News Category: Toronto Blue Jays

Jays hope offense continues revival vs. Royals

The Toronto Blue Jays, who finally broke the five-run barrier on Monday, would like to make it a trend when they oppose the visiting Kansas City Royals again on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays won the opener of the three-game series 6-5 on Monday. It was the first time they scored more than five runs in a game since a 9-8 road loss to the New York Yankees on April 6. Justin Turner paced Toronto

After snapping skid, Jays welcome Royals

The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to exact some revenge on the visiting Kansas City Royals when the teams open a three-game series Monday night. The Blue Jays won the opener of a four-game series at Kansas City last week before dropping the next three games. It was the start of a five-game losing streak for the Blue Jays that ended Sunday afternoon when they salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers pursue encore against Jays

Shohei Ohtani answered the boos with a first-inning home run Friday to set the tone for the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers rapped out 19 hits on their way to a 12-2 victory over the Blue Jays in the opener of the three-game series. Los Angeles carries a five-game winning streak into the teams’ Saturday afternoon matchup, while Toronto will look to end a four-game skid. Ohtani was booed

After losing out on Shohei Ohtani, Jays set to face slugger

Toronto fans hoped Shohei Ohtani would be a Blue Jay. Instead, they must settle for a three-game visit by the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning Friday night to see the slugger. There were rumors in December that Ohtani would sign as a free agent with the Blue Jays. There were even false reports that he was on a private jet bound for Toronto. Blue Jays fans’ dream was short-lived when Ohtani signed with the Dodgers. He

Royals counting on pitching staff to stifle Blue Jays

The Kansas City Royals will look for continuing bullpen success when they face the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday evening. As starters piled up eight quality starts through the first nine games, Royals relievers saw relatively little work, pitching the fewest innings in baseball through the first two weeks of the season. When they’ve been called upon, the bullpen has come through, posting a 3.27 ERA — the ninth lowest in the majors —

Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays bid to stay hot vs. Royals

Five has been the magic number for the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the second contest of their four-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 13 games while scoring exactly five runs in eight of the victories. They are 10-1 this season when scoring five or more runs. Daulton Varsho’s team-leading sixth homer on Monday, a two-run shot, gave Toronto

Blue Jays, facing Royals, seek fifth straight series win

The Toronto Blue Jays have won four straight series as they travel to Kansas City to open a four-game set with the Royals starting Monday evening. The Blue Jays have ridden Daulton Varsho’s power in winning six of their past eight games. Varsho has accounted for 10 of Toronto’s 35 runs in that span. “I’m having a better understanding of where my swing’s at and not missing my pitch when it’s there, and having a

Against Blue Jays, Padres counting on Joe Musgrove to snap skid

When you’re struggling to score, as the San Diego Padres have during a three-game losing streak, you can use a well-pitched game. If history is any indication, the Padres might get it from Joe Musgrove on Sunday afternoon when they try to avoid a series sweep by the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. While Musgrove is off to a slow start this year with a 6.29 ERA and a 2-2 record in five starts, he’s stifled

Slumbering Padres offense aims to wake up against Blue Jays

Friday night’s 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres marked the Toronto Blue Jays’ first game at Petco Park in 11 years. Now they can clinch a series win on Saturday night behind their best arm in the early going. Right-hander Jose Berrios (3-0, 1.05 ERA) has looked every bit the part of a No. 1 starter, particularly during seven shutout innings on Sunday in a 5-0 shutout of the Colorado Rockies. Berrios gave up

Padres, Blue Jays like how they’re playing despite latest outcomes

In placing No. 1 starter Yu Darvish on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to neck tightness, the San Diego Padres got their first bad injury news of 2024. But as it prepares to open a three-game weekend series Friday night against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego might get back a key component of its lineup. First baseman Jake Cronenworth, who sat out the last couple of games of the team’s series in