2010 Toronto Blue Jays season

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2010  Toronto Blue Jays
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The Jays and White Sox line up for the national anthems prior to 2010 Toronto Blue Jays home opener.
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Rogers Centre
City Toronto, Ontario
Record85–77 (.525)
Divisional place4th
Owners Rogers; Paul Beeston (CEO)
General managers Alex Anthopoulos
Managers Cito Gaston
Television Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet One
(Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Rance Mulliniks, Sam Cosentino)
Radio FAN 590
(Jerry Howarth, Alan Ashby, Mike Wilner, Roger Lajoie)
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The 2010 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 34th season of Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays franchise, and the team's 21st full season of play (22nd overall) at the Rogers Centre. The 2010 season was the first under general manager Alex Anthopoulos, who replaced J. P. Ricciardi after the 2009 season.

Contents

After a poor 2009 season in which the Blue Jays finished with a 75–87 record, 2010 saw the team improve by 10 games, finishing with an 85–77 record and in fourth place in the American League East. Led by José Bautista, whose 54 home runs set a franchise record and led the Major Leagues, the team also set a franchise record with 257 home runs.

Offseason

"The Doc Deal"

One of the biggest trades in Blue Jays history (known as "The Doc Deal") was executed on December 16, 2009, when the Blue Jays traded Roy Halladay and US$6 million to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kyle Drabek, Travis d'Arnaud and Michael Taylor; [1] Taylor was then traded to the Oakland Athletics for Brett Wallace. Halladay signed a contract extension with the Phillies worth $60 million for 3 years, with an option for another year worth $20 million. [2] The Phillies were scheduled to play in Toronto on June 25, 26 and 27, however due to the G20 summit meeting in Toronto, those games were held in Philadelphia. Halladay made his first start against his old team in spring training, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits.

Arrivals and departures

For more detailed information about arrivals and departures see Free agency and Waivers.

In total, the Blue Jays lost 16 players in the offseason, 4 as free agents, but one re-signed. It was a trade-filled offseason, including The Doc Deal, which landed the Jays three players for Roy Halladay. The Jays made five trades in total. The Jays traded cash considerations for two pitchers in separate deals, and traded a player to be named for Zach Jackson. All told, the Blue Jays added 26 new players to their roster. [3]

Free agency

Alex Gonzalez signed with the Blue Jays on November 26, and took over for Marco Scutaro. Gonzalez was later traded to the Atlanta Braves for Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes. P1030157 Alex Gonzalez.jpg
Álex González signed with the Blue Jays on November 26, and took over for Marco Scutaro. González was later traded to the Atlanta Braves for Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes.

Of the five major league free agents of the Blue Jays, John McDonald was the only one to re-sign with the team, accepting a two-year, $3 million deal. Michael Barrett and Kevin Millar were designated for assignment and subsequently released, becoming minor league free agents. Rod Barajas declined salary arbitration, signing a contract with the New York Mets in February 2010; [4] this gave the Blue Jays a supplemental first-round compensation draft pick for the 2010 Major League Baseball draft (pick 41). Marco Scutaro signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox, giving the Blue Jays Boston's second-round draft pick (pick 81) and a supplemental first-round compensation draft pick (pick 32).

The team non-tendered Raúl Chávez, then signed him to a minor league deal. The Blue Jays signed shortstop Álex González to a one-year, $2.75 million contract on November 26, 2009, and catcher John Buck to a one-year, $2 million contract on December 16, 2009.

On January 13, 2010, the Blue Jays signed four minor leaguers, Chris Lubanski, Willie Collazo, Jorge Padilla and Jesús Merchán. [5] On January 19, they also signed Jeremy Reed and Steven Register to minor-league contracts, [6] and on January 22 the Blue Jays signed Shawn Hill. [7]

On January 19, 2010, José Molina signed a one-year deal with an option for 2011 with the Blue Jays, and on February 2, 2010, relief pitcher Kevin Gregg signed a one-year, $2.75 million deal with the Blue Jays.

