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Blue Jays 4 Orioles 5 That game should have gone better. We out-hit the Orioles 10 to 5 and yet lost. But then we hit into five double plays. And made some mistakes on the field: Vlad tagged up ...

The Jays' tour of cold-weather baseball towns continues. But there isn't rain in the forecast. Yesterday's rainout gave the bullpen a needed break. The Jays are first in the AL East. It might be ...

Yesterday's Umpire Scorecard wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, except for the 2 runs in the Red Sox' favour. It is one thing to have trouble with the strike zone; it is another when it is ...

Earlier in the week, we ran SB Nation's FanDuel-sponsored Reacts poll asking if you would take the over or the under on Fanduel's 79.5 wins. Most of us are optimistic we can clear that bar:

It is Kelvim Escobar's 49th birthday today. Kelvim was a Blue Jay from 1997 to 2003, pitching in 301 games, with 101 starts. He had a 4.58 ERA, a 58-55 record and 58 saves. Kelvim Escobar, from ...

Blue Jays 3 Red Sox 4 (10 innings) Once again, pitching was the story of the day. Chris Bassitt threw 5.2, giving up 5 hits, 1 earned, 1 walk, with 5 strikeouts. He gave up his run in the sixth. A ...

Yesterday's game was a lot of fun. I was pleased to see Jeff Hoffman go two innings. And Nick Saudlin did a great job stranding the Mandred Man. The breakdown of Vlad's contract is out: Vlad ...

35 Years Ago Today In his second start of the 1989 season, Dave Stieb threw a one-hitter against the Yankees. Stieb ended the 1988 season with 1-hitters in each of his last two starts, so, with ...

Blue Jays 2 Red Sox 1 (11 innings) Another great start for our Jays. Kevin Gausman was terrific. He had an unearned run in the first. Jarren Duran singled to start the game (I thought Nathan Lukes ...

Last night's game was a ton of fun. And it should teach me that even minor signings can be good. Now that Vlad has signed, the team is talking about Bo: "It's also our vision for them to ...