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BASEBALL TRADE ROUNDUP

 Halladay Stays; 
 ChiSox Get Peavy 


Jul 31, 09 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago... More »

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Chicago White Sox • San Diego Padres • Boston Red Sox • Cleveland Indians • Seattle Mariners • Cincinnati Reds • Jake Peavy • Detroit Tigers • Atlanta Braves • Toronto Blue Jays • Florida Marlins • Victor Martinez • Washington Nationals • Roy Halladay • baseball • Nick Johnson • Jarrod Washburn • Casey Kotchman • Justin Masterson • Scott Rolen • trade deadline

Halladay, Lincecum Will
Start MLB All-Star Game

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/enhancedroster.jsp

Jul 13, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were selected today as the starting pitchers for tomorrow night's All-Star game in St. Louis. Lincecum, last year's National League Cy Young Award winner, is 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA for the San Francisco Giants; he got the nod from NL manager Charlie Manuel.... More »

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Indians' Lee Cruises to
AL Cy Young

Lefty who scratched way onto roster tops Toronto's Halladay

Nov 13, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Left-hander Cliff Lee, who had to compete just to get on the Cleveland Indians’ regular-season roster, became the team’s second consecutive American League Cy Young Award winner today, easily outdistancing Toronto’s Roy Halladay, MLB.com reports. Lee led the league with a 22 wins and a 2.54... More »

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 A-Rod Passes
 Mantle's HR Record 

Yankee slams 537th homer on emotional day for team

Jul 13, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez smashed a 3-2 pitch from Toronto's Brian Tallet into the foul pole to claim his 537th career home run yesterday, surpassing Micky Mantle's record on the day Yankee great Bobby Murcer died. The All-Star didn't realize he had moved into 13th place on the all-time homer list until... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Toronto Blue Jays • home run • Mickey Mantle • baseball

Werth Rips 3 Homers; Phils Crush Jays

HIs eight RBIs tie team record held by Mike Schmidt, three others

May 16, 08 9:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Werth had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game but fouled out to first... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Toronto Blue Jays • baseball • Jesse Litsch • Jason Werth • David Purcey

Pinch-Hitting Inglett Lift Jays Over Twins

Toronto completes three-game series sweep of Minnesota

May 16, 08 12:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Still stuck in last place and minus injured leader Vernon Wells, the streaky Toronto Blue Jays needed to reconstruct their confidence. This was a successful first step: A three-game sweep at Minnesota. Dustin McGowan survived his wildness without much damage, the bullpen was spotless and Joe Inglett picked up his... More »

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MLB • Toronto Blue Jays • Minnesota Twins • baseball • B.J. Ryan • Vernon Wells • Joe Inglett • Dustin McGowan • Shawn Camp

Stairs' Slam Lifts Jays Over Twins

May 14, 08 10:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Stairs hit a grand slam and Roy Halladay rebounded from a shaky start to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night. Halladay (4-5) has been the victim of poor run support all season, getting only 3.14 runs per outing entering Wednesday. Stairs'... More »

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 Stairs Powers Jays Past Twins 

May 13, 08 11:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Stairs homered and scored twice for the struggling Blue Jays' offense in Toronto's 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Lyle Overbay and former Twin Shannon Stewart each had two hits, including RBI-doubles, for the Jays, who scored at least five runs in a game for just... More »

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MLB • Toronto Blue Jays • Minnesota Twins • baseball • Matt Stairs

Toronto, Cleveland Split Highlight-Heavy Double-Header 

Triple play and pitching gems figure in 3-0 wins

May 12, 08 10:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and it wasn't enough for the Cleveland Indians to complete a doubleheader sweep. Shannon Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Aaron Hill added a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0 on... More »

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MLB • Cleveland Indians • Toronto Blue Jays • Fausto Carmona • baseball • Cliff Lee • Asdrubal Cabrera • Shawn Marcum