Blue Jays minor league free agents signed by other teams include Fabio Castro (Boston), Bill Murphy (Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan), and Bryan Bullington and Buck Coats (both signed by the Kansas City Royals).

Waivers

The Blue Jays made some moves with potential on the waiverwire. Alex Anthopolous made his first transaction ever when he picked up reliever Sean Henn from the Orioles in late October 2009. He acquired Jarrett Hoffpauir on November 3. Once free agency started to kick in, he claimed shortstop Mike McCoy from Colorado, and never made a transaction for the rest of 2009. Anthopolous made his first waiver claim of 2010 on January 7, when he claimed Brian Bocock from the San Francisco Giants. Bocock was waived and picked up by the Phillies on January 26. The Blue Jays' only waiver loss during the 2009–2010 offseason was utility player Joe Inglett, who was claimed by the Texas Rangers.

Salary arbitration

On January 15, 2010, six Blue Jay pitchers filed for salary arbitration. [8] Shaun Marcum [8] re-signed with the Blue Jays on January 18 to a one-year, $850,000 contract. [9] The next day, Jeremy Accardo, Shawn Camp, Jason Frasor, Casey Janssen and Brian Tallet [8] signed one-year deals with the club.

Staff

With three games left during the 2009 season, articles about Cito Gaston in the Toronto media suggested that some players had turned against him. Gaston responded to the accusations by saying "I've treated everybody with respect, so I am not sure what their bitch is." [10] There was also a report that Gaston's managerial techniques caused Scott Rolen to request a trade out of Toronto. Vernon Wells stated that "Obviously, there are issues". On the same topic, Wells was asked if he could play for the Jays next season, and he replied with "I cannot answer that at this point in time". [11] One day later, Blue Jays General Manager J. P. Ricciardi was fired. Ricciardi had received criticism for signing bulky, no-trade-clause contracts to players such as Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, Alex Ríos and B. J. Ryan; three of the four were eventually released. Problems were also raised with Ricciardi's drafts and scouting. He had drafted more than 200 players during his tenure, and had only six were the major league players at the time of his firing. One of his biggest failures was drafting Russ Adams 14th overall in the 2002 entry draft, [12] passing by future All-Stars pitchers Scott Kazmir, Cole Hamels, and Matt Cain, also missing out on Nick Swisher. In other drafts, such as the one in 2005, [13] he narrowly missed out on a franchise player, like Ryan Braun and one pick later, got Ricky Romero, who took more time to develop. Some others criticized him for not drafting 30-home run slugger Troy Tulowitzki. Ricciardi made one of his biggest mistakes publicizing a trade for the face of the Blue Jays, Roy Halladay. In an interview on the FAN 590, he was asked if he was interested in trading Halladay, and he replied by saying "We would not be doing our job if we did not entertain offers from other teams". He went on to make numerous trade offers to the Phillies for top pitching prospects, primarily Kyle Drabek, or J. A. Happ. [14] The Phillies stuck with reigning Cy Young winner Cliff Lee instead, closing any door on Halladay being traded. The Jays had just lost three of four in a crucial series in New York when the rumours started, and the Jays' season went downhill. Affected by the trade talks, the Jays went from seven games behind to 13, and the Rays surpassed the Jays for good during the slide. On October 30, Cito Gaston announced that he will retire after the 2010 season, but he signed a four-year consulting deal with the Jays for post-retirement. The Jays had two other members of the coaching staff leave; Brad Arnsberg left to be the Pitching Coach of the Houston Astros, and hitting coach Gene Tenace also announced that he will retire, only he will not be present for the 2010 season. These moves resulted in former bullpen coach, Bruce Walton becoming the pitching coach, and the former first base coach Dwayne Murphy took over at hitting coach. The two new coaches are Rick Langford, who took the helm as Bullpen Coach, and Omar Malavé became the new first base coach. Brian Butterfield moved from first to third giving Malave room at first, and bumping Nick Leyva up to be the bench coach.

