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Former Blue Jays Rasmus Squeezes In Winning Run, Astros Take Series Opener


The Blue Jays, along with everyone else in the ballpark where caught off guard by Colby Rasmus, who drove in the winning run with a suicide squeeze bunt.

Houston, TX -- After winning the final two games of their series in Baltimore and reclaiming their throne atop the American League East standings, the Toronto Blue Jays were caught off guard by former Blue Jays centerfielder Colby Rasmus, who drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a suicide squeeze bunt to give the Astros the win in the first game of a four game series.

Dalton Pompey hit his first homer of the season in the eighth inning to go along with Josh Donaldson's ninth longball of the year to help the Blue Jays to four runs against Astros starter Scott Feldman.

Mark Buehrle pitched into the eighth inning for the Jays, recording his best start of the season, striking out nine batters while surrendering five runs on six hits, although only three of those runs would be earned.

Blue Jays second baseman Ryan Goins left the game after diving and making a throw to first on a groundball up the middle and was seen holding the shoulder of his throwing arm as he left the field. The team has not yet announced the severity of the injury and whether or not it will require a stint on the disabled list.

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros
May 14, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (20-16)	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	11	3
Houston (20-15)	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	X	5	7	0
W: Joe Thatcher (4-1) L: Mark Buehrle (1-4) S: Luke Gregerson (8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TOR	HOU
TOR	4th	Saunders hit a sacrifice fly to Springer (SF9). Navarro scores. Smoak advances to 3rd.	1	0
TOR	4th	Goins hit a sacrifice fly to Rasmus (SF7). Smoak scores.	2	0
HOU	4th	Altuve tripled to center. Valbuena scores.	2	1
HOU	4th	Carter reached second on a fielding error by Pompey on a deflected hit (E8). Altuve scores.	2	2
TOR	5th	Donaldson homered to left.	3	2
HOU	5th	Altuve tripled to left. Torreyes scores. Valebuena scores.	3	4
TOR	8th	Pompey homered to left.	4	4
HOU	8th	Rasmus sacrified to Navarro (2-3 SH). Villar scores. Altuve advances to 3rd.	4	5

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: D. Navarro (5) HR: J. Donaldson (9), D. Pompey (1) RBI: J. Donaldson (13), R. Goins (5), D. Pompey (3), M. Saunders (11) HBP: J. Smoak SF: R. Goins, M. Saunders
BASERUNNING SB: J. Reyes 3 (25), D. Pompey (10)
FIELDING E: J. Reyes (3), J. Donaldson (3), D. Pompey (6)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Buehrle (L, 1-4)	7.0	6	5	3	0	9	5.40
R. Osuna	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	4.76
TOTALS	8.0	7	5	3	0	11

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 3B: J. Altuve 2 (6) RBI: J. Altuve 3 (25), C. Carter (25), C. Rasmus (14) SAC: C. Rasmus
BASERUNNING SB: J. Villar (3)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
S. Feldman	6.0	9	3	3	0	1	3.33
T. Sipp (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.13
K. Chapman (BS, 1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	13.50
J. Thatcher (W, 4-1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	10.38
L. Gregerson (S, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.12
TOTALS	9.0	11	4	4	0	4

Player of the Game: Jose Altuve

Up Next: The Blue Jays and Astros continue their four game series with young starter Aaron Sanchez vying for his fourth win of the season. Colin McHugh will try to make it two straight wins for the Astros.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Goins Hits the 60-day DL with Shoulder Injury, Jays Recall Tolleson

The Toronto Blue Jays will be without second baseman Ryan Goins for an extended period of time after it was found that he tore the rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder. The injury occured in the eighth inning of last night's 5-4 loss to the Houston Astros when Goins dove for a ground ball up the middle and attempted to throw out the runner.

Goins was having a career year, hitting .300 with a homer and several RBIs in limited playing time while shining on defense thanks to a great arm and range.

Goins' season is now unofficially over, as surgery will be required to repair the shoulder, which will require at least a six month recovery time.

The Blue Jays have placed Goins on the 60-day DL and recalled utility infielder Steve Tolleson from Triple-A Buffalo prior to Friday's matchup against the Astros.

[enyc718]

I gave Goines a chance at second base. I brought him up around the beginning of June. I haven't been able to hit with him.

Sucks he got hurt as it looks like he was playing good for you.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Quote: Originally Posted by enyc718

I gave Goines a chance at second base. I brought him up around the beginning of June. I haven't been able to hit with him. Sucks he got hurt as it looks like he was playing good for you.

