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RF Jose Bautista returned to right field for Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies after playing the previous two games as DH. He developed leg cramps late in Saturday's game against Texas. LHP Mark Buehrle will try to win two starts in a row for...

MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH There was some thought involved. Also some planning. But when it comes down to it, there was a lot of desperation behind the move that put right-hander Esmil Rogers into the starting rotation. He...

The Sports Xchange 06/19/2013 MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Medlen, Kris RHP Kris Medlen takes a 3-0 career record and 1.92 ERA against the Mets into Wednesday night's start. He had a season-high nine strikeouts in a no-decision at New York on May 24....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH After a four-game sweep of the staggering Texas Rangers, the Blue Jays might begin to think about a turnaround to a season that started with such great disappointment. But first,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Adam Lind continues to hit. He was 3-for-5 in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers with a three-run home run. It was the fifth win in a row for the Blue Jays and gave them a four-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Josh Johnson could be the poster boy of the Blue Jays' season so far. Both the team and the right-handed pitcher are cases of expectations not realized. So much was expected of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Esmil Rogers has provided just what the Blue Jays' underachieving rotation needed -- to say nothing of the overworked bullpen. He pitched a strong seven innings Thursday. In his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays have missed Jose Reyes. The shortstop was one of the key players obtained in offseason deals that were supposed to transform the Blue Jays into contenders. But he...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Chien-Ming Wang is on a start-to-start basis with the Blue Jays. No promises, no guarantees. If that's the case, his first major league start of the season was good enough to earn...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Chad Jenkins did a decent job as a replacement in the beleaguered Blue Jays rotation. In three starts, he was 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA. However, the 25-year-old was rushed to the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH If the Blue Jays are going to get their act in gear in the American League East, they need good starting pitching. That's obvious. R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson had each...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The way Josh Johnson and R.A. Dickey pitched Tuesday and Wednesday in San Francisco was supposed to be the way it was to be done this season. Johnson allowed one run in seven innings...