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Jays stay close in wild-card race, hit 5 HRs, rout O's 10-1

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 47th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays pushed their AL wild-card chase to the final day of the regular season by thumping the Baltimore Orioles 10-1 Saturday.

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Bichette homers twice, Blue Jays top Yanks 6-5, tighten race

Bo Bichette homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Yankees 6-5 Wednesday night, tightened the AL wild-card race and ended New York’s seven-game winning streak.

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Jansen, Springer homer, Blue Jays beat Twins, keep pressure

Danny Jansen hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, George Springer also went deep and the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Sunday to maintain pressure in the AL wild-card race before heading to Toronto for their final homestand.

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Blue Jays beat Twins 6-1; stay 2 back in AL wild-card race

Teoscar Hernández, Marcus Semien and George Springer homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays held their position in the playoff chase by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Saturday night.

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Twins bump Blue Jays back in wild card race, as Gurriel hurt

The Toronto Blue Jays were relieved when surging left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. escaped a freak play in the outfield without serious injury.

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Berríos tops old team, Blue Jays increase lead, beat Twins

José Berríos pitched into the seventh inning to beat his former team, Bo Bichette homered in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays increased their lead in the playoff race by beating the Minnesota Twins 5-3 Sunday.

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Blue Jays hit five homers, pound Orioles 22-7

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernández each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 44th homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 22-7 Sunday, finishing two runs shy of the franchise record.

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Orioles hit two homers off Ray, beat Blue Jays 6-3

Cedric Mullins and Ryan McKenna homered off Robbie Ray and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Blue Jays 6-3 on Friday night to end Toronto's season-high winning streak at eight.

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Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card

The Blue Jays gave the Yankees a Bronx battering this week they haven't experienced since they were still the Highlanders.

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Cole hurt, surging Blue Jays power past skidding Yanks 5-1

Marcus Semien homered again, Alejandro Kirk went deep twice and the surging Toronto Blue Jays beat the skidding Yankees 5-1 on Tuesday night after New York ace Gerrit Cole exited early with a hamstring injury.

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Grichuk breaks tie in 8th, Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-4

Randal Grichuk hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Wednesday night.

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Guerrero hits 2 HRs, Ray fans 10 as Blue Jays beat O's 7-3

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two homers and raised his season total to 38, Robbie Ray pitched seven innings for his first win in six starts, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Monday night.

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Rodón wins in return from injury, White Sox beat Jays 10-7

Luis Robert hit a two-run home run, Carlos Rodón won in his return from the injured list and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 Thursday.

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Ray fans 14, Kirk gets winning hit, Jays beat White Sox 3-1

Alejandro Kirk broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Wednesday night.

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Springer gets 4 hits, Matz wins as Jays beat Indians 8-6

George Springer had four hits, including the 42nd leadoff home run of his career, and Steven Matz pitched six shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6 on Wednesday night.

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Ryu wins 1st Toronto start in Canada as Jays top Indians 7-2

Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven solid innings in his first start for Toronto on Canadian soil, George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Tuesday night.

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Berríos wins Toronto debut, Jays sweep Royals in return home

José Berríos pitched six shutout innings in his Toronto debut and the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep in their first series north of the border since 2019, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-1 Sunday.

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Hernández hits 2 of Toronto's 5 homers in 10-3 win over Mets

All-Star Teoscar Hernández hit two of Toronto’s five home runs and the Blue Jays beat New York Mets 10-3 Saturday night to stop a three-game losing streak.

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Red Sox hit 5 HRs, beat Blue Jays 7-4 in Buffalo finale

For the city of Buffalo, it was fun while it lasted.

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Frazier snaps tie, Yankees come back to beat Blue Jays 6-5

Clint Frazier snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit double and the New York Yankees hit three solo homers in a much-needed 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

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Guerrero powers Jays' return to Buffalo; beat Marlins 5-1

It may not have been Toronto, but Buffalo felt much closer to home.

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Jays' Yates faces year-ending elbow surgery; Springer ailing

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates is expected to have season-ending surgery on his right elbow, general manager Ross Atkins said Tuesday.

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Springer, Bauer, Lindor lead list of big names on new teams

George Springer, Trevor Bauer and Francisco Lindor are wearing blue now.

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New Jays OF Springer sees echoes of Astros in Toronto's core

George Springer thinks Toronto's promising young core is similar to the group he played with that led Houston to its first World Series title in 2017.

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George Springer agrees to $150M, 6-year deal with Jays

All-Star outfielder George Springer became the most prominent among baseball’s free agents to reach an agreement this offseason, a $150 million, six-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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Stroman, Gausman take $18.9M; Springer, LeMahieu reject

Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman and San Francisco starter Kevin Gausman accepted $18.9 million qualifying offers Wednesday, receiving one-year deals to stay with their teams rather than test what they could get in free agency.

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MLB Free Agency 2020-21: Trevor Bauer, George Springer lead top available players this offseason

The 2020 MLB season came and went, and just like that the free agency period has gotten underway.

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Springer, LeMahieu, Realmuto among 6 given qualifying offers

Houston outfielder George Springer, New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu and Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto were among just six free agents who received $18.9 million qualifying offers on Sunday from their former teams.

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Springer, Valdéz help Astros top Rays 7-4, force ALCS Game 7

The blowback from a sign-stealing scandal three years ago and a losing record during the pandemic-shortened regular season don't mean a thing to Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros.

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Astros' Carlos Correa predicted walk-off home run against Rays in Game 5, manager says

The Houston Astros are still on the brink of being eliminated from the postseason, but in Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays, shortstop Carlos Correa kept the American League Championship Series interesting with a walk-off home run.

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Springer, Altuve homer to keep Astros alive in ALCS

José Altuve and the Houston Astros are eager to match the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the history books.