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Orioles 4 – Blue Jays 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 13 0 Toronto Blue Jays 3 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 X 12 12 1 W: Hyun Jin Ryu (14-10) | L: Bruce Zimmermann (4-5) 3:07 pm: Rogers Centre,…
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Orioles 1 – Blue Jays 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Toronto Blue Jays 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 10 14 0 W: Alek Manoah (9-2) | L: John Means (6-9) 3:00 pm: Rogers Centre, Toronto,…
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White Sox 1 – Blue Jays 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 3 8 0 W: Tim Mayza (4-1) | L: Aaron Bummer (2-5) | S: Jordan Romano…
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White Sox 5 – Blue Jays 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 0 Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 0 W: Dylan Cease (10-6) | L: Jose Berrios (8-7) | S: Liam Hendriks…
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White Sox 1 – Blue Jays 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 2 5 0 W: Tim Mayza (3-1) | Craig Kimbrel (2-4) | S: Jordan Romano (12)…
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Tigers 5 – Blue Jays 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 9 2 Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 1 W: Gregory Soto (6-3) | L: Kirby Snead…
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Astros 7 – Nationals 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston Astros 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 7 10 0 Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 W: Gerrit Cole (4-1) | L: Joe Ross (0-1) 8:08 pm: Nationals Park, Washington, DCStarting…
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Astros 8 – Nationals 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston Astros 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 13 1 Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 W: Jose Urquidy (1-0) | L: Patrick Corbin (1-3) 8:08 pm: Nationals Park, Washington, DCStarting…
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Rays 3 – Blue Jays 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 0 Toronto Blue Jays 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 X 8 11 1 W: Clay Buchholz (2-5) | L: Blake Snell (6-8) 8:05 pm: Rogers Centre,…
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Rays 1 – Blue Jays 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Toronto Blue Jays 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 W: Trent Thornton (6-9) | L: Ryan Yarbrough (11-6) | S: Ken Giles…
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Miners 10 – Capitales 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Sussex County Miners 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 Quebec Capitales 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 W: Jeff Thompson | L: Arik Sikula 6:00 pm: Stadium, Quebec City, QCStarting Pitchers:…
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Padres 5 – Phillies 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Diego Padres 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 W: Dinelson Lamet (2-2) | L: Nick Pivetta (4-5) | S: Kirby Yates (34)…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – Cincinnati Reds 11
It’s been 45 years since the Reds had an inning like the 2nd Game Recap | Box Score One of the best parts of my job is that I get to work with clients all over North America. While it isn’t a business development strategy — officially — I do have to admit when I see that there…
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Tampa Bay Rays 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Travis d’Arnaud singles to give Tampa the lead over Toronto Game Recap | Box Score With only one run and four hits, the Toronto’s lineup was kept quiet by effective Tampa Bay pitching. After Diego Castillo opened the game for the Rays, Ryan Yarbrough came in the top of the second and took the Blue Jays into…
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Cleveland Indians 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 0
Marcus Stroman’s final game as a Blue Jay Game Recap | Box Score While the sportswriters, fans and player may be wrong, everyone expects that this is going to be Marcus Stroman’s last game at home pitching for the Blue Jays. After getting Greg Allen to groundout in the top of the 7th, Marcus made his way…
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St. Louis Cardinals 4- San Francisco Giants 8
Slater launches a pinch-hit grand slam Game Recap | Box Score Even though I had an early flight home the following day, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see Madison Bumgarner pitch at home. While he may not be the same pitcher he was in the early 2010s, there was no way I was…
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St. Louis Cardinals 9 – San Francisco Giants 4
Cardinals offence overwhelms Giants Game Recap | Box Score With home runs by José Martinez and Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the first inning, it was clear that today was going to be a rough day for Giants pitching. The St. Louis Cardinals managed another home run in the 9th by Dexter Fowler to…
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Minnesota Twins 6 – Oakland Athletics 8
