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| Wells' slam helps Blue Jays hold off Tigers |
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08/14/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Vernon Wells clubbed his fifth career grand slam and David Purcey was stellar on the hill, as the Toronto Blue Jays staved off a late rally to edge the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, in the third installment of a four-game set. Purcey (2-3) allowed just two hits over six shutout innings before a 49-minute rain delay ended his night. Brandon League got his first save of the year despite a shaky ninth. David Eckstein went 3-for-4 and scored a run for the Jays, who have won eight of their last |
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| Jays' Downs leaves game early |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott Downs left Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the bottom of the ninth inning with an apparent ankle injury. As Downs was backing up third base on a Magglio Ordonez single, he slipped and went down favoring his right ankle. After the trainers came out it was obvious the lefty had to come out of the game. Brandon League came in for the injured Downs, who entered the game 0-2 with a 1.25 ERA in 53 relief appearances. |
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| Blue Jays shoot for another win over troubled Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With a healthy Vernon Wells, the Toronto Blue Jays aren't ready to give up on the American League Wild Card just yet. The Blue Jays try for their third straight win over the Detroit Tigers tonight in the continuation of a four-game series at Comerica Park. The Blue Jays have taken the first two tests of this set to give them wins in six of their last nine games. That has them eight contests back of the wild card-leading Boston Red Sox. Wells has four hits in 12 at-bats since returning from a |
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| Blue Jays come back to down slumping Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Adam Lind hit a solo home run and Vernon Wells had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays battled back to beat the struggling Detroit Tigers, 6-4, in the second of a four-game set. Joe Inglett and Marco Scutaro both drove in runs for the Blue Jays, who have won the first two of this series after dropping three straight to the Indians. A.J. Burnett (15-9) won his fifth straight start after going six innings and yielding four runs on eight hits w |
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| Tigers' Guillen leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
08/12/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers third baseman Carlos Guillen left Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays after the seventh inning with lower left back tightness. Guillen was 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts before being replaced by Ryan Raburn for the top of the eighth inning. For the season, Guillen is hitting .284 with nine homers and 53 RBI. |
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| Streaking Burnett to take hill for Jays against Tigers |
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08/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays aren't a team that is going to beat you with the long ball. With A.J. Burnett on the hill, they likely won't have to. Toronto resumes a four-game series with the Detroit Tigers tonight at Comerica Park. Toronto won the opener of this series, 7-2, on Monday, getting two hits -- including a home run -- and three RBI out of Rod Barajas. Barajas' long ball, however, halted a string of 47 innings without a homer for Toronto, which ranks last in the American League with just 8 |
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| Blue Jays part ways with Stewart |
MLB Baseball |
08/11/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated veteran outfielder Shannon Stewart from the disabled list on Monday, but then quickly released him. Stewart, who went on the disabled list on June 8 with a right ankle injury, hit .240 with one home run and 14 RBI in 52 games this season. The 34-year-old was a first-round pick of the Blue Jays in 1992 and spent the first eight-plus seasons of his career in Toronto before being moved to Minnesota in 2003. While with the Jays, Stewart scored more tha |
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| Tigers resume homestand with opener vs. Jays |
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08/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers continue a 10-game homestand tonight, when they open a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park. The Tigers began the residency with three games versus Oakland and rebounded to win the final two tests of that set after losing the opener. Following a 10-run outburst on Saturday, the Tigers rolled to a 6-1 victory in Sunday's finale. Magglio Ordonez had a pair of hits and drove in two runs and Curtis Granderson added his 15th homer of the season, while Rya |
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| Lee becomes AL's first 16-game winner as Tribe sweeps Jays |
MLB Baseball |
08/11/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee pitched eight shutout innings and Shin-Soo Choo had three doubles and a run scored as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-0, completing a three-game sweep at Rogers Centre. Grady Sizemore finished with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored, while David Dellucci added a run-scoring double for the Indians, who have won four of their last six games. Lee (16-2) allowed eight hits and struck out one without issuing a walk. The veteran left-hander became the f |
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| Jays' Rolen lands on DL with ailing shoulder |
MLB Baseball |
08/10/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Scott Rolen was placed on the 15-day disabled list following Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians due to an ailing left shoulder. Rolen was penciled into Sunday's starting lineup after sitting out Saturday's game but was scratched and replaced by Marco Scutaro, who finished 2-for-4 in the game. The 33-year-old Rolen revealed Wednesday that he has been troubled by the shoulder problem. Rolen has had surgery on the shoulder three times, twice in |
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