Ownership

After the death of Blue Jays owner Ted Rogers following the 2008 season, speculation has also surrounded a potential change in team ownership. Home attendance reached its lowest since the 2003 season, and the Jays' management pursued attempts to shed payroll, including the releases of B. J. Ryan and Alex Ríos and the trade of Scott Rolen to the Cincinnati Reds. These moves spurred fans to speculate that Rogers Communications was attempting to make the franchise more attractive to potential buyers. On October 21, 2009, during an interview with radio station Fan 590, Tony Viner, the president and CEO of the company's media division that also controls the Blue Jays, stated emphatically that, "the team is not for sale. We are committed to winning and to doing the things that it takes to win." [15]

Timeline

2009

John Buck signed December 13. Kansas City Royals John Buck.jpg
John Buck signed December 13.
The Doc Deal was pulled off December 14, 2009. Roy Halladay 2009 (1).jpg
The Doc Deal was pulled off December 14, 2009.
Marco Scutaro signed a deal with the Boston Red Sox, thus rewarding the Jays with 2 compensation picks. 001U3148 Marco Scutaro.jpg
Marco Scutaro signed a deal with the Boston Red Sox, thus rewarding the Jays with 2 compensation picks.

2010

Season standings

American League East

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Tampa Bay Rays 9666.593—49‍–‍3247‍–‍34
New York Yankees 9567.586152‍–‍2943‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox 8973.549746‍–‍3543‍–‍38
Toronto Blue Jays 8577.5251145‍–‍3340‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles 6696.4073037‍–‍4429‍–‍52

American League Wild Card

Division Winners
Team W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 9666.593
Minnesota Twins 9468.580
Texas Rangers 9072.556
Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 9567.586—
Boston Red Sox 8973.5496
Chicago White Sox 8874.5437
Toronto Blue Jays 8577.52510
Detroit Tigers 8181.50014
Oakland Athletics 8181.50014
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8082.49415
Cleveland Indians 6993.42626
Kansas City Royals 6795.41428
Baltimore Orioles 6696.40729
Seattle Mariners 61101.37734

Record vs. opponents

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore –9–94–33–35–52–46–03–55–133–73–67–116–43–157–11
Boston 9–9–1–64–43–34–39–13–29–94–57–37–114–612–613–5
Chicago 3–46–1–9–98–1010–87–25–132–44–59–13–44–53–515–3
Cleveland 3–34–49–9–9–910–85–46–122–63–63–42–72–46–45–13
Detroit 5–53–310–89–9–10–86–49–94–43–33–51–63–64–411–7
Kansas City 4–23-49–108–108–10–3-75–133–53–65–44–42–73–38–10
Los Angeles 0–61–92–74–54–67–3–2–54–411–815–44–59–106–311–7
Minnesota 5–32–313–512–69–913–55–2–2–46–36-43–57–33–68–10
New York 13–59–94–26-24–45–34–44–2–9–16–48–104–48–1011–7
Oakland 7–35–45–46–33–36–38–113–61–9–13–64–59–103–48–10
Seattle 6–33–71–94–35–34–54–154–64–66–13–2–77–122–39–9
Tampa Bay 11–711–74–37–26–14–45–45–310–85–47–2–4–210–87–11
Texas 4–66–45–44–26–37–210-93-74-410-912–72–4–3–714–4
Toronto 15–36–125–34–64–43–33–66–310–84–33–28–107–3–7–11
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Records vs opponents

