Yankees 10, Blue Jays 5
Yankees closer Rivera feels no pain after playing catch, could pitch off bullpen mound FridayTORONTO — Injured New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said his sore left groin felt fine after a light workout Thursday, and he hopes to soon pitch off a bullpen mound. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4
Canada official charged with killing cyclist says he’s innocentTORONTO — A former Ontario attorney general charged with criminal negligence in the death of a Toronto cyclist resigned from his economic development job Wednesday but said he’s innocent. Lotta pucks: Senators defenseman Jason Smith retires after 1,008 NHL gamesOTTAWA — Ottawa Senators defenseman Jason Smith is retiring after more than a thousand NHL games. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 2
Barajas and Lind power Toronto to early 11-run lead, Jays hold on to beat Texas 18-10ARLINGTON, Texas — Adam Lind hit a grand slam among his two home runs and had a career-high eight RBIs, powering Toronto to a big early lead before the Blue Jays held on for an 18-10 victory over the slipping Texas Rangers on Monday night. Blue Jays 18, Rangers 10
Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0
Byrd returns with six shutout innings to lead Boston’s 7-0 win over TorontoBOSTON — Paul Byrd, making his first major league start since last September, pitched six shutout innings and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2
Buchholz throws two-hit shutout over 7 in Boston’s 3-2 win over TorontoBOSTON — Clay Buchholz allowed just three singles in 8 1-3 innings, and Alex Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia’s RBI singles made up for a Boston offense that sputtered in the early innings as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday night. Red Sox recover from another rough Beckett outing to beat Blue Jays 6-5BOSTON — J.D. Drew had two hits, including an eighth-inning double that put David Ortiz in position to score the tiebreaking run, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a pair of deficits to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday night. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5
Marco Scutaro scores on wild pitch in 9th as Blue Jays avoid sweep with 3-2 win over RaysTORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays’ chase for the AL wild card took a hit. So did two members of the umpiring crew. Umpires Jerry Crawford and Tom Hallion injured in Rays-Blue Jays game in TorontoTORONTO — It was a tough night to be the home plate umpire when the Rays and Jays played Wednesday. Blue Jays 3, Rays 2
Rookie SS Elvis Andrus’ slick double play in wild 9th inning helps Rangers hold off Yanks 10-9
Rays 7, Blue Jays 3
Rays OF Carl Crawford out of lineup against Toronto because of sore lower backTORONTO — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford was held out of the lineup Tuesday night with muscle tightness in his lower back and is likely to miss another game, too. Roy Halladay has worst outing in over 2 years, allows 8 runs as Blue Jays fall to Rays 12-7TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays have scored seven runs off Roy Halladay before and lost. Not this time. Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist homer as Rays rough up Roy Halladay, beat Blue Jays 12-7TORONTO — Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist each homered and the Tampa Bay Rays handed Toronto’s Roy Halladay his worst outing in more than two years, beating the slumping Blue Jays 12-7 on Monday night. Rays 12, Blue Jays 7
Blue Jays activate closer Scott Downs, put 3B Edwin Encarnacion on 15-day DLTORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have activated closer Scott Downs and put third baseman Edwin Encarnacion on the 15-day disabled list. Dementieva beats Sharapova; clinches Rogers Cup
Blue Jays 8, Angels 3
Rookie Ricky Romero earns 11th win, Travis Snider hits solo homer as Blue Jays beat Angels 8-3TORONTO — Ricky Romero won for the first time in four starts, Travis Snider hit a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Sunday. Sharapova beats Kleybanova, Dementieva cruises past Serena Williams to reach Rogers Cup final
Dementieva reaches Rogers Cup final with straight-set win over Serena Williams
Guerrero and Rivera homer, Santana wins 4th straight start as Angels beat Blue Jays 7-3TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera homered, Ervin Santana won his fourth straight start and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Saturday. Angels 7, Blue Jays 3
Blue Jays 5, Angels 4
Aaron Hill and Vernon Wells homer, rookie Marc Rzepczynski earns win as Blue Jays beat AngelsTORONTO — Aaron Hill and Vernon Wells hit solo homers, Marc Rzepczynski won for the first time in six starts and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Friday night. Dementieva advances to Rogers Cup semifinals with win over Stosur in TorontoTORONTO — Second-seeded Serena Williams breezed through to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Friday with a straight-sets victory over Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. Ottawa’s Dany Heatley says diminished role with Senators reason he wants outKELOWNA, British Columbia — Ottawa winger Dany Heatley reiterated his desire for a trade Friday, saying he’s unhappy with his diminished role. |