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Jays win: Sanchez 5 K’s in 4 2/3

  (Left), Toronto Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez went 4 2/3 innings on Friday as they beat the visiting Houston Astros 7-2 in Grapefruit League action.  Sanchez allowed one run on two hits while walking two and striking out five.  Toronto’s record this spring is 11-4 while Houston dropped to 11-6.  Toronto hosts Philadelphia on […]

Offensive Explosive goes Phils Way

  The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates engaged in a slugfest Friday at Bright House Field in Clearwater, with the teams combining for 27 runs, 27 hits and seven homers on the day. The game started out looking like it might be a cakewalk for the visiting Pirates, but an offensive onslaught by the Phillies […]

Luck of the Rays

  Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore struck out eight Philadelphia Phillies in four and two-thirds innings on Thursday. The Philadelphia Phillies came up on the short end of a 6-1 score at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday in front of a record crowd of 11,222 fans on St. Patrick’s Day […]

Choate goes Live

Left-hander Randy Choate faced live hitters for the first time as a Blue Jay on Wednesday.  Signed by the Jays on March 11th to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League spring training 40-year old Choate appeared in 71-games for the Cardinals in 2015.  He posted a 3.95 ERA over 27.1 innings.  Since his […]

Jays – O’s 6-6 Tie

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Bautista First HR of Spring, A-San 4 Scoreless

  Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista hit a 1-2 offering from Rays starter Taylor Guierrieri (0-1) in the third over the left center field fence to power the Jays to a 6-1 Grapefruit League victory.  Bautista’s homer could have been a grand slam except a wild pitch  two pitches earlier allowed Andy Burns to score from […]

Springtime Rivals: Phils Win

Clearwater, Fla. — A pair of spring training juggernauts did battle Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Bright House Field in Clearwater, as the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays entered the game with a combined record of 17-4-3 thus far. The Phillies again rode a strong offensive performance to victory, pounding out […]

Stroman goes 4 2/3 Shutout Innings

(Below) Blue Jays right hander and probably opening day starter Marcus Stroman leaps off the mound after ending the top of the fourth with a strike out as the Jays beat the Red Sox 2-1 in 10 innings.  Stroman, who a year ago was on crutches after tearing his left knee up doing PFP drills, threw […]

Jolly and Jays

  EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO US Congressman David Jolly of Florida took time to be interview on Friday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays.  Jolly was being interviewed by Norah O’Donnell of 60 Minutes at the stadium.  The congressman who represents the 13th Congressional District that includes Dunedin wants […]

Sister Kisser in Tampa

  Blue Jays right hander Jesse Chavez (1-) allowed two runs on three hits over three innings to pick up his first win of the spring as the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 11-4.  Chavez walked one, struck out one and allowed one home run.  David Adams went 3-3 with two doubles and two RBI for the Blue Jays […]