Yeah he was playing well for me defensively and even surprising me at the plate. I try to drive the ball the opposite way with Goins and it seems to work.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Blue Jays Come Out Swinging, Pound Out 18 Hits Against Astros


Jose Reyes scored the first of many runs when he slide into home with in the top of the first inning on a Josh Donaldson RBI triple.

Houston, TX -- Josh Donaldson hit two RBI triples and the Toronto Blue Jays took the second game of a four game series against the Houston Astros by a score of 9-1.

Dioner Navarro homered in the first inning, part of a three run first that gave Jays starter Aaron Sanchez all the cushioning that he would need. Sanchez lasted seven shutout innings while striking out seven and Roberto Osuna came out of the bullpen to secure the win for the Jays, who improved their record to 21-16.

The lone run of the ballgame came in the ninth inning for the Astros, when Evan Gattis scored after catcher Hank Conger beat out the back end of a double play to keep the game going.

Justin Smoak also homered for the Blue Jays, adding a solo shot in the 6th inning as the Blue Jays also got RBIs from Jose Bautista and Devon Travis in the win.

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros
May 15, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (21-16)	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	10	18	0
Houston (20-16)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	11	3
W: Aaron Sanchez (4-1) L: Collin McHugh (1-3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TOR	HOU
TOR	1st	Donaldson tripled to center. Reyes scores.	1	0
TOR	1st	Navarro homered to center. Donaldson scores.	3	0
TOR	3rd	Bautista grounded out to Torreyes (6-3). Donaldson scores.	4	0
TOR	4th	Travis lined to center for a single. Smoak scores.	5	0
TOR	5th	Donaldson reached second on a throwing error by Hernandez (E1). Reyes scores.	6	0
TOR	6th	Smoak homered to left.	7	0
TOR	8th	Travis grounded to center for a single. Navarro scores. Pompey scores.	9	0
TOR	8th	Donaldson grounded to left for a single. Travis scores.	10	0
HOU	9th	Conger reached first on a fielder's choice (4-6 FC). Springer out. Gattis scores.	10	1

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 3B: J. Donaldson 2 (3) HR: D. Navarro (5), J. Smoak (4) RBI: J. Bautista (34), J. Donaldson 2 (15), D. Navarro 2 (12), D. Travis 3 (8), J. Smoak (7) SAC: D. Travis GIDP: J. Bautista
BASERUNNING SB: D. Travis (3)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Sanchez (W, 4-1)	7.0	6	0	0	0	7	2.36
R. Osuna	2.0	5	1	1	0	1	4.70
TOTALS	9.0	11	1	1	0	8

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Altuve (11), E. Gattis (6), R. Torreyes (3) RBI: H. Conger (2) GIDP: C. Carter
FIELDING E: R. Hernandez (1), L. Valbuena (2), E. Gattis (3)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. McHugh (L, 1-3)	4.0	7	6	5	0	1	5.86
R. Hernandez	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.80
C. Qualls	1.2	5	3	3	0	2	2.86
J. Thatcher	1.1	4	0	0	0	1	9.42
TOTALS	9.0	18	10	9	0	5
PITCHING WP: C. Qualls (1)

Player of the Game: Josh Donaldson

Up Next: A showdown of aces looms as Marcus Stroman and Dallas Keuchel as set to face off in game three of the four game set tomorrow evening.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Costly Victory: Jays Lose Reyes In Win Over Astros


Dioner Navarro homered for his third consecutive game to lead the Blue Jays to victory.

Houston, TX -- It seemed that all was said and done after the first inning when the Blue Jays were trailing 2-1 headed into the seventh inning against Pat Neshek, one of the Astros' more effective relievers.

However a double by Josh Donaldson, who advanced to third on a wild pitch gave the Blue Jays hope with one out and a runner on third. Edwin Encarnacion fought off pitch after pitch, leading to a 13 pitch RBI groundout that would tie the game.

One pitch later, Dioner Navarro was circling the bases as he blasted his four homer in three games off of Neshek to put the Jays ahead 3-2.

Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman encountered a rough first inning when he uncharacteristically surrendered two runs to the Astros on an RBI single by Evan Gattis, but settled in nicely, retiring the last 17 batters that he faced.

However, the win came at a cost for the Jays, who had star shortstop Jose Reyes leave the game in the second inning after diving for a Jason Castro single up the middle. Reyes was seen gripping his right shoulder in extreme pain. "We don't want to create too much speculation, but our trainer [George] believes that this could be a big problem" said manager John Gibbons after the victory.