RecordGames left
OpponentHomeRoadTotalHomeRoadTotal
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 9–06–315–3–––
Boston Red Sox 2–74–56–12–––
New York Yankees 6–34–510–8–––
Tampa Bay Rays 5–43–68–10–––
Totals22–1417–1939–33–––
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 2–23–15–3–––
Cleveland Indians 1–23–44–6–––
Detroit Tigers 2–22–24–4–––
Kansas City Royals 2–11–23–3–––
Minnesota Twins 3–23–16–3–––
Totals10–912–1022–19–––
AL West
Los Angeles Angels 0–33–33–6–––
Oakland Athletics 3–11–24–3–––
Seattle Mariners 2–11–13–2–––
Texas Rangers 5–22–17–3–––
Totals10–77–717–14–––
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks –1–21–2–––
Colorado Rockies –0–30–3–––
San Diego Padres –2–12–1–––
San Francisco Giants 2–1–2–1–––
St. Louis Cardinals 1–2–1–2–––
Philadelphia Phillies 1–2–1–2–––
Totals4–53–67–11–––
Grand totals46–3539–4285–77–––
MonthGamesWonLostPct.
April241212.500
May291910.655
June26917.346
July251411.560
August281513.536
September271413.519
October321.667
Totals1628577.525
YearHome runs
MLB club record – Seattle1997264
Toronto club record2000244
Current season2010257
All-time rankingYearHome runs
Seattle Mariners1997264
Texas Rangers2005260
Baltimore Orioles1996257
Toronto Blue Jays2010257
Houston Astros2000249

2010 Draft picks

Source [63]

The 2010 MLB draft was held on June 7–9. The Blue Jays had two first-round picks, along with two compensation picks. The Blue Jays also had two picks each in the second and third rounds.

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege/schoolNationalitySigned
111 Deck McGuire RHP Georgia Tech Flag of the United States.svg 2010–08–17
C-A34* Aaron Sanchez RHP Barstow High School (CA) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–06–15
C-A38* Noah Syndergaard RHP Legacy High School (TX) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–06–15
C-A41* Asher Wojciechowski RHP The Citadel Flag of the United States.svg 2010–06–16
261Griffin MurphyLHP Redlands East Valley High School (CA) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–08–17
269*Kellen Sweeney3B Jefferson High School (IA) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–07–26
280* Justin Nicolino LHP University High School (FL) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–08–09
393Christopher HawkinsSS North Gwinnett High School (GA) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–06–15
C-B113* Marcus Knecht LF Connors State College Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010–06–15
4126 Sam Dyson RHP South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg 2010–08–17
5156Dickie Thon Jr.SS Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (PR) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2010–08–17
6186 Sean Nolin LHP San Jacinto College Flag of the United States.svg 2010–07–23
7216Mitchell TaylorLHP Spring High School (TX) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–08–09
8246Logan EhlersLHPNebraska City High School (NE) Flag of the United States.svg Unsigned
9276Brandon Mims2B Newman Smith High School (TX) Flag of the United States.svg 2010–08–09
10306Tyler ShreveRHPPhelps County High School (CA) Flag of the United States.svg Unsigned

Roster

2010 Toronto Blue Jays
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Infielders

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Coaches

Broadcasts

As with previous seasons, Rogers Sportsnet serves as the official television broadcaster for the Blue Jays. Former catcher and manager Buck Martinez now serves as lead commentator for Sportsnet's broadcasts, replacing Jamie Campbell. Rogers Sportsnet will serve as the exclusive broadcaster for all Blue Jays games in the 2010 season, exchanging its rights to air ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball with TSN in order to acquire the rights to the Blue Jays games previously aired by TSN. Sunday Night Baseball would air on TSN2. [64]

25 regular season games were moved to the newly launched Rogers Sportsnet One beginning in August 2010, which launched exclusively on Rogers Cable systems on August 14, 2010, [65] a move which sparked criticism from viewers, fans, and critics. Of particular concern is the timing of the move considering the lack of the channel's availability across Canada, and the perceived strong-arming of Blue Jays fans and the other regional cable companies by Rogers, which owns the team, their stadium, the Sportsnet channels, and Rogers Cable, the only cable provider who carried the network upon its launch. Some fans cancelled Blue Jays ticket purchases in protest, [66] but Paul Beeston, the team president, has stated he is very happy to be going with Sportsnet One. [67]

The FAN 590 was the Jays flagship radio station with Jerry Howarth and Alan Ashby calling the games, and Mike Wilner was the third man in the booth at times, and the post-game host. The games were simulcast on other radio stations across the country.