Chris Herrmann’s first MLB hit? A grand slam! Game Recap | Box Score As a Montrealer who is used to massive concrete structures as a venue for baseball games, I feel a bit of sympathy for Oakland Athletics fans. If we can forget Mount Davis for a second — which I realize it very hard…
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St. Louis Cardinals 1 – San Diego Padres 3
Back to back home runs give Padres the win Game Recap | Box Score As a result of participating in this year’s SABR Conference, held in sunny San Diego, I got the opportunity to attend a game at Petco Park with a large group of other conference-goers. After sitting with them for a couple of…
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San Diego Padres 19 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Luke Maile pitches one scoreless inning Game Recap | Box Score To celebrate the second game of the Country Music-themed Do-Si-Do weekend, the Blue Jays marketing department decided to offer the first 18,000 fanes a Justin Smoak B.B.Q. Set. As appealing as this giveaway would be for regifting, the idea of lugging around a large…
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San Diego Padres 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer Craig debuts Game Recap | Box Score With ten strikeouts through 6 innings, one would expect that Trent Thornton would have a pretty good shot at getting a win. But with the Padres starter, Joey Lucchesi perfect through the 4th, the game ended being a pitchers duel that…
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Boston Red Sox 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Vlad Jr’s first home homer Game Recap | Box Score When you attend some random, Wednesday night game, you don’t expect that you will be in for a 13-innings, four-hour and twenty-minute match. Alas, such was my fate. After a solid 6-innings from both Aaron Sanchez and Rick Porcello, Boston’s one-run lead felt pretty secure.…
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Rochester Red Wings 5 – Durham Bulls 9
Yarbrough offers his fourth quality start of 2019 Game Recap | Box Score While my goal is still to visit every major league ballpark eventually, I do not discriminate against the lesser leagues. I was delighted to find out that I would have the opportunity to visit Durham Bulls Athletic Park to see the Bulls take on…
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Oakland A’s 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 7
Eric Sogard extends his hit streak to nine games Game Recap | Box Score Day two of the Vladimir Guerroro Jr. era is Toronto was a much more subdued affair thanks to a smaller crowd. While today’s defeat of Oakland by the Blue Jays was more convincing, the crowd didn’t enjoy the game as much as Friday’s…
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Oakland A’s 2- Toronto Blue Jays 4
Vladimir Guererro Jr. Debuts Game Recap | Box Score Once Blue Jays announced that Vladimir Guererro Jr. would be added to their roster and debut Friday, April 26th against the A’s, I knew that I had to be at that game. Everything about this young man life so far connects emotionally with this Montréaler. On…
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Tampa Bay Rays 8 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Thomas Pannone pitches an immaculate 5th inning Game Recap | Box Score https://cuts.diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2019/2019-04/14/8ce577f6-96d6289b-6e86a00f-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 Tampa Bay Rays fans must have been delighted to see their team rally in the 8th to secure a win. Blue Jays fans had the pleasure of seeing their team fall apart. Other than Thomas Pannone’s immaculate 5th inning, everything seemed to go wrong…
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Tampa Bay Rays 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
Snell throws 6 scoreless innings, Rays bullpen doesn’t Game Recap | Box Score With the 2018 Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays, no one expected much out of the light hitting Blue Jays lineup. On the other hand, no one expected them to be no-hit through 5 innings either.…
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Detroit Tigers 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
The first player born in 21st-century debuts Game Recap | Box Score With every last action in every baseball game tracked for decades, it seems like there is always a moment during a game that is a first or makes history. Trent Thronton’s eight strikeouts make him the new Blue Jays strikeout record holder for…
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Detroit Tigers 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
Five scoreless innings from Aaron Sanchez Game Recap | Box Score If ever an argument can be made that good pitching wins baseball games, the past two games are all the evidence that Toronto needs. With only three shutouts through all of 2018, executing two out of the first three games of the season…
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Detroit Tigers 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 6
Shoemaker shines in his Blue Jays debut Game Recap | Box Score Signed in the off-season, Matt Shoemaker was a risky addition to the Blue Jays rotation, finishing with an ERA closing in on 5.00 for the past two seasons, and with limited throwing time. What no-one expected, and were pleasantly surprised to receive…
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Detroit Tigers 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 0
