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Hitting home runs is what has made Jose Bautista the Toronto Blue Jays' biggest star.

The start by Jake Odorizzi, the 23-year-old called up to take injured David Price's spot in the rotation, wasn't the problem, as he settled down to work five decent innings.

For the Toronto Blue Jays, beating the Yankees in New York is like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube.

R.A. Dickey has said the stat he cares most about is quality starts - the recognition given to a starter who pitches at least six innings while allowing no more than three runs.

May 11, 2013; Kansas City, MO, USA; New York Yankees left fielder Vernon Wells runs the bases after hitting a 2 run home run in the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Hiroki Kuroda turned in another stingy outing by limiting the Toronto Blue Jays to two hits over eight innings as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series with a 5-0 victory on Friday night.

Much like in this picture, the Toronto Blue Jays are chasing the Boston Red Sox for the AL East Championship and a spot in the playoffs.

The Blue Jays, minus injured starters Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ , have twice in five days put their fate in the hands of a 39-year-old pitcher who hasn't held a regular job in the major leagues since 2007.

R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless streak, Melky Cabrera had four hits against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night.

Though we've yet to see our first no-hitter of the season, there have already been a number of truly dominant pitching performances.

"We weren't even talking about baseball," he said. "I wished her happy Mother's Day, told her I loved her.

A matchup of Cy Young Award winners will take a backseat to an unusual reunion for the San Francisco Giants .

The Blue Jays showed some definite signs of life over the weekend, taking two out of three over Boston to cap a tough seven game road trip against the Bosox and Tampa Bay.

Though Melky Cabrera has yet to miss a game this season, he continues to be plagued by hamstring issues in both of his legs.

Protest takes many forms, but some residents of City Park may have come up with a new one: a pile of leaves in the middle of an intersection.

Emilio Bonifacio, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie also homered for the Blue Jays, who have won just seven of their last 20 and are last in the AL East at 15-24. Chad Jenkins got his second major league win and first since Oct.

Jose 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.

Home >> Blue Jays >> LIVE Game Thread: Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox - Mother's Day Edition February 23, 2012; Melbourne, FL, USA; Julian Sirianni and his mom Mary wait for an autograph during camp at Space Coast Stadium.

Junichi Tazawa earned the trust of the Red Sox to put him in as the stop-gap closer until Andrew Bailey can work his way back from the disabled list.

There was a eerie silence hovering over Tropicana Field in Florida earlier this week as J.A. Happ, starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, laid motionless on the ground.