in dealing the Blue Jays their third straight loss.
Sweeney also drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk during Oakland's four-run fourth that gave the Athletics an 8-1 lead. Rajai Davis contributed a two-run single in the fourth.
Dallas Braden (8-9) got the win despite giving up five runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.
After Toronto chipped away at its deficit, thanks in part to a two-run homer in the seventh by Adam Lind, Andrew Bailey was called on in the ninth to pick up his 14th save.
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