Zimmerman took a perfect game into the 6th Game Recap | Box Score For the record, while this is my second opening day in a row at the Rogers Centre, I am not a Blue Jays fan. Yes, I see more Blue Jays games than any other team, but what I am is a fan…
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Milwaukee Brewers 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
Bo-Bich-ette! Bo-Bich-ette! Game Recap | Box Score After shelling the Blue Jays the previous evening, the Brewers were shut out by a cavalry of seven pitchers who gave up only three hits over nine innings. Danny Barnes was particularly strong, giving up no hits and striking out three over two innings. Sadly, his reward for…
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Milwaukee Brewers 10 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Yasmani Grandal and Travis Shaw combine for 5 RBI’s Game Recap | Box Score In what is now an annual tradition, the Toronto Blue Jays offered up their last two exhibition games to my hometown, Montréal. For the second year in a row, thanks to adjustments to the regular season schedule, the first of two…
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Chicago Cubs 4 – Washington Nationals 3
Javier Baez’s 3 RBI’s lift the Cubs over the Nats Game Recap | Box Score While I was travelling to Hamiton, ON after landing at Pierson Airport from Philadelphia, PA, the Chicago Cubs were playing Nationals at a game in Washington that I had tickets to. I did what I could to try and sell…
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Washington Nationals 5 – Philadelphia Phillies 1
Three runs to kick of the first Game Recap | Box Score You know something is wrong in Phillies’ land when the third-place division rival Nationals sweep a team that was in first or second place all season. When you sit down within minutes of getting to the ballpark and Washington has already scored three-runs —…
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Washington Nationals 7 – Philadelphia Phillies 6
Juan Soto’s historic teenage season continues Game Recap | Box Score With yet another combined doubleheader, I couldn’t attend both games, as I had plans scheduled and work to get done this afternoon. I realise I had travelled a long distance to take in some games, but life sometimes gets in the way. Too bad, so…
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Washington Nationals – Philadelphia Phillies [Postponed]
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When they brought out the flamethrowers, we knew there was a problem After three days of much heavier rain in Washington, I was confident that tonight’s game in Philadelphia was going to happen. Sure, it was drizzling around game time, but with a properly cared for field, there was no reason for the game to…
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Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals [Postponed]
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Another day, another rainout Over my three days in Washington, DC, I managed to spend almost 12 hours at Nationals Park and saw a total of 10 1/2 innings of baseball. One one hand, that’s a fair amount of time at the ball field to take in the sites, eat some food and drink a…
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Chicago Cubs 3 – Washington Nationals 10
Max Scherzer goes nine innings for the CG win Game Recap | Box Score My favourite thing about 2018 baseball is Max Scherzer. I guess he was also my favourite thing about 2017 and 2016 baseball. Maybe even 2015 baseball. When I was considering my baseball travels this year, I booked six Nationals games with the intention of…
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Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals [Postponed]
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23 minutes of baseball and 4 hours and 15 minutes of rain delays Rescheduled to 3:05 pm on September 8th With Joe Ross’ 2018 debut after Tommy John surgery, tonight should have been an opportunity for the Nationals to celebrate the fireballer’s return to the rotation. Instead, fans had to wait around for over five hours…
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Boulders 9 – Champions 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Rockland Boulders 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 8 0 Ottawa Champions 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 W: Brad Schaenzer | L: Miles Sheehan 0:00 pm: Stadium, City, XXStarting Pitchers: XXX vs.…
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Chicago White Sox 7 – Detroit Tigers 2
Alan Trammell’s #3 is retired Game Recap | Box Score The White Sox’ Michael Kopech won his first Major League game, giving up only one run through six innings. Kopech was good through five, giving up his only run on a couple of doubles to Nick Castellanos and Victor Martinez. He did have a bit of mid-game control problems and…
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Chicago White Sox 6 – Detroit Tigers 1
Giolito records a one-run quality start against the Tigers Game Recap | Box Score With a dominant seven innings of three-hit, one-run baseball, Lucas Giolito exceeded all expectations for the evening. With an ERA close to 6.00, Lucas hasn’t had the kind of season expected from this young right-hander. It was even more impressive given the heavy rainfall…
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Chicago White Sox 6 – Detroit Tigers 3
The White Sox overtake the Tigers with a six-run eighth inning for the win Game Recap | Box Score For my third trip to Detroit in the past four years, I decided to take in a three-game set against the White Sox, who I saw the previous year in Chicago. Little did I know that the series…