Season

Injuries

Dustin McGowan is among the pitchers hit with Tommy John surgery. He is expected to be back in May. Dustin McGowan.jpg
Dustin McGowan is among the pitchers hit with Tommy John surgery. He is expected to be back in May.

The Blue Jays suffered their first injury seconds into 2010, when a freak accident occurred. Third baseman Edwin Encarnación was celebrating New Years at his hometown in Dominican Republic when a fireworks malfunction caused fireworks to go out of control. Encarnación suffered minor facial injuries to the front and right side of his face after he was struck by a firecracker rocket near his jaw and it exploded. No serious damage was done, and Encarnación was ready to play by spring training. He suffered first and second-degree burns. [68] The Jays still have other injury issues with their pitching staff. Their 3–4–5 pitchers in 2008 all underwent Tommy John surgery, and are all expected to be back for 2010. Jesse Litsch underwent Tommy John surgery in July 2009, and it is hoped he will return to the active roster in June 2010. Shaun Marcum also underwent Tommy John surgery after he went down late in 2008, and while a September 2009 return was possible, the Jays decided to sideline him for the rest of 2009. Marcum was the team's starter for Opening Day 2010, and will be the ace of the rotation. Dustin McGowan was the third Jay to have the same surgery, and he is not expected to be back in time for the start of 2010. A May return is a more realistic time for McGowan to return. [69] On January 29, McGowan took a step forward as he threw off a mound, with no pain. [70] Pitcher Dirk Hayhurst had arthroscopic shoulder surgery on February 5, and he will be out indefinitely. A couple of days before pitchers and catchers reported for training, Scott Richmond was sidetracked with a shoulder impingement, [71] which can be a sign of tendinitis or an actual tear of the rotator cuff. Richmond was later placed on the 60-day DL. Jesse Litsch and Dirk Hayhurst were placed on the 60-day DL on the week that pitchers and catchers reported. [72] The Jays suffered no major injuries during spring training except for Marc Rzepczynski, who suffered a broken finger on a bouncer that came back to the mound. Rzepczynski was placed on the 15-day DL along with Dustin McGowan, due to arm fatigue. [73] The first injury during the season was a significant one, as All-Star second baseman Aaron Hill was placed on the 15-Day DL with a tight hamstring on April 12.

Expectations

As expected the Blue Jays are entering 2010 as re-builders, due to the loss of hitters (Barajas and Scutaro) to free agency, and the blockbuster trade of their long-time ace Roy Halladay for non-MLB ready prospects. Most fans and writers have called 2010 a rebuilding year, but a bright future is projected by Blue Jay writers and reporters. [74] It was a different story at "State of the Franchise" press conference held at the Rogers Centre on January 28, 2010. Paul Beeston said "we're not in a rebuild mode. We're in build mode". Alex Anthopolous then discussed his interest in free agents Carlos Delgado and Johnny Damon. Cito Gaston said he wants Carlos Delgado back. Beeston said in a later interview that winning will bring fans into the stadium, and that is their goal. [75]

Summary

Offseason

  • See Offseason and Timeline for extended information about the 2009–2010 Toronto Blue Jays offseason.
Roberto Alomar's name as displayed in the Level of Excellence. JaysRetired12.png
Roberto Alomar's name as displayed in the Level of Excellence.

In the offseason, retired second baseman Roberto Alomar finished eight votes shy of being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot. Alomar announced earlier that if he did get inducted into the Hall of Fame, he would like to be inducted as a Blue Jay,[ citation needed ] becoming the first ever. Former Montreal Expos outfielder Andre Dawson was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and he was inducted as an Expo; the second Expo to be inducted into Cooperstown behind Gary Carter.

