2020 Toronto Blue Jays (est 2016) - Page 5

rpriske · 05-29-2020, 12:10 AM

Helmis Rodriguez has a forearm strain and is heading to the IL for about two weeks.

Grant Holmes is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 05-31-2020, 10:15 AM

May 2nd, 2020

The Blue Jays fell just short again, losing 4-3 to the A's.

That is seven losses in a row for Toronto.

They saw homers from Jonathan Rodriguez and Mike Trout.

WP - Nick Travieso (2-0)
Save - Maikel Cleto (10)
LP - Miguel Almonte (2-4)

Record - 11-16

rpriske · 06-02-2020, 03:46 PM

May 3rd, 2020

The Jays struggled today, falling 9-3 to Oakland. That is eight losses in a row for Toronto.

Mike Trout homered for the Jays.

WP - Max Fried (2-1)
LP - Henderson Alvarez (2-4)

Record - 11-17

rpriske · 06-02-2020, 03:51 PM

Brandon Cumpton and Chris Anderson singled minor league contracts.

Cole Tucker, New Hampshire, was named Player of the Week for his AA league.

Alexander Palma, Buffalo, was named Player of the Week for his AAA league.

John Nunez, Lansing, was named Player of the Week for his A league.

For the Majors it was Lewin Diaz, Twins & Brandon Crawford, Giants.

The Blue Jays have fallen to #27 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Tanner Murphy is sent down to AAA.

Joey Morgan was called back up.

rpriske · 06-04-2020, 08:54 AM

May 5th, 2020

The Blue Jay freefall continues as they fell 6-1 to the Angels for their 9th straight loss.

WP - Manny Banuelos (1-2)
LP - Jordan Lyles (1-2)

Record - 11-18

rpriske · 06-06-2020, 02:21 AM

May 6th, 2020

The Blue Jays collapsed in the late innings, picking up their tenth straight loss after dropping this one 11-2 to the Angels.

WP - Julio Urias (4-2)
Save - Jumbo Diaz (1)
LP - Robert Gsellman (0-1)

Record - 11-19

rpriske · 06-07-2020, 03:08 PM

May 7th, 2020

The Jays were in this right to the end, only to see it slip away. They lost to the Angels by a score of 5-4 for their 11th straight loss.

Bobby Bradley homered for Toronto.

WP - Caleb Cotham (2-2)
Save - Mike Morin (2)
LP - Miguel Castro (1-3)

Record - 11-20

rpriske · 06-07-2020, 03:26 PM

May 8th, 2020

Not only did the Blue Jays fall 6-0 to the Rangers for their 12th straight loss, but Henderson Alvarez left the game with some sort of problem with his back. It is unclear what the severity might be.

WP - Matt Smoral (1-0)
LP - Henderson Alvarez (2-5)

Record - 11-21

rpriske · 06-07-2020, 03:45 PM

May 9th, 2020

The Blue Jays nearly saw an eight run lead vanish, but they held on for an 8-6 win over the Rangers to break their dozen game losing streak.

Carlos Belen blasted a pair of home runs and David Fletcher added one as well!

WP - Travis Wood (3-1)
Save - Mark Melancon (4)
LP - Matt Moore (0-2)

Record - 12-21

rpriske · 06-07-2020, 03:46 PM

Henderson Alvarez's back tightness may push his next start back but will not require an IL stay.

rpriske · 06-07-2020, 04:02 PM

May 10th, 2020

The day after finally breaking the losing streak, the Blue Jays get pummelled by the Rangers, losing 9-2.

WP - Nick Martinez (2-2)
LP - Jordan Lyles (1-3)

Record - 12-22

rpriske · 06-07-2020, 04:08 PM

Edwin Rios, Dunedin, was named Florida State league Player of the Week.

For the Majors it was Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox & Raimel Tapia, Rockies

Of course the Blue Jays hit #30 on the Weekly Power Rankings, rock bottom.