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Baltimore Orioles 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 8
A three homerun fifth inning powers the Blue Jays win Game Recap | Box Score With an all-day meeting booked at the last minute in Toronto, we checked the Blue Jays schedule to see if there was a game scheduled and the answer was a resounding yes. With the Blue Jays at 57-69, tickets were easy to…
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New Jersey Jackals 7 – Quebec Capitales 5
Two rain delays later, the Jackals defeat Les Capitales Game Recap | Box Score When one thinks about Quebec City, it’s quite likely that historic old town or the Chateau Frontenac come to mind. What’s less likely is that someone associates the city with professional baseball. Since 1999, the Can-Am League has had the Quebec City Capitales in town and…
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Minnesota Twins 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 0
Jose Berrios blanks the Jays through seven Game Recap | Box Score On the back of Jose Berrios’ stellar seven innings, the Twins shutout the Blue Jays 5-0. The most striking thing about Berrios was the pace at which at which he threw is 102 pitch gem. While rookie Ryan Borucki was also strong, he was finally tagged for two…
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Baltimore Orioles 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
The Blue Jays sweep the Orioles after a surprising comeback in the 8th Game Recap | Box Score After trailing the Orioles 4-1 heading into the bottom of the 8th, the Blue Jays exploded for four runs, capped off by Yangverdis Solarte’s two-run home run. The Jays managed to sweep the Orioles with a final score of 5-4.…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 7 – Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Greinke dominates Bucks, Goldy goes deep Game Recap | Box Score With two rain delays doing what they could to disrupt the flow of the game, Zack Greinke shut down the Pirates over six innings and three plus hours. Having all the runs they would need secured in the 4th innings, Arizona was able to cruise to their third…
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Diamondbacks 2 – Pirates 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E Arizona Diamondbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 W: Andrew Chafin…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 9 – Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Alex Avila’s bat has risen from the dead Game Recap | Box Score With a six-run lead by the end of the 2nd inning, the Diamondbacks already had done enough damage to the Pirates to secure their eventual 9-3 win. The day belonged to Alex Avila who came into the game hitting a miserable .108, and…
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Washington Nationals 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 8
Grichuk, Hernandez and Solarte go deep to sweep the Nationals Game Recap | Box Score With two home runs and four RBI’s Randal Grichuk easily had the best game of his season, leading the Blue Jays to sweep the Washington Nationals. With the score teetering back and forth between these team all day, Teoscar Hernandez and…
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Washington Nationals 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
Estrada outduels Scherzer for the win Game Recap | Box Score Healthy and confident, Devon Travis’ two-run homer in the 5th inning would be all the Blue Jays would need to blank the Nationals 2-0. Facing one of the best starters in Max Scherzer, Marco Estrada surprisingly shutout Washingon over six-plus innings. With a three-time Cy Young…
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Washington Nationals 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 6
Solarte homers twice to lift the Jays over the Nats Game Recap | Box Score While he isn’t 2015 Josh Donaldson, Yangervis Solarte’s infectious attitude — not to mention two home runs — helped lift the Blue Jays over the Nationals in this first of a three-game series. On the Nationals side, Anthony Rendon went 3…
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Los Angeles Angels 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Angels rise in the 9th with four runs Game Recap | Box Score It may have taken nine innings but the Angels bats finally lit up, taking a win away from the Blue Jays. After giving up three straight walks, Tyler Clippard gave up four earned runs to lose the game for Aaron Sanchez, who was sharp, if…
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Los Angeles Angels 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Morales leads the Blue Jays over the Angels Game Recap | Box Score With an explosive start to the game with five runs, the Blue Jays were able to hold off the Angels to win the game with those same five runs. Thanks to performances from the likes of light hitting Kendrys Morales and underperforming Josh Donaldson, J.A. Happ…
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Cincinnati Reds 3 – San Francisco Giants 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati Reds 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 San Francisco Giants 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 X 5 11 1 W: Pierce Johnson (2-1) | L: Tyler Mahle (3-5) | S: Hunter Strickland (9)…