Alomar was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on January 28, along with former Toronto pitcher Paul Quantrill and two others (Calvin Griffith and statistician Allan Roth). After hearing he would be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Alomar said, "This is an honor, truly a privilege. I cherished my years with the Blue Jays and have always loved the Canadian people. Those years were the very best of my career." [76]

Spring training (March and April)

Ricky Romero pitching for the Jays during spring training. Ricky romero.jpg
Ricky Romero pitching for the Jays during spring training.

Ricky Romero got the first start of 2010 in spring training for the Jays against the Detroit Tigers. Chris Lubanski, an offseason addition, hit the Jays only home run in that game when he hit a solo shot in the 8th. In total, 6 pitchers were sent out on day one, 5 of which were in their first spring training with the Jays. A day later, the Blue Jays got their first win, defeating Detroit 9–7. It was an interesting day as Kyle Drabek made his much anticipated debut for the Jays, and Halladay made his Debut with the Phillies. Halladay pitched 2 hitless innings, and Drabek pitched 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits. Drabek also struck out three. J. P. Arencibia hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 9th to break a 7–7 tie, and ultimately give the Jays a 9–7 win as Rommie Lewis closed the game out in the bottom of the ninth. The Jays played the Phillies a day later and beat them 14–9. The Jays once held a 14–2 lead at one point in that game. The Blue Jays won their third straight by smashing New York 9–1 at Legends Field. Shawn Marcum got the win in his first start with the Jays since 2008, and won their fourth straight over Detroit to improve their record to 4–1. Three of the four potential closers each pitched an inning giving up a combined 2 hits and 1 run with 2 strikeouts. Kevin Gregg gave up a home run to Gerald Laird in the 4th inning, and was the only one of three to not get a strikeout. On March 8, the Blue Jays cut their first three non-roster invites, two of them being catchers. Pitcher Daniel Farquhar was the first pitcher to be cut, and catchers Matt Luizza and Travis d'Arnaud (acquired in the Doc Deal) were among the catchers cut. All cuts will report to Minor League camp to be evaluated at which level each cut will start the year. A couple days later, Kyle Drabek was sent down to Minor League camp. He will start the year at AA New Hampshire or AAA Las Vegas. [77]

J. P. Arencibia had an impressive spring training, though it was not enough for him to earn a roster spot. Jparencibia1.JPG
J. P. Arencibia had an impressive spring training, though it was not enough for him to earn a roster spot.

The Jays lost two straight after a 5–1 start, losing to the Phillies 4–2 and Rays 4–1. The next game, slated to be against the Astros, was canceled due to rain. The Jays got back to their winning ways on March 13, when Ricky Romero threw 4 shutout innings to guide the Jays to a 3–0 win over Atlanta. The Jays lost a day later to the Braves 8–5 with help from to prospect Jason Heyward, who hit two doubles. Randy Ruiz hit the Jays' only home run. The Jays did not rebound nicely as the first at-bat of their next game against Detroit was a home run from Scott Sizemore. The Jays held a one-run lead going into the eighth, but collapsed and gave up 4 runs. The Jays rebounded after that by beating Baltimore in back-to-back days. The Jays won 4–1 on March 17 thanks to Travis Snider's first home run and Brian Tallet's second win. The Jays then pounded the Orioles 13–3 the next day on the strength of 6 home runs. Travis Snider and John Buck both hit two, and Aaron Hill and Chris Lubanski hit one. Ricky Romero got his team-leading third win. The Blue Jays also made some cuts on the 18th. Pitcher Zech Zinicola (acquired by the Jays in the Rule-5 draft) did not make the cut, and he was returned to Washington. Hitter Brian Dopirak also didn't make the cut, but he will stay in the Jays organization. [78] The Jays split their next two games before another game got canceled due to rain. Toronto lost to Houston 2–0, and beat Atlanta 7–6. The Jays were going to play the Red Sox for the first time in spring training, but rain in Dunedin forced the game to be canceled. From there, the Blue Jays fell into a spring training freefall, losing five in a row. The Jays lost as a split squad twice on March 26, including a disappointing loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Jays took a 2–0 lead into the 9th when Zach Jackson came in to close the game out. The Sox rallied for 3 runs, and walked off. The Jays' other loss was a 14–10 loss to the Rays. The slump caused the Jays to fall below .500, and they could not rebound. The Jays beat Pittsburgh 11–2 to snap the five-game slide. The next day, The Jays blew a 2–0 lead late against the Tigers to earn their first tie of two in spring training. But on March 31, by far the most interesting match up in spring came against the Phillies. Sandwiched between 2 losses to the Yankees was a start by Roy Halladay. "Doc" struggled, as he gave up 4 earned runs on five hits in 3 innings. All 4 runs were surrendered in the first inning. Four hits were extra base hits, including a 2-run shot by Aaron Hill. The Jays then entered Houston to finish up spring training. In Buck Martinez's play-by-play debut, Aaron Hill hit a two-run shot in the first inning to help jumpstart the Jays. The Jays failed to hold on to a 3–0 lead and surrendered a game-tying run in the 9th inning to tie the game at 3. The Jays rebounded by hitting the Astros hard and early. Aaron Hill hit his second straight first inning shot to jumpstart the Jays again, and Edwin Encarnación ended a disappointing spring with a 3-run home run. The Jays ended up winning 13–6. Their final spring training record was 12–13–2. Alex Anthopolous called it "a great spring" in an in-game interview with Rod Black and Pat Tabler.

