Rays fail first test vs. Astros, who clinch AL West title ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thanks to a quirk of the schedule, the Rays’ first meeting of the season included champagne showers for the visitors. Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022
MLB Power Rankings: Goodbye, Twins, Hello, Guardians, As Playoffs Shake Out The Braves and the Mets are still neck and neck, but the gap in the AL Central widens as just 15 teams in MLB are left fighting for 12 October playoff spots. Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2022
Adley Rutschman hits go-ahead 2-run single in 9th as Orioles rally past Blue Jays for 5-4 win to avoid sweep TORONTO — If there was ever a time for the Orioles to break out of a mold that has been cast for their offense so far in September, it was here, in the ninth inning of what felt like a must-win game against the Toronto Blue Jays. To keep even… Tribune News Service · Sep 18, 2022
Orioles struggle again with runners in scoring position, suffer second straight loss to Blue Jays, 6-3 TORONTO — The sharply hit ground ball from Gunnar Henderson seemed almost an inevitable outcome in the third inning, plating two runners with the bases loaded. But in the same vein, the flurry of outs with runners in scoring position from other Orioles hitters felt inescapable Saturday. Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022
Orioles allow 3 homers in 6-3 loss to Blue Jays to open crucial series between wild-card contenders TORONTO — Jordan Lyles was one pitch away from getting out of the fifth inning unscathed. Instead, the full-count curveball left the bat of Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer in a hurry, sailed over the outfield fence and brought the Rogers Centre crowd to its feet, creating the kind… Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022
The MLB Playoff Race Is Getting Wild With Three Weeks to Go We are three weeks away from the start of the playoffs, with the first game of all four wild-card series scheduled back-to-back-to-back. You can be sure that MLB will market the event as baseball’s version of the first day of March Madness. (Fall Frenzy, anyone?) But regardless of how well… Sports Illustrated · Sep 16, 2022
Shane McClanahan makes dazzling return to lead Rays past Blue Jays TORONTO — Shane McClanahan returned to the mound Thursday looking every bit healthy and over the shoulder injury that sidelined him for a couple of weeks. Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022
Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Backs Aaron Judge for AL MVP The two-time All-Star believes the Yankees’ outfielder is the frontrunner for his league's MVP honor. Sports Illustrated · Sep 15, 2022
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays, live stream, TV channel, time, how to stream MLB The Tampa Bay Rays will meet the Toronto Blue Jays in the final game of a five-game series on Thursday afternoon. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 15, 2022
Rays lose again to Blue Jays as Drew Rasmussen has rough night TORONTO — The Rays are going so bad now that not even Drew Rasmussen’s months-long hot streak, nor his new dad strength, could help them. Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022
Split decision for Rays, who win opener but lose nightcap to Blue Jays TORONTO — What started out as a good day for the Rays ended badly with a 7-2 loss Tuesday night and a split of their doubleheader with the Blue Jays. Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022
Rays find a way to score early, beat Blue Jays in Game 1 of doubleheader TORONTO — Manager Kevin Cash has been harping for the last few days about the need for the Rays to score earlier in games to put pressure on the opposing team. Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022
Blue Jays beat Rays on 8th-inning homer by Bo Bichette TORONTO — The Rays seemed headed to a feel-good win Monday, as surprise Triple-A call-up Cooper Criswell gave them a strong three-plus-inning start and the offense did enough to put a one-run, eighth-inning lead in the hands of their best high-leverage reliever, Jason Adam. Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022
Blue Jays, Alek Manoah cruise past Orioles in 4-1 win as Baltimore falls 4 1/2 games back of AL wild-card spot BALTIMORE — For the third time in their four-game series with Toronto, the Orioles made a day-of change to their pitching plans. But all that mattered Wednesday was that the Blue Jays kept theirs intact. Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022
Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022 Aggressive bullpen moves pay off for Orioles in 9-6 win over Blue Jays; benches clear in 7th BALTIMORE -- With two on and one out early in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde brought in rookie Nick Vespi over any of his high-leverage relief trio of Dillon Tate, Cionel Pérez and Félix Bautista. Vespi surrendered a three-run home run, while each of the…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 7, 2022 Benches clear between Blue Jays, Orioles after Bryan Baker antagonizes Toronto dugout with hand gesture Bryan Baker clearly got under the skin of the Blue Jays here.
Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022 Bo Bichette hits 3 homers as Blue Jays beat Orioles, 8-4, to sweep doubleheader, extend lead in wild-card standings BALTIMORE — The Orioles’ race to the postseason likely runs through the Toronto Blue Jays. In that sense, Monday’s doubleheader against their American League East foe represented tripping out of the gate.
Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022 Orioles’ bullpen gives up 4 late runs in 7-3 loss to Blue Jays in first game of crucial doubleheader BALTIMORE — For all the positive energy DL Hall brought on Friday, when he made his first relief appearance for the Orioles and struck out two of the three Oakland Athletics he faced, the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays cast more clouds around which role…
Tribune News Service · Sep 4, 2022 Orioles can’t keep pace in wild-card race, get shut out for 8th time in 5-0 loss to Athletics to close series BALTIMORE — The overarching nature of a sleepy Sunday defeat to the Oakland Athletics is one loss in 162 games. But in September, there’s an increased significance on each outing, even when a series victory was already earned with wins on Friday and Saturday.
Tribune News Service · Sep 4, 2022 Pirates' late rally comes up short as team gets swept for 11th time this season PITTSBURGH — At a certain point in a season like Pirates' 2022 campaign, the losses tend to run together. Even so, the conditions that produced the Pirates' 4-3 loss Sunday to the Toronto Blue Jays were eerily similar to the previous night's.
Tribune News Service · Sep 3, 2022 Johan Oviedo shows signs in (short) first start with Pirates; offense again quiet PITTSBURGH — Friday’s game featured plenty of what the Pirates have seen this season: an inability to generate offense. The hope for the rest of the season and into 2023 should be focused more on the brief glimpses they saw against the Blue Jays at PNC Park.
Benzinga · Sep 2, 2022 Canopy Growth's BioSteel Celebrates Toronto Blue Jays Sponsorship With Launch Of New Limited-Edition Flavor BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. launched Blue Cherry, a new limited-edition sports drink that celebrates the brand’s partnership with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2022 Cubs looking for balance between aggressive and smart base running August was a good month for the Cubs, but they’re looking to “clean up” their baserunning.
Chicago Tribune · Sep 1, 2022 The ‘emotional’ story of how an 8-year-old Blue Jays fan from England met his favorite player— Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman TORONTO — It all started with a tweet.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2022 Cubs injuries: Willson Contreras out of lineup against Blue Jays Contreras left Tuesday’s game after the fifth inning with left foot/ankle soreness.