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Texas Rangers 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 7
Happ has a quality start, striking out nine over seven innings Game Recap | Box Score Lead by a quality start delivered by J.A. Happ; other notable happenings shouldn’t go unnoticed. Teoscar Hernandez is looking better and better every day. Going two for three, with both being extra-base hits — a double and a home…
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Texas Rangers 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Stroman unsettled, Gallo swings for the fences and Smoak shines Game Recap | Box Score After a four-run first inning, it seemed as if Marcus Stroman had settled into a groove that would help to reduce his inflated ERA. Alas, no such luck as he was tagged with two more earned runs after a series of scrappy…
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Boston Red Sox 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
JD Martinez locks in a win for the Red Sox with a 3 run home run Game Recap | Box Score With neither Chris Sale or Marco Estrada particularly sharp, either team had the opportunity to take the advantage. It was the Red Sox’s JD Martinez who took Estrada deep in the 5th with a…
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Houston Astros 4 – Seattle Mariners 1
Lance McCullers dominates the Mariners through seven Game Recap | Box Score While Robinson Cano managed a solo home run in the first, Lance McCullers spent the rest of his seven innings shutting down the Mariners and striking out 11 of them. After having a disastrous start against the Minnesota Twins — where he gave up eight runs over four innings — this…
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Oakland Athletics 2 – Seattle Mariners 1
Manaea outduels King Felix for the win Game Recap | Box Score With Sean Manaea sharp through seven innings of two-hit ball, all it took for the Athletics to beat King Felix in his house was one home run in the first by Jed Lowrie. Hernandez seemed rattled in the first, confused by an overturned baulk call which seemed to…
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Oakland Athletics 8 – Seattle Mariners 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland Atheltics 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 8 10 3 Seattle Mariners 0 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 x 10 17 0 6:13 pm: , Safeco Park, Seattle, WAStarting Pitchers: XXX vs. XXXAttendance: 29,013 | Time: 3:32Section…
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New York Yankees 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Kevin Pillar Steals Second, Third and Home, ‘Nuff said Game Recap | Box Score It’s fitting that on Justin Smoak Bobblehead Day, Justin would end up going three for four, with two RBI’s. While that may seem like the best offensive performance of the night by reviewing the box score, it won’t tell the entire story of…
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New York Yankees 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
Tanaka shines, Drury & Wade carry the Yankees to victory Game Recap | Box Score With Tyler Wade’s bases-loaded double in the 6th to score Gregorius and Walker, it was clear that Aaron Sanchez wouldn’t get a chance to finish the mess he started. Masahiro Tanaka, on the other hand, was solid, allowing only three hits, striking out either…
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New York Yankees 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Opening Day: Halladay honoured, Stanton slams Game Recap | Box Score In addition to the usual pomp and ceremony of Opening Day, the Blue Jays honoured Roy Halladay by retiring his number 32. While he may or may not make it to the Hall of Fame, he was without a doubt the ace of their pitching…
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St. Louis Cardinals 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Vladimir Guererro Jr. makes Montréal baseball history Game Recap | Box Score Heading into the bottom of the 9th, with no runs by either team, the Blue Jays needed to end the game decisively; otherwise, it was going to end in a tie soon after. With two outs, an unbelievable, unexpected and almost impossible situation occurred, Vladimir Guerrero…
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St. Louis Cardinals 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
Montréal welcomes home Russell Martin & Vladimir Guererro Jr. Game Recap | Box Score For the fifth year in a row, the Blue Jays decided to play their last two spring training games in Montréal to the delight of 25,355 people. The game wasn’t driven by the hitting or pitching, but by the presence of some particular…
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Houston Astros 0 – New York Yankees 5
ALCS 2017, Game Five Game Recap | Box Score When I left Minneapolis at the end of September, I was sure that I had seen my 24th and final MLB game of 2017. The season was coming to an end, and so were my opportunities to travel to see another game. Little did I know then that…
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Toronto Blue Jays 7 – Minnesota Twins 13
Game Recap | Box Score Joe Mauer’s Grand Slam in the 5th locks in a win for the Twins After establishing a 5 run lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning, the Blue Jays hopes of winning a series in Minneapolis were quickly dashed. With 6th runs in the 2nd and 7 in the 5th, the…
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Toronto Blue Jays 7 – Minnesota Twins 2