Reyes was forced to leave the game in the second inning after taking the first pitch of the ballgame deep for his second homer of the season.

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros
May 16, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (22-16)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	1
Houston (20-17)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
W: Marcus Stroman (4-1) L: Pat Neshek (2-2) S: Miguel Castro (8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TOR	HOU
TOR	1st	Reyes homered to left.	1	0
HOU	1st	Gattis grounded and deflected off center fielder Pompey for a single. Valbuena scores. Altuve scores.	1	2
TOR	7th	Encarnacion grounded out to Villar (6-3). Donaldson scores.	2	2
TOR	7th	Navarro homered to center.	3	2

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Donaldson (10) HR: J. Reyes (2), D. Navarro (6) RBI: J. Reyes (16), E. Encarnacion (30), D. Navarro (13) GIDP: J. Bautista 2, D. Valencia
FIELDING E: M. Stroman (2) PB: D. Navarro (1)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Stroman (W, 4-1)	7.1	4	2	2	0	7	2.83
B. Cecil (H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	2.61
M. Castro (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82
TOTALS	9.0	4	2	2	0	9

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Altuve (12) RBI: E. Gattis 2 (16) GIDP: J. Altuve
BASERUNNING CS: J. Marisnick (1)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Keuchel	6.0	5	2	2	0	1	4.03
P. Neshek (L, 2-2)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	2.70
T. Sipp	2.1	1	0	0	1	4	2.84
TOTALS	9.0	7	3	3	1	6
PITCHING WP: P. Neshek (1)

Player of the Game: Marcus Stroman

Up Next: The Jays look to win this series against the Astros without Reyes in the lineup. As of now, it is unclear who will play short but Steve Tolleson looks to be the favourite to replace Reyes in the lineup tomorrow. R.A. Dickey is set to take the hill against Brett Oberholtzer.

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Blue Jays Place Reyes on 60-day DL

The Toronto Blue Jays will be without starting shortstop Jose Reyes for a lengthy period of time after it was announced that the former allstar had tore his shoulder in last nights game against the Houston Astros.

The injury occured with Reyes dove for a ground ball up the middle hit by Astros catcher Jason Castro.

Reyes, 32, was having a career year with the Blue Jays, leading the league in stolen bases and ranking 2nd in the league with a .347 batting average.

The injury causes several problems for the Blue Jays, as they just placed fellow second baseman/shortstop Ryan Goins on the 60-day DL with a torn rotator cuff. The Blue Jays now have no legitimate options at shortstop, and will have to explore several different options to see which one will be most beneficial for the team.

Steve Tolleson is expected to start at shortstop for the Blue Jays in the series finale against the Astros and a roster move is expected to occur shortly after.

Reyes joins Russell Martin and Ryan Goins as the third Blue Jays player to hit the disabled list with a shoulder injury this month.

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Blue Jays Drop Series Finale With Astros, Split Four Game Set


Luis Valbuena scored the winning run on a Jose Altuve sac fly in the bottom of the eighth to secure the series split for the Astros.

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros
May 17, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (22-17)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	9	0
Houston (21-17)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	X	4	9	1
W: Brett Oberholtzer (3-1) L: R.A. Dickey (3-4) S: Luke Gregerson (9)

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 3B: J. Donaldson (4) HR: E. Encarnacion (14), J. Smoak (5) RBI: E. Encarnacion (31), J. Donaldson (16), J. Smoak (8) GIDP: J. Donaldson, S. Tolleson

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Dickey (L, 3-4)	7.1	8	4	4	0	7	4.12
R. Tepera	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1.35
A. Loup	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1.54
TOTALS	8.0	9	4	4	0	7

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Altuve (13), J. Castro (6) 3B: L. Valbuena (2), C. Rasmus (2) HR: C. Rasmus (5), R. Torreyes (1) RBI: J. Altuve (26), C. Rasmus 2 (16), R. Torreyes (3) SF: J. Altuve
FIELDING E: J. Altuve (5)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Oberholtzer (W, 3-1)	7.0	8	2	1	0	1	2.63
K. Chapman (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.87
L. Gregerson (S, 9)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1.59
TOTALS	9.0	9	3	2	0	1

Player of the Game: Colby Rasmus

Up Next: The Blue Jays finally head back home to the Rogers Center and welcome in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for a four game set. The series will kick off with Drew Hutchison taking the mound against young lefty Tyler Skaggs.