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The Toronto Blue Jays went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and failed to complete a ninth-inning rally as they fell 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday.

May 21, 2013, 10:40 pm EDT via sportsnet.ca

Tampa slugger continues cantankerous streak of former Blue Jays returning to haunt their erstwhile club

May 21, 2013, 10:40 pm EDT via theglobeandmail.com

Ramon Ortiz allows four runs in just 2.1 innings as the Jays fall 4-3 in front of a sparse Rogers Centre crowd.

May 21, 2013, 10:38 pm EDT via thestar.com

In recent weeks, John Gibbons has been preaching a persistent homily to his hitters. Stop trying to pull everything. Hit the ball where it is pitched

May 21, 2013, 10:23 pm EDT via sports.nationalpost.com

Clint Robinson extended his hitting streak to six games, but the Fisher Cats saw the end of their season-best four-game winning streak with a 5-3 loss on Tuesday night in Portland.

May 21, 2013, 9:03 pm EDT via milb.com

The Toronto Blue Jays haven't named a fifth starter for Friday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, but Chad Jenkins and prospect Sean Nolin are options.

May 21, 2013, 8:32 pm EDT via sportsnet.ca

Yunel Escobar left Toronto under a cloud. He returned to celebrate in the sunshine – under a shower of boos

May 21, 2013, 8:10 pm EDT via sports.nationalpost.com

The Jays look to assure a series win against the Rays, sending Ramon Ortiz to the hill to face off against Alex Cobb.

May 21, 2013, 6:57 pm EDT via blogs.thescore.com

The Jays finally cut back from the stupid 8-man bullpen, sent Mickey Storey back to Buffalo and surprised us by calling up Anthony Gose. Earlier they told us they wouldn't call up Gose unless he was here to stay. Baseball teams should stop saying things like that, because they can't see the future. Yes, in a perfect world, they'd like...

May 21, 2013, 6:21 pm EDT via bluebirdbanter.com

We had plenty of Ricky Romero talk on the blog earlier today leading up to tonight's home debut of the bedraggled Blue Jays left-hander. The Bisons will be playing their series finale against the Charlotte Knights and it will be most interesting to see how Romero fares against rehabbing White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham (batting second tonight)...

May 21, 2013, 5:43 pm EDT via blogs.buffalonews.com

Over the past few days, there have been several minor league transactions of note in the Blue Jays franchise: 42-year old Miguel Batista's second stint in the Jays organization is now over. He was released from the Buffalo Bisons today according to a team release. He was rather ineffective, recording an 8.36 ERA in 28 innings pitched, striking out 17...

May 21, 2013, 5:39 pm EDT via bluebirdbanter.com

The Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate announced the release of Miguel Batista, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet (on Twitter). The 42-year-old right-hander had signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays back in April. Batista struggled to establish himself in Triple-A Buffalo however, pitching to an 8.36 ERA with 5.5 K/9 and 5.1 BB/9 over 28 innings. ...

May 21, 2013, 5:10 pm EDT via mlbtraderumors.com

Another Game Thread and another glimmer of hope for the resurrection of the Blue Jays. Continuing their up and down season on what was a gorgeous holiday Monday, the Blue Jays managed a nice, but not entirely comfortable win over division rival Tampa Bay. The bats once again came alive; rebounding nicely from a poor showing ...

May 21, 2013, 5:00 pm EDT via jaysjournal.com

Alex Rios is having himself a nice season. All part of a nice career, really.

May 21, 2013, 4:38 pm EDT via blogs.thescore.com

All the latest and greatest Jays-related reads from around the interweb, fully Rob Ducey-fied (whatever that means).

May 21, 2013, 4:37 pm EDT via blogs.thescore.com

During the series with the New York Yankees this past weekend, it became apparent just how devastating Robinson Cano has been this season in games against the Toronto Blue Jays. In 9 games, the Yankee second baseman has hit .324 against the good guys, with 3 home runs, 9 RBI, and a 1.051 OPS. That ...

May 21, 2013, 4:21 pm EDT via jaysjournal.com