TORONTO BLUE JAYS @ NEW YORK YANKEES MONDAY AUGUST 15TH – WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17TH Written by Sean Addis and Jenn Smith The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees match up for the first time since the end of May. The Blue Jays have won seven of the nine games this season, including two of three at […]
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Rocket Men: Astros Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros August 12 – 14 Written by Gideon Turk and Dave Church Only a week removed from their trip to Houston, the Blue Jays are returning the favor and inviting the Astros to the Rogers Centre for a three game tilt. The Blue Jays ended up taking three of four from […]
Waking Up the Bats: Rays Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays August 8 – August 10 Written by Tammy Rainey & Nick Dika The Rays have hovered around .500 in “second half” games mostly on the strength of outstanding pitching; they’ve allowed the opposition three runs or fewer in 17 of 22 post-break games. Meanwhile, the vaunted Blue Jays […]
Houston, We’ve Had Some Problems: Astros Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros August 1st – August 4th Written by Mike Passador and Matt Gwin The Toronto Blue Jays head down to Texas for a four game set with one of the AL Wild Card contenders. The Astros, currently 55-49, sit second in the AL West at 6 games behind the Rangers and are […]
Flippin’ the Birds: Orioles Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles July 29 – July 31 Written by Molly Tissenbaum and Dave Church The Orioles and the Blue Jays square off for the third time this season, as the struggling Orioles make their way to the Rogers Centre. The Orioles are coming off a series loss to the Rockies as […]
By Sea or By Air: Mariners Series Preview
TORONTO BLUE JAYS vs. SEATTLE MARINERS Friday July 22nd – Sunday July 24th Written by Sean Addis and Joshua Howsam The Toronto Blue Jays open a nine game home stand with three against the Seattle Mariners. It will mark the return of former Blue Jay Adam Lind, who spent nine years with the Blue Jays prior to being […]
Time to Make Up Some Ground: Diamondbacks Preview
TORONTO BLUE JAYS @ ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS TUESDAY JULY 19TH – WEDNESDAY JULY 20TH Written by Sean Addis and Nick Dika The Blue Jays and Diamondbacks will play a short two game series in Arizona starting tonight, after splitting a two-game series last month at the Rogers Centre. This will be Toronto’s first return to Arizona since 2013. The Blue […]
Blue Jays Vs. A’s Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics Friday, July 15th – Sunday, July 17th Written by Eric Mercer and Greg Wisniewski The Blue Jays kick off what is referred to as the the “second half” against the Athletics in Oakland. Whether it is mathematically accurate to call it the second half of the season is perhaps a discussion for […]
When Cats Fly: Tigers Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers July 7th – July 10th Written by Matt Gwin and Tammy Rainey With the All-Star break just days away, the Toronto Blue Jays are riding a five game winning streak as the neighbouring Detroit Tigers come to town. But more than that, since they bottomed out at four games under .500 […]
A Dish Best Served Cold: Royals Preview
Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays Monday, July 4th – Wednesday, July 6th Written by Molly Tisseunbaum and Kyle Matte For the first time since the 2015 ALCS, the Jays and Royals will square off as Kansas City comes to town for a three game set at the Rogers Centre. Expect the atmosphere to be very charged, with plenty of visible emotion, especially at the outset of this series. Yordano Ventura isn’t […]