Taking Flight | A Toronto Blue Jays Dynasty

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By Andrew Newsted / MLB.com

Cabrera Homer Leads Jays To Win Over Royals

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Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals
Apr 22, 2012	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Toronto (10-4)	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	14	1
Kansas City (7-7)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
W: Aaron Loup (2-0) L: Donnie Joseph (0-3) S: Casey Janssen (8)

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Bautista (5) HR: E. Encarnacion (2), M. Cabrera 2 (3), J. Arencibia (1) RBI: E. Encarnacion (6), M. Cabrera 3 (8), J. Arencibia (3) SAC: C. Rasmus GIDP: M. Cabrera
BASERUNNING SB: E. Bonifacio (10), C. Rasmus (1), R. Davis (3), J. Reyes (8), B. Lawrie (5)
FIELDING E: E. Encarnacion (1)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Happ	6.0	7	4	4	1	5	4.67
B. Lincoln	2.1	2	0	0	0	3	0.00
S. Delabar	2.2	2	0	0	0	3	0.00
A. Loup (W, 2-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
C. Janssen (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	2.25

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: B. Butler 2 (5) 3B: L. Cain (2), J. Giavotella (1) RBI: B. Butler (6), J. Francoeur (4), L. Cain (7), I. Falu (3) SF: J. Francoeur
BASERUNNING SB: E. Johnson (1), A. Escobar (3) Picked Off: L. Cain

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Chen	7.0	10	4	4	0	3	3.79
K. Herrera	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
D. Joseph (L, 0-3)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
F. Paulino	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Notes:
- Melky Cabrera was named the Player of the Game after hitting the tying and game winning homeruns.
- The Royals will try to even up the series in the final game of the four game series with James Shields (1-0, 3.05) going up against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (0-1, 6.48).

[Bluejaysfan65]

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By Andrew Newsted / MLB.com

Jays Bats Silent In Series Finale; Split Series With Royals

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Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals
Apr 23, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (11-4)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Kansas City (7-8)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	3	6	1
W: James Shields (2-0) L: R.A. Dickey (0-2) S: Greg Holland (5)

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BASERUNNING CS: J. Reyes (2)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Dickey (L, 0-2)	6.0	3	2	2	5	6	5.56
A. Loup	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	1.80

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 3B: I. Falu (1) RBI: L. Cain (8), J. Giavotella (1), I. Falu (4) SF: L. Cain
BASERUNNING SB: A. Escobar (4), I. Falu (4)
FIELDING E: I. Falu (1)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Shields (W, 2-0)	6.1	4	1	1	0	1	2.67
A. Crow (H, 3)	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	4.15
G. Holland (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00

Notes:
- James Shields was named the Player of the Game after he pitched 6.1 innings while allowing just four hits and one run.
- The Toronto Blue Jays continue on their road trip after splitting this series with the Royals. They face Baltimore at Camden Yards tomorrow night.

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Series Preview  |  April 24-26, 2012
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Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles
Probable Pitchers Brandon Morrow (2-1, 2.61) Game 1 Chris Tillman (2-1, 1.21) Mark Buehrle (2-1, 0.73) Game 2 Jake Arrieta (0-2, 6.60) Josh Johnson (3-0, 0.77) Game 3 Wei-Yin Chen (0-2, 6.43) Injury Report None Nick Markakis Pulled Groin (1-6 Days) Wei-Yin Chen Neck Strain (1-6 Days) Series Notes The last time these two teams met was earlier in the season at the Rogers Center which resulted in the Blue Jays taking 2 of 3 from the Orioles. Nick Markakis will be out of the lineup for the first game of the series and will be a game-time decision for the other two games of the series. Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen may or may not make his start in game three against the Blue Jays due to a neck sprain. He is also a game-time decision.

[Bluejaysfan65]

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By Andrew Newsted / MLB.com

Lawrie, Encarnacion Homer As Jays Beat Orioles

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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Apr 24, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (11-5)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	7	0
Baltimore (7-9)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
W: Brandon Morrow (3-1) L: Chris Tillman (2-2) S: Casey Janssen (9)

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: E. Encarnacion (4) 3B: E. Bonifacio (2) HR: E. Encarnacion (3), B. Lawrie (2) RBI: E. Bonifacio (4), E. Encarnacion (7), J. Reyes (4), B. Lawrie (4)
BASERUNNING SB: E. Bonifacio (11)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Morrow (W, 3-1)	7.2	4	1	1	0	9	2.22
D. Oliver (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
C. Janssen (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	2.00

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: M. Wieters 2 (7) HR: A. Jones (3) RBI: A. Jones (11)

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. Tillman (L, 2-2)	6.0	4	3	3	0	3	1.91
T. Patton	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	7.56
S. Johnson	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	3.72

Notes:
- Brandon Morrow was named the Player of the Game after allowing four hits in 7.2 innings pitched and surrendering only a solo home run to Adam Jones.
- Emilio Bonifacio has held the American League stolen base lead for a week and a half now.
- Bonifacio is also second in the American League in triples.

