Brett Lawrie News

Kyle Kendrick threw a seven-hitter for his first career shutout, winning his first game of the season and putting the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of their first four-game sweep in St.

The Blue Jays lost a wild one Saturday afternoon, 8-7, in a game that saw the Texas Rangers slam three consecutive home runs and Jays starter Henderson Alvarez ejected without warning for an inside pitch.

Scouts rank Canada's Brett Lawrie, seen here at spring training in Dunedin, as the No.

Coming into today, the Toronto Blue Jay stand at 24-22, five games back in the AL East and ahead of only Boston within the division.

Box W:D.Holland L:B.Morrow HR: TOR- E.Encarnacion TEX- Y.Torrealba , J.Hamilton , N.Cruz Toronto Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Eric Cooper; First, Marty Foster; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Jeff Kellogg; - Kelly Johnson struck out swinging.

It's summer, and chances are, you're all way more interested in hitting a patio or heading out to the cottage than reading our blatherings.

Yankees COO Lonn Trost says he will ask MLB to investigate after Daily News reports chatter around baseball and financial world saying Yankees owners are exploring possibility of selling team.

There are outward signs the Jays are in danger of becoming the betes bleus of baseball when it comes to major-league umpires.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.

Defensive shifts in baseball are becoming more common, and no team uses the shift more than the Tampa Bay Rays.

Kelly Johnson's .252 batting average won't wow you, but the Blue Jay's .356 on-base percentage was second amongst American League second baseman through May 22.

What a game it could have been, what an exhilarating win. It could have been a season-changing win.

Blue Jays 5 Rays 8 Drew Hutchison has had 7 major league starts now. In the first four it seemed like he would have a good game, expect for 1 bad inning.

Toronto Blue Jays' Brett Lawrie, center, is restrained by first base coach Torey Lovullo, left, as he argues with umpire Rob Drake during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in St.

Rays rookie Matt Moore is coming off an encouraging start in which he allowed a run in each of the first three innings to Boston but settled down thereafter, putting together three scoreless frames and finishing with a season-high eight strikeouts.

Brett Lawrie is eligible to return to the lineup after serving his four-game suspension, and Kyle Drabek returns to the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays as they visit the Tampa Bay Rays.

BRANDON MORROW Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow dominated the New York Mets Saturday afternoon, pitching his second complete-game shutout of the month in a 2-0 victory.

The Toronto Blue Jays placed Adam Lind on outright waivers the day after they sent him down to triple-A, according to a report on CBSSports.com. Once a player is placed on outright waivers another team can claim them without any compensation going the other way.

Preston Mattingly probably shook his head if he watched the Royals’ game on Wednesday.The Royals were on the verge of winning in the ninth when the Orioles’ J.J. Hardy singled home Ryan Flaherty with the tying run.

Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie has company. Add Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and umpire Bob Davidson to the suspended list.