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D-Hutch does the Shuffle
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons announced this morning that last years opening day starter Drew Hutchinson was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. Hutchinson was hit in the back of the head yesterday in Port Charlotte by an errant throw from catcher A.J. Jiminez. Hutchinson is a Lakeland, Florida native.
Yankees score in Top of Nine, beat Jays 4-3
The Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 4-3 decision to the New York Yankees on Saturday in front of their eighth sellout crowd of the spring. Closer Roberto Osuna took the loss allowing an unearned run on one hit and one walk in the ninth. Jays starter JA Happ went six innings for the first time […]
Tigers Rally to beat Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers locked up in a see-saw battle Saturday at Bright House Field in Clearwater, with the Tigers coming up on the winning side of a 6-5 score. The Tigers scored twice in the top of the ninth inning to register their 10th victory of the spring, while the Phillies suffered […]
Spring Tie
Two of the best teams of the 2016 Grapefruit League season met Friday night in Clearwater, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays battling to a 4-4 tie in front of a sellout crowd at Bright House Field. The Phillies might have been fortunate to escape with a tie in this contest, as the […]
Pillar Powers Jays Past Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays knuckle baller RA Dickey went five innings on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers in an 6-4 win. Dickey allowed four runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out five increasing his spring training era to 5.02. Anthony Leon (1-0) got the win for the Jays with two shutout innings allowing just […]
Lopsided in Lakeland
Drew Hutchinson (RIGHT) (2-1) got the win as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded out 23 hits off 10 Detroit Tigers hurlers in a 16-1 Grapefruit League win in Lakeland. Hutchinson allowed just one run on one hit while walking two and striking out one over four innings. Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello each had three hits […]
Twins Split Squad beats Phils
The Philadelphia Phillies dropped a 7-5 decision to a split squad of Minnesota Twins Tuesday at Bright House Field in Clearwater. The Twins broke open what had been a close game by scoring four runs in the top of the seventh inning, and then held on to send the Phillies to just their sixth loss […]
Phillies Win on Hellickson’s Quality Spring Start
The Philadelphia Phillies ran their spring record to 13-5-2 with a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday at Bright House Field in Clearwater. The game featured a pair of outstanding pitching performances from both starters, but the difference was a huge day by Philadelphia second baseman Cesar Hernandez, who collected three hits, scored […]
Tulo’s HR and Jays down Bucs
Toronto Blue Jays right hander Marco Estrada warms up Palm Sunday afternoon as he faces the Pittsburgh Pirates in his first appearance of the spring. Estrada allowed two runs on two hits while walking three and striking out one over two plus innings. Estrada did allow a two run homer to Andrew MCutchen in the first […]
And Sometimes it Rains…
The Toronto Blue Jays game on Saturday vs the Philadelphia Phillies was washed out by rain that started at 10:15 AM and had not let up by the 1:07 PM scheduled start. It appeared at one point that water and jet skiing could be preformed on parts of the outfield warning track. The Blue Jays […]
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