Sizemore Homers Twice in
Tribe Blowout

Centerfielder has 5 RBI to back Laffey's pitching against the Blue Jays

May 10, 08 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grady Sizemore homered twice and drove in five runs, Aaron Laffey pitched seven sharp innings and the Cleveland Indians routed Toronto 12-0 Saturday night to hand the Blue Jays their fourth straight loss. Sizemore had three hits, including a leadoff homer to start a six-run first inning against Dustin McGowan... More »

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  Indians' 6-run
  Rally Defeats
  Blue Jays

Blake, Francisco hit two-run doubles to spark big inning

May 9, 08 10:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Blake and Ben Francisco hit two-run doubles in a six-run seventh inning to help C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians defeat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 in a duel of Cy Young Award winners last night. Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells jammed his left... More »

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Navarro's Grand Salami Wins It for Rays in 13

Tampa Bay beats Toronto for sixth time
in seven games

May 8, 08 11:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dioner Navarro hit a grand slam in the 13th inning after Carl Crawford drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 in 13 innings last night. Facing Toronto's seventh pitcher, Shawn Camp (0-1), Jason Bartlett singled off the... More »

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MLB • Toronto Blue Jays • Alex Rios • Carl Crawford • Aaron Hill • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Carlos Pena • B.J. Upton • Gregg Zaun • Dioner Navarro • Jason Bartlett • Shawn Camp • J.P. Howell

(Newser) - Shaun Marcum came within an out of a shutout, Scott Rolen hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday night. Marcum (4-2) walked one and struck out nine, allowing two runs in 8 2-3. He won back-to-back starts for the first... More »

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 Rays Sting Jays 5-4 

May 6, 08 11:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Andy Sonnanstine won his fourth straight start, Eric Hinske homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping Toronto's five-game winning streak. Sonnanstine (5-1) allowed four runs and 10 hits in six innings, becoming the fastest five-game winner in Tampa Bay's 11-year history. He... More »

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(Newser) - Dustin McGowan outpitched Javier Vazquez in an entertaining duel, and Matt Stairs homered to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 1-0 Monday night for a four-game sweep. Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning but got Pablo Ozuna... More »

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 Halladay Shuts Down White Sox 

Toronto ace gets first win in four starts

May 4, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Roy Halladay won for the first time in four starts, Matt Stairs scored twice and drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 4-3 on Sunday, handing Chicago its fifth straight loss. Halladay (3-4) had thrown complete games in his previous four starts, but lost... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Toronto Blue Jays • Roy Halladay • baseball • Matt Stairs • Jesse Carlson • Jose Contreras • Scott Downs • Jeremy Accardo

Litsch Pitches Blue Jays to 3rd Straight Win

Wells drives in three runs as Toronto downs White Sox

May 3, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vernon Wells drove in three runs, Marco Scutaro homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 today. Right-hander Jesse Litsch (4-1) gave up two runs and five hits in 7 1/3 innings for Toronto, which has won three straight after losing eight of nine. Wells went... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Jermaine Dye • Toronto Blue Jays • American League • baseball • B.J. Ryan • Jesse Litsch • Vernon Wells • Scott Downs • Marco Scutaro

 Blue Jays Top White Sox 

Shaun Marcum gets win for Toronto

May 2, 08 11:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shaun Marcum matched Mark Buehrle pitch for pitch and Shannon Stewart drove in the only runs, helping the Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 2-0 last night for Chicago's third straight defeat. Marcum (3-2) struck out nine and won for the first time in three starts. He allowed just... More »

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 Burnett, Rios Avert
 Sweep in Boston 

Toronto concludes 2-7 roadtrip with 3-0 win

May 1, 08 10:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A.J. Burnett scattered three hits pitching into the eighth inning and Alex Rios homered for the Toronto Blue Jays, who wrapped up a miserable road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Toronto finished the nine-game trip at 2-7 and avoided a sweep after Boston had... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Toronto Blue Jays • Alex Rios • baseball • B.J. Ryan • A.J. Burnett

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez slid in just ahead of the tag on Jason Varitek's single in the ninth, giving the Boston Red Sox their second straight win in their last at bat, 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Ramirez barely beat the throw from center fielder Vernon Wells, who... More »

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