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Could R.A. Dickey's Time In Toronto Be Coming To An End?

The man who won the National League Cy Young Award last season could be seeing his time in Toronto be coming to an end. 38-year old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was acquired from the New York Mets in exchange for top catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud and highly touted pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard. The opening day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays this season seems to have lost whatever he had during his miracle season last season. Some may say that he is not up to the daunting challenge of facing American League hitters or the fact that Dickey no longer gets a "free" out when the pitcher comes up to bat.

Whatever it is, Dickey has absolutely not lived up to the hype and value that he was traded to the Blue Jays for. Dickey has yet to bring his ERA below 6.00. The problem with the Blue Jays trading him is that his trade value is superbly low because of the numbers (or lack of) that he has put up for the Blue Jays this season. Don't be surprised if Dickey is moved as part of a deal at or around the trade deadline this season.

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By Andrew Newsted / MLB.com

Hardy Squeeze Bunt Propels Orioles To Extra-Inning Win Against Jays

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Dam Dickey is over 7 ERA in mine at the deadline, hes been from SP to AAA to SP to RP to AAA and I finally moved him to clear some sallary haha. Good luck to you regarding him!

Also, love the videos as usual!

[Bluejaysfan65]

Dam Dickey is over 7 ERA in mine at the deadline, hes been from SP to AAA to SP to RP to AAA and I finally moved him to clear some sallary haha. Good luck to you regarding him!

Also, love the videos as usual!

Thanks! I don't really wanna move him to AAA because that just takes away a start from a developing player.

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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Apr 25, 2012	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Toronto (12-5)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
Baltimore (7-10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	10	0
W: Alex Burnett (1-0) L: Esmil Rogers (0-1) S: None

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING RBI: C. Rasmus (4)
BASERUNNING SB: M. Izturis (1) CS: M. Cabrera (1), B. Lawrie (1) Picked Off: C. Rasmus
FIELDING E: M. Izturis (1)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Buehrle	8.0	8	1	1	0	7	0.83
C. Janssen (BS, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1.86
E. Rogers (L, 0-1)	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.38

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: M. Machado (5), M. Wieters (8) RBI: J. Hardy 2 (3) SF: J. Hardy SAC: J. Hardy GIDP: T. Teagarden

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Arrieta	7.0	6	1	1	0	2	4.91
A. Burnett (W, 1-0)	4.0	1	0	0	1	1	3.60

Notes:
- Chris Dickerson was named the Player of the Game after recording four hits and scoring the tying and winning runs.
- The Blue Jays and Orioles will battle for the series win tomorrow as Josh Johnson goes up against Wei-Yin Chen.
- Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen is expected to make his start tomorrow after being injured for the past few days.
- Casey Janssen was charged with the blown save after entering the ninth with the bases loaded on nobody out. It was the first blown save for the Jays closer this season.

[BlueJays09]

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Thanks! I don't really wanna move him to AAA because that just takes away a start from a developing player.

Ya I ended up dealing him. Diamond pitched a gem in his 1st game (post coming tomorrow) plus I have Danks/Wang in case of injury

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Ya I ended up dealing him. Diamond pitched a gem in his 1st game (post coming tomorrow) plus I have Danks/Wang in case of injury

I'm still early in the season so far so I don't plan on dealing him until he gets maybe five or six more starts under his belt this season.

[KingFry]

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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Apr 25, 2012	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Toronto (12-5)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
Baltimore (7-10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	10	0
W: Alex Burnett (1-0) L: Esmil Rogers (0-1) S: None

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING RBI: C. Rasmus (4)
BASERUNNING SB: M. Izturis (1) CS: M. Cabrera (1), B. Lawrie (1) Picked Off: C. Rasmus
FIELDING E: M. Izturis (1)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Buehrle	8.0	8	1	1	0	7	0.83
C. Janssen (BS, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1.86
E. Rogers (L, 0-1)	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.38

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: M. Machado (5), M. Wieters (8) RBI: J. Hardy 2 (3) SF: J. Hardy SAC: J. Hardy GIDP: T. Teagarden

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Arrieta	7.0	6	1	1	0	2	4.91
A. Burnett (W, 1-0)	4.0	1	0	0	1	1	3.60

Notes:
- Chris Dickerson was named the Player of the Game after recording four hits and scoring the tying and winning runs.
- The Blue Jays and Orioles will battle for the series win tomorrow as Josh Johnson goes up against Wei-Yin Chen.
- Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen is expected to make his start tomorrow after being injured for the past few days.
- Casey Janssen was charged with the blown save after entering the ninth with the bases loaded on nobody out. It was the first blown save for the Jays closer this season.

Man thats a tough loss, Buerle pitched a gem. Hopefully the Jays can become 13-5 though and win the next one.