April

Adam Lind signed a four-year contract extension through 2013 with three club options that could go through 2016. Adamlind.JPG
Adam Lind signed a four-year contract extension through 2013 with three club options that could go through 2016.

On March 22, Shaun Marcum was named the opening-day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays. This was Marcum's first opening day start of his career. Brian Tallet was later named the Day 2 starter, ahead of Ricky Romero. Tallet is the probable home opener starter. On April 3, Adam Lind signed a long-term contract with the Jays that could keep him with the club until 2016. Lind signed a four-year deal that will keep him in Toronto until at least 2013, with three club option years that could keep him in Toronto until the end of the 2016 season. [79] On April 12, Aaron Hill was placed on the DL with a tight hamstring.

Toronto kicked off their 2010 regular season in Arlington, Texas, against the Texas Rangers. (See below for opening day results). The Blue Jays lost 5–4. The Blue Jays rebounded, and won 7–4 the next day. Vernon Wells continued his good start by homering twice, while Toronto starter Brian Tallet pitched a quality game and earned a win. The next day, Toronto was dealt a scare, as All-Star second baseman Aaron Hill was a late scratch due to a hamstring injury. The injury was said to be minor. Mike McCoy started at second base in place of Aaron Hill for his first career MLB start. McCoy earned his first career hit in his first at-bat of the game. McCoy finished the game 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ricky Romero and C. J. Wilson held the game scoreless until the 7th when Ricky Romero threw a wild pitch to allow David Murphy to score and give the Rangers a 1–0 lead. Texas held on to that lead until the 9th inning when Frank Francisco came in to close the game. Vernon Wells hit a solo shot to jumpstart the Jays to a 3-run inning that would ultimately give the Jays a 3–1 win. Jason Frasor made his second straight save. The win marked the first time the Jays passed the .500 mark since July 7, 2009, when they were 43–42. The Jays then flew to Baltimore to play as visitor for the O's home opener. In front of 48,891 fans, the Jays quickly jumped out to a 3–0 lead, as Vernon Wells hit another RBI. Brandon Morrow had issues in the bottom of the first, as a lack of control helped the O's get back to tie the game at 3 on the strength of one hit. Toronto got back ahead before Miguel Tejada hit a 2-run shot in the 5th to tie the game again. Baltimore would then pull ahead in the 8th thanks to a César Izturis RBI with 2 outs. Mike Gonzalez entered the game to close it out, but like Thursday, Toronto rallied in the 9th for 2 runs to pull ahead for good. Kevin Gregg earned his first save with the Jays. Dana Eveland made his first start for the Jays in the 5th game, and earned a quality start. Eveland gave up 5 hits on 7.1 innings of work, and the offense scored 3 thanks to 2 RBIs from José Molina. Travis Snider was intentionally walked twice to bring up Molina. With the bases loaded, Molina was hit by a pitch to bring in a run. Molina also hit a RBI single after another Snider IBB. Jason Frasor earned his first save. The win gave the Jays sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time since May 23, 2009. The Jays continued their hot start by winning their 5th straight. Baltimore took a 2–1 lead into the 8th. After Kevin Millwood retired the first two, John McDonald reached first thanks to a Miguel Tejada error. That error allowed José