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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…

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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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Drake and LeBron James sued for $10 million over rights for Hockey documentary Black Ice

The documentary is set to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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TikTok beauty queen dies in freak skydiving accident after 'opening parachute too late'

University of Toronto student and budding beauty queen Tanya Pardazi died during a skydiving trip which her friends said was supposed to be another of her "adventures" in Ontario on August 27

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh Airport drug smuggler caught with £300k of cannabis stuffed in suitcases

Isaiah Williams had arrived on a flight from Toronto via Paris when he collected two suitcases from the baggage carousel and headed for the green 'nothing to declare' channel when he was stopped by border force officers.

Edinburgh Live

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 Tribune

Cubs’ Jeremiah Estrada debuted one year after life-threatening battle with COVID-19

Reliever Jeremiah Estrada threw a hitless inning in his debut against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

How an elbow injury and repertoire change led to former 1st-round pick Brendon Little’s call-up to the Chicago Cubs

TORONTO — Six hours before Monday’s series opener at the Rogers Centre, Brendon Little arrived for his first day as a major-leaguer.

Chicago Tribune

Cubs’ Marcus Stroman receives warm welcome in return to Toronto

Stroman held the Blue Jays to one run in five innings Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Marcus Stroman shared an awesome moment with a young fan in return to Toronto

Class act.

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Paul Sullivan: Pandemic a distant memory for MLB teams — at least until they’re forced to adjust rosters for series in Toronto

My dream World Series matchup for 2022 would be the Toronto Blue Jays vs. the St. Louis Cardinals.

Reason

Brickbat: A Little Rusty

Toronto police proudly tweeted an image of a handgun they recently seized. But Twitter users found the tweet both baffling and amusing, since the gun was covered with what appeared to be rust and sediment as if it had been on the bottom of a lake for several years.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Best version of himself’: Cubs add reliever Brendon Little as substitute player at Toronto

Since July 4, lefty Brendon Little has posted a 1.06 ERA in Triple-A.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Power Rankings: Where the Mets, Dodgers Stand Before Decisive Series

Plus, how the Blue Jays fared upon return from their road trip while the Braves try to keep it close in the NL East entering September.

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Daily Mirror

Harry Potter star rages after airline 'bumps him from first class to economy'

Matthew Lewis, known for playing the loveable Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter series, took to Twitter to share his frustration at an airline, claiming he was moved to economy from first class with little explanation and no apology

Chicago Tribune

Adrian Sampson — 1 of 2 Chicago Cubs who can’t travel to Toronto because of vaccine requirements — gets pulled early from 9-7 loss

MILWAUKEE — Adrian Sampson handed off the baseball to Chicago Cubs manager David Ross, visibly unhappy at his removal.

The Orange County Register

Angels complete sweep of Blue Jays in Toronto

TORONTO — The Angels left all their troubles on the other side of the border.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs to put Justin Steele, Adrian Sampson on restricted list for Toronto series

Teams visiting Toronto this year have placed not fully vaccinated players on the restricted list due to Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements for entry.

The Independent UK

Harry Potter star fumes at Air Canada for kicking him out of first class: ‘Worst airline in North America’

Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in all eight Harry Potter films, claimed an airline rep tore up his ticket and booted him down to economy

The Orange County Register

Shohei Ohtani outduels Alek Manoah as Angels blank Blue Jays, 2-0

TORONTO — Until the Angels can get to the playoffs, they’ll have to settle for moments like this one.

The Orange County Register

Angels’ hitters come to life in blowout victory in Toronto

TORONTO — The Angels’ offence, er, offense came to life on the first day of their weekend in Canada.

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