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MLB: Toronto 8, Boston 7

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.

MLB: Toronto 6, Minnesota 3

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:22 by preet_20

Toronto, Sept. 8: John McDonald hit a three-run homer in a six-run sixth inning outburst Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win over Minnesota.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run single and Randy Ruiz drove in the other run for the Blue Jays.

Winning pitcher Ricky Romero (12-7) gave up three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings.

Jason Kubel drove in two runs and scored once and Orlando Cabrera and Denard Span each had two hits and a run scored for the Twins, who have lost four of their last six games.

Twins starter Brian Duensing allowed three runs on six hits in five-plus innings. Jon Rauch (4-3) was charged with the loss.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: New York Yankees 10, Toronto 5

Fri, 09/04/2009 - 11:22 by preet_20

Toronto, Sept. 3: Jorge Posada's four hits and four RBI Thursday led the New York Yankees to a 10-5 win over Toronto.

Posada's two-run homer in the ninth capped the scoring for the Yankees, who have won four in a row.

Alex Rodriguez had two hits -- one a solo homer -- and two RBI, and Melky Cabrera had two hits and one RBI.

Hideki Matsui had one RBI and a run scored on Travis Snider's first-inning error.

The winner was reliever Alfredo Aceves (10-1).

Toronto's Raul Chavez had three hits and two RBI.

Aaron Hill had one RBI.

A run scored on a sixth-inning error by Rodriguez and Snider added two hits for the Blue Jays, who have lost four in a row.

MLB: Toronto 11, Seattle 4

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:45 by surajdogra

Seattle, July 28: Rod Barajas had three hits, including a solo homer, drove in two and scored three runs Monday in the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 win over Seattle.

Scott Rolen had three RBI, Marco Scutaro had four hits, one RBI and a run scored, and Lyle Overbay hit a solo homer for Toronto, which won its second straight game after losing three straight.

Ricky Romero (9-4) gave up four runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts over six innings to get the victory.

Chris Shelton had two hits and two RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and scored twice, and Franklin Gutierrez and Rob Johnson had an RBI apiece for the Mariners, who lost their fourth straight game.

MLB: Toronto 10, Cleveland 6

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:40 by surajdogra

Toronto, July 22: Marco Scutaro hit two home runs and equaled his career best with four RBI Wednesday, carrying Toronto to a 10-6 win over Cleveland.

Scutaro hit one of Toronto's two solo homers during a five-run fifth inning and then delivered a three-run shot in the sixth that gave the Blue Jays a 10-4 advantage.

The Blue Jays won for the sixth time in 20 games, also getting homers from Vernon Wells, Alex Rios and Aaron Hill. The five home runs by the Blue Jays were a season high.

Ricky Romero (8-4) benefited from the assault, getting the win while giving up four runs on six hits in 5 1/3. He has a 6-2 home record this season.

After Cleveland fell behind 7-1, Luis Valbuena hit a three-run homer in the top of the sixth.

MLB: Boston 4, Toronto 1

Sat, 07/18/2009 - 10:52 by surajdogra

Toronto, July 17: Clay Buchholz, in his first start of the season, allowed a lone run over 5 2/3 innings Friday to help Boston win its fourth straight game -- 4-1 over Toronto.

Buchholz (1-0) was called up from Class AAA Pawtucket to make the start and gave up only four hits with three strikeouts.

The Blue Jays produced a single hit against three Boston relievers. Jonathan Papelbon threw eight pitches while working a perfect ninth for his 24th save.

Boston managed just six hits, but one of them was a two-run homer by Kevin Youkilis in the first and another was a two-run double by David Ortiz in the fifth.