2023 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2021)

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July 23rd, 2023

The Jays fell in a hole that was tough to climb out of and lost, 7-4, to the Mariners.

Austin Meadows sparked the comeback with a home run, but it was not to be.

WP - Levi Stoudt (4-5)
Save - Roenis Elias (1)
LP - Zach Davies (8-9)

Record - 56-44

The Jays now trail the Red Sox by one game.

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Players of the Week: Scott Manea, Guardians & Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pirates

The Jays slipped a spot to #12 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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July 24th, 2023

The hot Dodgers were more than a match for the Jays, beating them, 7-3.

Rafael Devers and Giancarlo Stanton homered for Toronto.

Mike Soroka left the game in the 3rd. It doesn't look like he will need IL time.

WP - Walker Buehler (7-7)
LP - Mike Soroka (0-2)

Record - 56-45

Boston was off today so the Jays now trail by 1.5 games.

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Pack Naughton is sent to Buffalo.

Kirby Snead is called up.

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July 25th, 2023

The Blue Jays absolutely annihilated the Dodgers. They beat them 17-3.

Rafael Devers hit a Grand Slam before the Jays had recorded a single out.

Also going deep for Toronto were J.P. Crawford, Austin Meadows, Bo Bichette, and Max Kepler, twice.

WP - Corbin Martin (1-0)
LP - Carlos Carrasco (5-5)

Record - 57-45

The Red Sox also won so the Jays still trail by 1.5 games.

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July 26th, 2023

Enoli Paredes, Eduardo Bazardo, Durbin Feltman, and Raidel Martinez combined to hold the Dodgers to only one hit as the Jays shut them out, 2-0.

Giancarlo Stanton and Max Kepler homered for the Toronto runs.

WP - Enoli Paredes (8-4)
Save - Raidel Martinez (7)
LP - Caleb Ferguson (5-3)

Record - 58-45

Boston also won they still have a 1.5 game lead on the Jays.

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Willy Adames is sent to Buffalo.

Jose Miguel Fernandez is called up.

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July 28th, 2023

A 10th inning home run by Austin Meadows gave the Jays a 9-6, walk-off win over the Angels.

Rafael Devers also homered for Toronto.

WP - Raidel Martinez (5-1)
LP - Brad Hand (0-1)

Record - 59-45

The Jays now trail the Red Sox by only a half game.

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July 29th, 2023

Casey Kelly was zoned in and pitched the Jays to a 5-1 win over the Angels.

Bo Bichette and Max Kepler homered for Toronto.

WP - Casey Kelly (7-2)
Save - Raidel Martinez (8)
LP - Jaime Barria (9-8)

Record - 60-45

Boston also won so the Jays still trail by a half game.

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July 30th, 2023

Canadian Mike Soroka pitched the Jays to a 5-2 win over the Angels.

Giancarlo Stanton homered for Toronto.

That is five wins in a row for the Blue Jays.

WP - Mike Soroka (1-2)
Save - Durbin Feltman (3)
LP - Griffin Canning (12-5)

Record - 61-45

The Blue Jays have overtaken the Red Sox and lead the AL East by a half game!

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Albert Almora Jr. of Dunedin was named the Southwest League Player of the Week.

David Calabrese won the same award for the GCL.

For the Bigs it was Eloy Jimenez, White Sox & Cristian Pache, Braves

The Blue Jays have climbed all the way to #4 on the Weekly Power Rankings (the top AL team).

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July 31st, 2023

The Jays are finishing July with a six game winning streak and VERY hot bats. Today Bo Bichette hit two homers, with 4 RBI, as the Jays stomped the Orioles, 11-1.

Toronto hit back-to-back dingers twice, with the other home runs coming from Whit Merrifield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Max Kepler, J.P. Crawford, and Austin Meadows.

WP - Corbin Martin (2-0)
Save - Eduard Bazardo (4)
LP - Gray Fenter (5-9)

Record - 62-45

The Red Sox kept pace and still trail by a half game.

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DEADLINE DEAL

To RED SOX

Daniel Mengden

To BLUE JAYS

Albert Feliz
Tommy Wilcox

All minor leaguers.

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Naswell Paulino of New Hampshire was named Pitcher of the Month for the Eastern League.

Yohander Mendez of Vancouver won the same award for the Northwest League.

JULY AWARDS

PITCHER - Jesus Zambrano, Athletics & Andres Munoz, Braves

HITTER - RAFAEL DEVERS, BLUE JAYS & Trea Turner, Nationals

ROOKIE - Cooper Stinson, Astros & Ashis Mhambrey, Rockies

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August 1st, 2023

The Jays came from behind to win their seventh straight game. Whit Merrifield went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple, and Austin Meadows hit a big, 3-run dinger in the 8th to cement the 6-3 victory over the Orioles.

WP - Matt Foster (1-1)
Save - Raidel Martinez (9)
LP - Kolby Allard (4-4)

Record - 63-45

Boston lost so Toronto now leads by 1.5 games.

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Ali Sanchez is sent to Buffalo.

Willy Adames is recalled.

We are told this is no comment on Sanchez. It is just about tired players.

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August 2nd, 2023

It was a very costly loss for the Jays. Not only did they lose a 13-8 slugfest to the Orioles, to end their seven game winning streak, but both Jared Walsh and Durbin Feltman were injured in the game.

We don't know yet how serious Walsh's injury is, but Feltman's strained forearm looks to put him on the shelf for 5-6 weeks.

Joey Bart homered twice, including a Grand Slam, and Diego Cartaya added a homer.

WP - Kyle McGowin (1-5)
LP - Jose Leclerc (3-2)

Record - 63-46

The Red Sox still trail by 1.5 games.

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Good news about Jared Walsh. His ankle is sore but he shouldn't miss more than a day.

Durbin Feltman is placed on the IL.

Andrew Perez is called up from Buffalo.

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August 3rd, 2023

The Orioles beat the Jays again today, by a score of 6-2.

Giancarlo Stanton homered for Toronto.

WP - Grayson Rodriguez (10-2)
LP - Casey Kelly (7-3)

Record - 63-47

Boston did not play today, so they now trail by one game.

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August 4th, 2023

It was the first game in a big match-up at Fenway and Franmil Reyes was the hero, hitting a 9th inning homer to give the Red Sox a walk-off, 7-6 win over the Blue Jays.

The team are now tied for the lead in the AL East.

Jared Walsh homered for Toronto.

WP - Darwinian Hernandez (5-2)
LP - Jose Leclerc (3-3)

Record - 63-48