Game Recap | Box Score After watching Marco Estrada struggle for much of this season it was a pleasure to see him confidently throw 8-innings of quality baseball. While he was tagged twice for home runs he seemed in command for the whole game. The core of the Blue Jays lineup — Josh Donaldson, Justin Smoak, Jose Bautista, Kendrys…
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Toronto Blue Jays 4 – Minnesota Twins 3
Game Recap | Box Score Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6. It was memorable because I was under the impression that it was the last time I was going to see Bartolo Colon a.k.a. Big Sexy, a.k.a. The Last Expo, pitch. His season wasn’t going well…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – Milwaukee Brewers 8
Game Recap | Box Score With my time in Milwaukee coming to an end, so is my five games with the Brewers. With two games in Chicago and 3 in Brew City, I got a chance to get to know this team and watch them go 4 and 1. Sitting in second place 2 1/2 games…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – Milwaukee Brewers 5
Brewers bullpen shines Game Recap | Box Score For the second day in a row, the Brewers got in a lot of work with Brent Suter leaving the game after just 3 innings. Over the next 6 innings, they managed to blank the Pirates, with their closer Corey Knebel coming in for the 9th to mop up for his…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – Milwaukee Brewers 0
Pirates blank the Brewers Game Recap | Box Score After a successful series against their division rival and leader, things did not go as planned for the Brewers. Shut out by a team of five Bucs pitchers, all the home team could muster was 3 hits. The Pirates, on the other hand, managed 7 runs, led by 3…
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Milwaukee Brewers 15 – Chicago Cubs 2
Brewers demolish the Cubs Game Recap | Box Score And, that was a massacre. When I visited Wrigley in 2017 to watch the World Series bound Cubs, the place was like one big party. It was like the fans and the players all knew they were going to finally win the World Series and knew that no one else…
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Milwaukee Brewers 2 – Chicago Cubs 0
Ryan Braun hits his 300th career home run Game Recap | Box Score After a shaky start in the first inning, John Lackey settled into a dominant performance until the 7th. Unfortunately for him and the Cubs, the two runs he gave up were more than enough for the Brewers to win the game. All it took was…
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Cleveland Indians 11 – Chicago White Sox 2
15th straight win sets an Indians club record Game Recap | Box Score When I booked my trip to Chicago months earlier, I couldn’t have predicted that I would get to see the Indians in the midst of a historic winning streak. In addition to witnessing Corey Kluber pitch a 7-inning, 13 strikeout gem for his 15th…
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New York Yankees 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Recap | Box Score Marco Estrada scoreless through seven innings While he has been wildly inconsistent this season, Marco Estrada threw a strong seven innings of scoreless ball. Instead of playing it safe with his pitch count — as the Blue Jays usually do — Marco was allowed to throw 110 pitches to get his…
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New York Yankees 11 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Recap | Box Score The Toddfather goes 3-for-4 If you love baseball, you have to accept that sometimes games can go long, and be prepared to get home a bit later than expected. When it’s the middle of the week and you have to be up early for work the next morning, leaving the ballpark at…
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Houston Astros 3 – Detroit Tigers 5
Game Recap | Box Score James McCann Bobblehead Day Getting to the game early to secure a Bobblehead, I enjoyed a 30-minute, pre-game Q&A with John Hiller. The interviewer was trying a bit too hard and should have just let Mr. Hiller tell his Tigers stories from the 1960’s & 1970’s. The Astros led the game for most…
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Houston Astros 6 – Detroit Tigers 5
Game Recap | Box Score Josh Reddick homer gives the Astros the win Watching Jose Altuve today, it’s clear that he is one of the rarest and most talented players in the game. Given his size relative to most of the other players — 5’6 looks tiny next to a team of 6’0+ players — many…
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Oakland Athletics 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Recap | Box Score Kendrys Morales, Walkoff Homerun With the Blue Jays hitting silent most of the game thanks to a solid pitching performance by Paul Blackburn, the A’s cruised into the bottom of the 9th with an almost certain win. Little did they know that Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales would pull off back to back home runs to…
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Boston Red Sox 15 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Recap | Box Score Mookie Betts goes 4-for-6 with 8 RBI’s As so ends my four-game Canada Weekend series. The statistics for the Blue Jays were quite terrible, 0-4 and outscored 31-6 by the Red Sox and Orioles. As a fan without a team — I spend my time following a few teams, and the Jays…
