Colby Rasmus News

The Atlanta Braves placed relief pitcher Eric O'Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list prior to Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

An offensive threat because he's speedy on the base paths and useful defensively as both an infielder and outfielder, he's never found a home, a place on the field he can call his own.

May 15, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista and left fielder Emilio Bonifacio and center fielder Colby Rasmus get congratulated by second baseman Maicer Izturis and shortstop Munenori Kawasaki after a win against the San Francisco Giants at the Rogers Centre.

After a slow start, Jose Bautista has recaptured his hitting stroke in the month of May.

May 11, 2013; Boston, MA USA; Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus high fives right fielder Jose Bautista after scoring a run during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

So the Blue Jays' 27-year-old catcher was naturally the least surprised by his high-powered start to this season.

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH One day after taking a pair of hard foul balls to the mask, catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list and replaced by Ryan Lavarnway on the roster.

Vernon Wells homered for the second straight game, Robinson Cano also connected and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 4-2 on Sunday to wrap up a three-game sweep.

Bautista hit two of Toronto's five home runs, and the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 12-4 Sunday to take two of three in the weekend series.

During the top of the fourth inning of the Boston Red Sox's 12-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, outfielder Shane Victorino crashed into the right-field wall while catching a fly ball hit by Colby Rasmus.

Adam Lind's solo home run in the ninth inning led the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in the second of three games from Fenway Park.

Bottom 4th: Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0 - Buehrle, who entered the game with a 7.02 ERA, has looked more like the Buehrle of old in this game.

Once behind in the count 0-2, Luke Scott fought back and took a walk with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning to bring Evan Longoria home.

May 7, 2013; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus is congratulated by designated hitter Adam Lind and second baseman Maicer Izturis after he hit a 2-run home run during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

In a battle of aces, Price relied on his fastball to get him through eight, and the Ray won it in extras with some sterling relief work and a walkoff walk.

In the aftermath of hitting a line drive off the left side of Toronto left-hander J.A. Happ's head, a distraught Desmond Jennings chose not to talk to reporters Tuesday night after the game.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher JA Happ was stretchered from the field after being hit in the head by a ball, with the incident overshadowing his side's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Maicer Izturis snapped a tie game with a solo homer in the top of the ninth inning and behind a spirited effort from the bullpen, the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for the second straight day to upend the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4, in the second test of a four-game set.

If Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos ever wanted to make a change at manager, right now, for the good of the struggling franchise, he would not even need to fire John Gibbons.

J.P. Arencibia was none too pleased about his manager's decision to sit him from the starting lineup on Monday, as part of an experiment to try to spark a turnaround for stumbling starter Mark Buehrle .