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Would people go straight B for him, considering his bat in relation to his position? I'm not sure what his defense is like though.

Casey Janssen began a four-inning scoreless stretch by the Toronto bullpen Wednesday in the Blue Jays' 7-3 victory over Baltimore.

In the first 90 games of the year, the Blue Jays allowed just 21 unearned runs. In the most recent 48 games, they have allowed 26 unearned runs.

The Toronto Blue Jays have activated closer Scott Downs and put third baseman Edwin Encarnacion on the 15-day disabled list.

A few days removed from his activation off of the disabled list, Reds third baseman Scott Rolen isn't playing like someone that just missed two weeks with a concussion.

Since joining the Blue Jays, right-handed reliever Josh Roenicke has had a couple of rough outings, and a couple of very good ones against some very tough opponents.

The Blue Jays swapped one player on the disabled list for another on Monday, activating left-hander Scott Downs and shelving third baseman Edwin Encarnacion.

It was an odd experience for Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke to watch his nephew, Josh Roenicke, pitch for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Angels Friday night.

Halladay allowed eight hits and five runs - four earned - and was chased after five innings before a crowd of 25,925 at Rogers Centre.

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada hit back-to-back homers leading off the eighth inning and New York beat Toronto 7-5 on Tuesday night for its eighth win in nine games.

But when he hit the ground and looked in his glove, it was empty. A pot-bellied spectator had made the grab, meaning the fly ball was a home run and the Yankees had broken a 4-4 tie in what would become a 7-5 win over the Jays .

Cleanup was on the mind of Cito Gaston on Tuesday night, and it had nothing to do with the end of Toronto's lengthy civic strike, which saw garbage pile up throughout the city.

Jays starter Marc Rzepczynski struck out seven, while walking one, in an otherwise impressive outing.

Jays starter Marc Rzepczynski struck out seven, while walking one, in an otherwise impressive outing.

Here's a look at how some athletes with local ties fared recently at the professional level: Peter Ruiz ; Gulf Coast League Red Sox - Ruiz pitched five innings Sunday, striking out four batters while giving up five hits and four earned runs.

After trading Scott Rolen to the Reds at Friday's non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Blue Jays expect Edwin Encarnacion, acquired in the deal, to be their new everyday third baseman.

Lefty Marc Rzepczynski was a fifth-round draft pick by the Blue Jays in 2007 from the University of California Riverside Highlanders.

Richard Griffin OAKLAND T he Jays do not really need Edwin Encarnacion, nor do they really want him.

OAKLANDa 'The Blue Jays' newest pitcher, Josh Roenicke, chose the town of Rough and Ready, Calif., in which to live.