News Category: Toronto Blue Jays

After taking opener in Toronto, Red Sox turn to Tanner Houck

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The visiting Boston Red Sox got a boost from their Canadians in the series opener. Now they will aim for a series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Nick Pivetta, a native of Victoria, British Columbia, pitched seven effective innings and Tyler O’Neill of Burnaby, British Columbia, hit two solo homers in a 7-3 Boston victory on Monday that started the three-game series. The Red Sox will turn to right-hander Tanner Houck

Jolt of power moving through Jays with Red Sox up next

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The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to carry a rare power surge into the opener of a three-game series with the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Toronto used a grand slam by Daulton Varsho and a two-run blast by Ernie Clement to beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Blue Jays will complete a six-game homestand with their series against the Red Sox,

Guardians look to shake off shutout by Blue Jays

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The Toronto Blue Jays will send out reliable right-hander Jose Berrios on Sunday afternoon as they aim to take their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians. The teams have split the first two games of the set. Toronto won 5-0 on Saturday after losing the opener 3-1 on Friday. Berrios (5-5, 2.93 ERA) is 5-5 with a 4.73 ERA in 17 career starts against Cleveland. The Guardians are scheduled to start right-hander Ben Lively

Guardians aim to maintain winning road form vs. Jays

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The Cleveland Guardians will aim for a series victory, and also a winning road trip, when they meet the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. The Guardians took the opener of the three-game series against the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night. They are 4-2 on their eight-game trip, which ends Sunday. Cleveland held Toronto to three hits on Friday, all allowed by starter Logan Allen in his five-plus innings. He walked three. The bullpen

Guardians head north to face struggling Toronto offense

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The Cleveland Guardians have three Canadians who will be returning to their homeland Friday night for the opener of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. First baseman Josh Naylor and catcher Bo Naylor, his brother, are from nearby Mississauga, Ontario, and right-handed reliever Cade Smith is from Abbotsford, British Columbia. The Naylors have played in Toronto before as Guardians, but this will be a first for Smith. The rookie’s family will be making

Jays’ Chris Bassitt aims to stymie Brewers again

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Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt will try to continue his run of success against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series. Bassitt (6-6, 3.80 ERA) has pitched 14 scoreless innings while going 1-0 in two career starts against the Brewers. He last faced Milwaukee on June 14, 2022, when he pitched eight shutout innings in New York as a member of the Mets. The Blue Jays

Starter Carlos Rodriguez to make MLB debut for Brewers vs. Jays

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Right-hander Carlos Rodriguez is scheduled to make his major league debut Tuesday night for the Milwaukee Brewers as they go for the series win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Rodriguez would be the 12th pitcher to make a start for the Brewers already this season. “I think that’s a lot,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. The Brewers took the opener of the three-game series 3-1 on Monday night for their sixth successive home victory.

Improving Jays eye return to .500 in opener vs. Brewers

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After completing a 2-4 road trip, the Milwaukee Brewers aim for better fortune during a six-game homestand that opens Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Brewers finished their trip with a 10-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Toronto will complete a six-game trip in Milwaukee after taking the rubber match of their three-game series with the Oakland Athletics. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a career-best five RBIs in the Blue Jays’ 6-4 win

Blue Jays turn to bullpen in series finale vs. Athletics

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The Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t be set up any better for a bullpen day when they seek a road-series win over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jays needed to give their relievers as much rest as possible with starter Alek Manoah out for the season with upcoming elbow surgery and his spot in the rotation coming up Sunday. They got their wish as Toronto received

Blue Jays aim to shake off difficult day in Oakland

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The Toronto Blue Jays hope to put an all-around shocking day behind them when they get an early wake-up call for an afternoon contest against the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday. The A’s won the series opener 2-1 on Friday, taking advantage of a team that not only had flown across the country the night before the game but then came to find out two key players would no longer be around this season. On