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Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Recap | Box Score While I was pretty sure the last time I saw Chris Sale pitch was July 22nd, 2013 against Max Scherzer at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, it was in fact last year in Philadelphia in a losing bid on September 21st, 2016. I’ve been aware of him being a quality pitcher for a…
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Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Recap | Box Score While it was nice to see Toronto score a few runs and head into the 9th tied, they were outplayed by Boston and dropped 3 runs in the 11th to lose the game. Boston recently picked up Doug Fister as he was released by the Angels after being stuck in AAA, so I…
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Baltimore Orioles 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Recap | Box Score Rather than spent the Canada Day long weekend at home, I decided to squeeze in 4 ball games in four days at the most convenient MLB city to get to, Toronto. Rather than travel to somewhere new or more exotic, I decided to go with what was most familiar. Game Highlights: Kevin Pillar’s…
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Washington Nationals 7 – New York Mets 2
So far, my favourite thing about the 2017 season is Max Scherzer. While Clayton Kershaw has clearly been the best pitcher of the past decade, for the past few years Max is currently in the same league. Having five consecutive games in a row with 10+ strikeouts is not a common occurrence. If he stays healthy and on…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 0 – Miami Marlins 3
Edinson Volquez pitches the first no-hitter of 2017 Fun fact #23, Edinson pitched the 13th ever Maddux no-hitter, throwing only 98 pitches. Fun fact #689.5, Mister Volquez injured his foot pretty badly in the first inning and was hobbling around on an injured foot the whole game. Final fact, he seemed to be getting stronger as the…
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Atlanta Braves 10 – Toronto Blue Jays 6
This will almost certainly be the last time that I see Bartolo Colon pitch, who I have sentimental thoughts of. Big Sexy is currently the last player still active in the major leagues who played for my Montreal Expos. — Attended by Warren Wilansky
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Seattle Mariners 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
Walkoff home run by Kevin Pillar in the bottom of the 9th inning While not the rarest of baseball events, a walk-off home run is an exciting and dramatic way for a game to end. Struggling with major holes in their lineup thanks to multiple injuries, Kevin Pillar is almost single-handedly carrying the Blue Jays’ offence…
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Tampa Bay Rays 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
— Attended by Warren Wilansky
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Tampa Bay Rays 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Recap | Box Score If I was a betting man, given the current state of the Blue Jays ballclub, I would have predicted that the Rays would take this game to lead the series 2-0. Alas, I would have wrong! With most of their infield hobbled, Bautista and Morales slumping and Liriano coming into the…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 6
Exhibition / Spring Training Game While my personal highlight of the game was taking my step-father to his first baseball game in about thirty years, seeing prospect Rowdy Tellez hit a home run was a treat. Unfortunately, the other Blue Jays homer was by Melvin Upton Jr. who was released by the team the next day.…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Spring Training Game For the fourth year in a row, the Blue Jays moved their last two Spring Training games from Florida to my hometown, Montréal. For the fourth year in a row, I attended both games in our beat-up old Stade Olympique. Coming off his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic, Marcus Stroman threw…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 3 – Washington Nationals 0
Rained out in the top of the 6th which was more than fine. I had an early flight to catch in the morning and it seemed like the teams were just trying to get an official game in and go home. It was nice to have an almost empty park all to myself to explore.…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 2 – Washington Nationals 4
The highlight of this game was the three friendly 20-somethings sitting just to the left of me. One was from the D.C. area and the two other guys were friends from New York City. One of them didn’t know much about baseball and the other was a rabid fan. All of them were very nice…
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Washington Nationals 6 – Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Recap: MLB.com | Baseball Reference | ESPN Warren Wilansky: The Washington Nationals clinch the National League East as the New York Mets lose to the Philadelphia Phillies. Personally, I was upset that Daniel Murphy was still injured. I would have really like to have seen him play. In beer related activities I discovered Block House Corner…
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Washington Nationals 5 – Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Walk-off single by Jacob Stallings in the 11th Game Recap | Box Score
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Chicago White Sox 3 – Philadelphia Phillies 8
Game Recap | Box Score Attended by — Warren Wilansky