Last year, the Toronto Blue Jays were in the thick of the American League playoff race when the July 31st trade deadline came around.
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Injured Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman, who is taking summer courses at Duke University, posted a photo on Twitter to show he was watching the game despite being in class. Stroman had the game on his phone, which he hid behind his laptop screen. In addition, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons drew a one-game ban for returning to the field during the eighth-inning fracas after he had been ejected in the seventh. They may not catch the Yankees in the AL East, but they should at the very least garner a spot in the Wild Card game.
Aaron Sanchez was understandably tightlipped while sharing that he would appeal the three-game suspension handed down by the league for his role in Sunday’s antics with the Royals. “Played with good players, not this many of them”.
Sorry, this video is not available in your country/region. Volquez hit Josh Donaldson in the first inning.
Troy Tulowitzki would homer, his 14th. He took third on a deep fly to right by designated hitter Russell Martin and scored when catcher Dioner Navarro doubled to right-center.
Tulowitzki made it 2-0 with a leadoff shot in the third, his second since joining the Blue Jays last week.
Brian Dozier had an infield single in the fourth and Eddie Rosario knocked a two-out double off the wall in the seventh. They instead went out and got Yoenis Cespedes at the cost of two minor league arms. “That kind of took me by surprise”.
The 31-year-old right-hander picked up his ninth win of the season, pitching 6 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, allowing just a run in the fourth inning.
Dominican great Albert Pujols has 30 home runs this season. Benoit, however, has a chance of being considered a Type B free agent (between the top 21 and 40 percent at his position), and if that’s the case the Padres may get a “sandwich” pick between the first and second rounds in the amateur draft. “And when you’ve got a mix of those pitches, you can get those kind of performances”. They got it from Estrada on Tuesday. Not that I don’t but I’m more of a serious guy.
Other than the TV guys driving me insane, I very much enjoy watching the Twins.
“That was the best atmosphere I’ve ever been in”, Price told reporters. “But sometimes it’s going to happen”. Toronto’s goal is no longer to just make the playoffs.
Tulowitzki led off the fifth with a single and Donaldson followed with his 27th homer of the season – a drive to right – as the Blue Jays took a 3-1 lead. The feeling is that, unless the Jays finally make the playoffs (20 odd years of frustration is wearing on us all), the new guy will likely bring in his own people.
“I was missing over the plate a lot with my cutter and my fastball”, Hughes said.
“I wasn’t trying to do a Knute Rockne or anything”, Molitor said.
Sanchez may play while his appeal is heard.
The former Cy Young winning left-hander received his first standing ovation from a rowdy Rogers Centre sellout crowd for doing nothing more than walking to the bullpen to warm up, and he earned an even bigger one when he walked off after eight dominating innings. 240 batting average. Incredibly, Pujols has drawn just one walk and struck out 11 times in the last 12 games.
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Aaron Sanchez was suspended for three games after throwing a pitch at Kansas City Royals infielder Alcides Escobar on Sunday. This isn’t a rental, and the Blue Jays have a three-year window for them to try and win.
“Had the situation been a little bit different”, general manager Jack Zduriencik said, “we probably would have viewed that differently”.
“I didn’t have good bite on my slider today”, Santana said.
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The Blue Jays know they are going places when Chris Colabello is on their bench.