Sent to AAA: Caleb Thielbar, David Fletcher

Called Up: Daniel Gonzalez, Royce Lewis

rpriske · 06-09-2020, 08:52 AM

May 11th, 2020

They almost let it get away in the 9th, but the Jays held on for a 4-3 win over the Twins.

Thomas Eshelman performed well in a spot start.

Bobby Bradley homered for Toronto.

WP - Thomas Eshelman (1-1)
Save - Mark Melancon (5)
LP - Alex Meyer (3-2)

Record - 13-22

rpriske · 06-09-2020, 08:56 AM

Caleb Thielbar is recalled from Buffalo.

Robert Gsellman is sent down.

rpriske · 06-10-2020, 11:50 PM

May 12th, 2020

The Jays kept picking away until they carved out a 5-3 win over the Twins.

WP - Miguel Almonte (3-4)
Save - Caleb Thielbar (2)
LP - Alex Cobb (2-4)

Record - 14-22

rpriske · 06-10-2020, 11:51 PM

Justin Morneau of the Reds collected career hit #2000 today.

rpriske · 06-10-2020, 11:52 PM

Helmis Rodriguez was set to come back to the team in under a week, but he has had setback and now his recovery is unclear.

Caleb Thielbar is sent back to Buffalo.

Phil Bickford is called up.

rpriske · 06-13-2020, 10:37 AM

May 13th, 2020

The Blue Jays never gave up and tied the game up a couple of times but ended up falling 8-6 to the Twins.

WP - Will Smith (2-1)
Save - Alex Claudio (9)
LP - Daniel Gonzalez (0-1)

Record - 14-23

rpriske · 06-13-2020, 10:39 AM

Henderson Alvarez's back is worse that we anticipated. He is heading to the IL. Hopefully he will be back in the minimum time.

Also, Daniel Gonzalez is sent back to Buffalo.

Yun-Wen Chen and Caleb Thielbar are called back up.

rpriske · 06-15-2020, 08:33 AM

May 15th, 2020

The White Sox never managed to get Elliott Cary out as he drove in a pair of runs and scored three times in the Jays' 7-3 win over Chicago.

WP - Travis Wood (4-1)
LP - Luis Cessa (1-3)

Record - 15-23

05-29-2020, 12:10 AM	#81
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Helmis Rodriguez has a forearm strain and is heading to the IL for about two weeks. Grant Holmes is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-31-2020, 10:15 AM	#82
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 2nd, 2020 The Blue Jays fell just short again, losing 4-3 to the A's. That is seven losses in a row for Toronto. They saw homers from Jonathan Rodriguez and Mike Trout. WP - Nick Travieso (2-0) Save - Maikel Cleto (10) LP - Miguel Almonte (2-4) Record - 11-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-02-2020, 03:46 PM	#83
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 3rd, 2020 The Jays struggled today, falling 9-3 to Oakland. That is eight losses in a row for Toronto. Mike Trout homered for the Jays. WP - Max Fried (2-1) LP - Henderson Alvarez (2-4) Record - 11-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-04-2020 at 08:28 AM.

06-02-2020, 03:51 PM	#84
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Brandon Cumpton and Chris Anderson singled minor league contracts. Cole Tucker, New Hampshire, was named Player of the Week for his AA league. Alexander Palma, Buffalo, was named Player of the Week for his AAA league. John Nunez, Lansing, was named Player of the Week for his A league. For the Majors it was Lewin Diaz, Twins & Brandon Crawford, Giants. The Blue Jays have fallen to #27 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Tanner Murphy is sent down to AAA. Joey Morgan was called back up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-02-2020 at 03:59 PM.

06-04-2020, 08:54 AM	#85
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 5th, 2020 The Blue Jay freefall continues as they fell 6-1 to the Angels for their 9th straight loss. WP - Manny Banuelos (1-2) LP - Jordan Lyles (1-2) Record - 11-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-06-2020 at 01:49 AM.

