Rajai Davis News

Jose Bautista thought he was finished being a third baseman. Brett Lawrie had never even gotten started at shortstop.

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

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.

Pena, batting leadoff to start a game for the first time in his big-league career, finished 2-for-5 with a long three-run homer, as Tampa Bay downed Toronto, 8-5, in the middle contest of a three-game set.

Two outs were all that separated Justin Verlander from yet another rare achievement - and an exclusive club that includes Cy Young, Nolan Ryan and only three other pitchers.

Indians manager Manny Acta had a simple explanation for why his team's four-game winning streak came to a halt Friday night.

J.P. Arencibia and Rajai Davis each hit two home runs, Yan Gomes hit his first career homer and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the New York Mets 14-5 on Friday night.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P Arencibia hits a solo home run against the New York Mets on Friday night.

When Casey Janssen was handed the Blue Jays closer's role back on May 9, he became the main man in a bullpen in desperate need of some stability.

Nice game tonight. Drew Hutchison pitched 6 innings and allowed only the 1 run. That's the good news.

'); } TORONTO -- Rajai Davis made a rare start against a right-handed pitcher on Thursday night, but it's something that could happen with more regularity in upcoming games.

Not that most of us really know what it's like to lose as a professional athlete, but I assume it's probably not the easiest thing to swallow.

It's frustrating to fall behind in games as a pitcher. But the best pitchers can stay composed and find a rhythm to keep their team in the game.

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty, top, winds up to throw to first for the last out of the game after forcing out Toronto Blue Jays pinch runner Rajai Davis in the ninth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.

The sleazy and ultimately disappointing Roger Clemens perjury case is in full swing in Washington D.C. The star witness for the prosecution, former Jays strength and conditioning coach Brian McNamee is suggesting that he first administered steroids to the Rocket in his SkyDome Hotel apartment back in '98. Clemens won consecutive Cy Youngs with the ... (more)

Athletics baserunner Brandon Inge is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off grand slam against the Blue Jays at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., May 8, 2012.

Welcome to the Bay Area, Brandon Inge. The A's rallied for five runs off of Toronto reliever Francisco Cordero - the last four coming on Inge's ninth-inning grand slam - and the A's defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3. Grant Balfour gets the win, although he struggled in the ninth again, giving up the lead in the top of the inning.

Going 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA in his last three starts, Angels hurler Jerome Williams can pinpoint his success with a very simple answer.

'); } ANAHEIM -- Outfielder Rajai Davis is listed as day to day because of a left hip flexor injury.

Blue Jays Kelly Johnson, right, J.P. Arencibia, left, and Rajai Davis celebrate after scoring on teammate Yunel Escobar's bases-loaded triple during the fourth inning.