Edwin Encarnacion News

Rangers starter : RHP Yu Darvish had his worst outing of the season on Monday, allowing five runs and 10 baserunners in four innings during a loss at Seattle.

Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion is out trying to stretch a single into a double as Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler makes the tag in the fourth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas on Friday.

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

Brandon Morrow didn't have anything. If he threw it close to the plate it was hit hard, but then he rarely threw anywhere near the plate.

Texas Bottom 6th - Adrian Beltre struck out looking. Runner on first with one out and Michael Young due up.

MLB Trade Rumors has a post up with a list of the 2013 Blue Jay contract issues.

It looks as though a trip to Las Vegas was just the tonic to rejuvenate Adam Lind .

The Texas Rangers have been unusually quiet at the plate lately and might have trouble ending that trend against Toronto's Brandon Morrow, who is coming off his second shutout in four starts.

James Shields had not lasted seven innings in a start in nearly a month and was determined to go deeper Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

It really shouldn't have gone 11 innings. We walked 10 and hit a couple of batters and yet we still made it to the 11th.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- A healthy and mobile Vladimir Guerrero is starting to make waves at the Blue Jays' Minor League complex in preparation for another year in the big leagues.

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.

'); } ST. PETERSBURG -- Edwin Encarnacion continues to play on an every day basis despite dealing with a minor back injury.

Just to give a brief example of the type of season Josh Hamilton is having, consider that he is in a mini-slump over the last week - yet he still has a good lead in all three Triple Crown categories.

Slumping Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 8-5 on Tuesday night.

While baseball isn't considered to be a contact sport, every once in a while tempers flare and emotions get the best of people, whether it be coaches, fans, managers or players.

What's new: The Jays took four of five from the Yankees and Mets after losing a two-game set to Tampa Bay last week.

We had a chance, Yunel Escobar and Jose Bautista got on base but FrankieMcFrankFrank struck out Edwin Encarnacion , J.P. Arencibia and Eric Thames .

Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia set the standard for awful in early April, batting .062 in his first 32 at-bats and likely causing many owners to abandon ship quickly.

Terrific game for Brandon Morrow . 9 innings, 3 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts. He was great today.