06-06-2020, 02:21 AM	#86
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 6th, 2020 The Blue Jays collapsed in the late innings, picking up their tenth straight loss after dropping this one 11-2 to the Angels. WP - Julio Urias (4-2) Save - Jumbo Diaz (1) LP - Robert Gsellman (0-1) Record - 11-19 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-07-2020, 03:08 PM	#87
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 7th, 2020 The Jays were in this right to the end, only to see it slip away. They lost to the Angels by a score of 5-4 for their 11th straight loss. Bobby Bradley homered for Toronto. WP - Caleb Cotham (2-2) Save - Mike Morin (2) LP - Miguel Castro (1-3) Record - 11-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-07-2020, 03:26 PM	#88
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 8th, 2020 Not only did the Blue Jays fall 6-0 to the Rangers for their 12th straight loss, but Henderson Alvarez left the game with some sort of problem with his back. It is unclear what the severity might be. WP - Matt Smoral (1-0) LP - Henderson Alvarez (2-5) Record - 11-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-07-2020, 03:45 PM	#89
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 9th, 2020 The Blue Jays nearly saw an eight run lead vanish, but they held on for an 8-6 win over the Rangers to break their dozen game losing streak. Carlos Belen blasted a pair of home runs and David Fletcher added one as well! WP - Travis Wood (3-1) Save - Mark Melancon (4) LP - Matt Moore (0-2) Record - 12-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-07-2020, 03:46 PM	#90
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Henderson Alvarez's back tightness may push his next start back but will not require an IL stay. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-07-2020, 04:02 PM	#91
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 10th, 2020 The day after finally breaking the losing streak, the Blue Jays get pummelled by the Rangers, losing 9-2. WP - Nick Martinez (2-2) LP - Jordan Lyles (1-3) Record - 12-22 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-07-2020, 04:08 PM	#92
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Edwin Rios, Dunedin, was named Florida State league Player of the Week. For the Majors it was Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox & Raimel Tapia, Rockies Of course the Blue Jays hit #30 on the Weekly Power Rankings, rock bottom. Sent to AAA: Caleb Thielbar, David Fletcher Called Up: Daniel Gonzalez, Royce Lewis __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2020, 08:52 AM	#93
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 11th, 2020 They almost let it get away in the 9th, but the Jays held on for a 4-3 win over the Twins. Thomas Eshelman performed well in a spot start. Bobby Bradley homered for Toronto. WP - Thomas Eshelman (1-1) Save - Mark Melancon (5) LP - Alex Meyer (3-2) Record - 13-22 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-10-2020 at 11:35 PM.

06-09-2020, 08:56 AM	#94
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Caleb Thielbar is recalled from Buffalo. Robert Gsellman is sent down. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-10-2020, 11:50 PM	#95
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 12th, 2020 The Jays kept picking away until they carved out a 5-3 win over the Twins. WP - Miguel Almonte (3-4) Save - Caleb Thielbar (2) LP - Alex Cobb (2-4) Record - 14-22 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-10-2020, 11:51 PM	#96
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Justin Morneau of the Reds collected career hit #2000 today. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-10-2020, 11:52 PM	#97
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Helmis Rodriguez was set to come back to the team in under a week, but he has had setback and now his recovery is unclear. Caleb Thielbar is sent back to Buffalo. Phil Bickford is called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-10-2020 at 11:55 PM.

06-13-2020, 10:37 AM	#98
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 13th, 2020 The Blue Jays never gave up and tied the game up a couple of times but ended up falling 8-6 to the Twins. WP - Will Smith (2-1) Save - Alex Claudio (9) LP - Daniel Gonzalez (0-1) Record - 14-23 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-13-2020, 10:39 AM	#99
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	Henderson Alvarez's back is worse that we anticipated. He is heading to the IL. Hopefully he will be back in the minimum time. Also, Daniel Gonzalez is sent back to Buffalo. Yun-Wen Chen and Caleb Thielbar are called back up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-13-2020 at 10:46 AM.

06-15-2020, 08:33 AM	#100
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,629	May 15th, 2020 The White Sox never managed to get Elliott Cary out as he drove in a pair of runs and scored three times in the Jays' 7-3 win over Chicago. WP - Travis Wood (4-1) LP - Luis Cessa (1-3) Record - 15-23 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````