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Stairs hits grand slam, Blue Jays beat Twins

Stairs hits grand slam, Blue Jays beat Twins
AP, May 15, 2008
The Toronto Blue Jays are starting to catch some breaks. Matt Stairs hit a grand slam and Roy Halladay rebounded from a shaky start to help the Blue Jays beat the Twins 6-5. "You got to get some breaks. There's no questions about that," said Toronto manager John Gibbons, whose team took advantage of several Twins' miscues for the second straight night. ...More
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 • Cabrera turns unassisted triple play - May 12 (AP)
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Blue Jays Team Report

Blue Jays Team Report May 14, 2008

With the Blue Jays, what you see is what you'll get.

No more moves are planned; the payroll is tapped out.

So said general manager J.P. Ricciardi.

"We're done. This is our team," Ricciardi said. "This is the guys we've made our bed with. I don't really see us being able to do a lot at this point.

"We've tried to do some little things like getting (Brad) Wilkerson in here to shake up the lineup a little bit and maybe give Gibby (manager John Gibbons) a few more options, but I don't see being able to go out and do anything major at this point."

Like Gibbons, Ricciardi believes that at some point in time, his troops will start hitting. They have in the past so they should in the future, or so the theory goes.

"I think the reason for optimism is ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 V. Wells CF May 10, 2008 15-day Fractured left wrist
 J. Accardo RP May 10, 2008 15-day Right forearm tightness
 D. Eckstein SS May 7, 2008 15-day Strained right hip flexor
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Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel (16) connects for an RBI-double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Minneapolis. The Blue Jays won 6-5.
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Toronto Blue Jays Scott Rolen, bottom, scores the go-ahead run on a throwing error by Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jesse Crain (not shown) during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Minneapolis. Home plate umpire Brian Runge, foreground, looks on. The Blue Jays won 6-5.
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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Marco Scutaro (19) and second baseman Aaron Hill, right, celebrate after they defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-5 during a baseball game Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota Twins' Carlos Gomez, right, gets caught in a run-down and is tagged by Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Scott Rolen during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Minneapolis. Third base umpire Greg Gibson, left, looks on.
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 AL East Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Tampa Bay 23 17 .575 -- 
 Boston 24 19 .558 0.5 
 Baltimore 21 19 .525 2.0 
 NY Yankees 20 21 .488 3.5 
 Toronto 20 22 .476 4.0 
 Complete Standings
 Individual Leaders
B.J. Ryan - Toronto Blue JaysB. Ryan
#52, Relief Pitcher
Leads team with 6 SV
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGV. Wells.281 
 HRM. Stairs
 RBIV. Wells24 
 RV. Wells21 
 SBA. Rios
 WJ. Litsch
 SVB. Ryan
 IPR. Halladay63.0 
 ERAS. Marcum2.22 
 Full: Batting Stats Pitching Stats
 Scores & Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Sun, May 11at ClevelandPostponed 
 Mon, May 12at ClevelandL 0-3 
 Mon, May 12at ClevelandW 3-0 
 Tue, May 13at MinnesotaW 5-3 
 Wed, May 14at MinnesotaW 6-5 
 Next Five Games
 Thu, May 15at Minnesota1:10 pm 
 Fri, May 16at Philadelphia7:05 pm 
 Sat, May 17at Philadelphia7:05 pm 
 Sun, May 18at Philadelphia1:35 pm 
 Tue, May 20LA Angels7:07 pm 
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