Munenori Kawasaki

That pitch that got away from A.J. Pierzynski to end Phil Humber's perfect game Saturday? The same pitch that Michael Saunders and John Jaso couldn't lay off earlier in the ninth? Those were sliders, wicked, wicked sliders. "Hard, sharp and quick," said...

TORONTO — Kevin Gausman's first moments as a big league pitcher mixed a combination of rare talent with a slice of naivete needed to remind you he's just 22 and less than a year removed from being a sophomore in college. In the first inning of his...

MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH On Thursday, Edwin Encarnacion hit the grand slam in the sixth inning that broke the game open for the Blue Jays in a 12-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. On Wednesday, Jose Bautista hit two game-tying...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH If you don't like the Blue Jays' lineup, check back tomorrow; you might find it more to your taste. It has been that way all season. It was not so long ago that manager John Gibbons...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 TORONTO -- Jose Bautista singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays came back to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Bautista twice tied the game for...

The Sports Xchange Bautista's bat brings Blue Jays extra-inning win TORONTO -- Jose Bautista took the game into his own hands with four runs batted in on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in 10 innings. He twice tied...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays bullpen showed what it can do on Tuesday when it is not overworked. A pair of days off on the schedule did not hurt, nor did a rainout on Sunday. So when right-...

The Sports Xchange Rays 4, Blue Jays 3 TORONTO -- Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings hit home runs, and right-hander Alex Cobb pitched 6 1/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays hung on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday. Cobb (5-2) held the...

The Sports Xchange Rodney comes through, saves Rays' win over Jays TORONTO - This has not been the best of starts for Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney. He has three blown saves already in 12 chances. Last year he had two blown saves in 50 chances....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Josh Johnson, who has lots of company as a major disappointment this season, began his rehabilitation assignment Monday with Class A Dunedin as he recovers from right triceps...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays' Dickey wins second straight start TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander R.A. Dickey admits that he feels like he has been stuck in the mud. But the knuckleball pitcher also senses that he is beginning to free himself...

(Updated: Deletes "in the win" in 3rd graph Deletes "straight" in GAME NOTEBOOK) Blue Jays 7, Rays 5: Edwin Encarnacion delivered a three-run double in the seventh inning and R.A. Dickey was solid through a season-high eight innings as Toronto took...