Bautista to hit a 2-run home run to give the Jays the lead. the Jays added insurance thanks to an Álex González solo shot (his second of the day), and Edwin Encarnación's first home run of 2010. Jason Frasor earned his fourth save. The Jays have started the season 5–1 for the past 2 seasons. The Jays then started their first homestand of 2010 on April 12 (see below for home opener results). Ricky Romero then pitched a gem in game 8, going 8 innings giving up 2 runs on 1 hit. The Jays took a 4–0 lead, and that was all they needed thanks to Romero. Romero struck out 12 and took a no-hitter into the 8th before A. J. Pierzynski was hit on a questionable call, and Alex Ríos ended the no-hit bid with a 2-run home run. Kevin Gregg earned to save to seal it. A day later the Jays were shut down, as they were only able to manage one run on two hits. The Sox put the Jays to sleep fast, thanks to 11 runs, 4 of which came from an Andruw Jones grand slam. Only 10,610 fans were there to witness that game, an all-time low for Jays games at Rogers Centre. Low opening-week attendance drew comments (unknown whether it was a joke or if they were serious) from Alex Ríos and Ozzie Guillén claimed that "Baseball is dead in Toronto", and that hockey is the reason nobody cares about baseball in Toronto. Ozzie Guillén claimed that if hockey players were on the field, people would come. Ríos then blamed hockey for lack of interest in baseball, even though no professional hockey team from Toronto was playing during the opening series. Ríos went on to say only diehards support the Blue Jays. [80] Ozzie Guillén did not understand why Ríos was booed by Jays fans. After watching a viral video uploaded two months before Ríos was released (when Ríos was leaving a charity event after a game in which he struck out 5 times in a 1-run loss, a kid asked for autographs, and Ríos declined it. Another fan told Ríos "The way you played today, you should be lucky someone wants your autograph". Ríos constantly replied "Who gives a fuck?" as the fan called Ríos a bum.) Ozzie Guillén said "I would beat the shit out of him and the guys." [81] The writer of that article (Joe Cowley), was also causing controversy[ citation needed ] for comments made about Canadian culture and the Jays organization. He claimed that "Baseball is failing in Toronto", and that MLB should be concerned with moving a team out of Canada. In the middle of this he claimed that all that was on TV in his hotel room was hockey, Olympics, and MuchMusic videos. He suggested that Toronto should move to Caracas, Venezuela. [82] In the end, the organization will not be moved out of Canada any time soon, as Paul Beeston said. But Toronto continued their homestand as they started a three-game set against the Angels. Toronto lost back-to-back games to LA to start the series. Their record dropped to 7–5.

Opening Day
Vernon Wells hit the Jays first home run of 2010. VERNON WELLS.jpg
Vernon Wells hit the Jays first home run of 2010.

Venue: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Attendance: 50,299

Team123456789 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays 201000010471
Texas Rangers 000000302561
WP: Frank Francisco (1–0)   LP: Jason Frasor (0–1)
Home runs:
Away: Vernon Wells (1), Adam Lind (1)
Home: Nelson Cruz (1)

On April 5, the Blue Jays opened the 2010 season in Arlington, Texas against the Texas Rangers. A first-inning Vernon Wells home run spotted starter Shaun Marcum – making his first start since September 16, 2008 – to a 2–0 lead. Adam Lind pushed the lead to 3–0 with a solo home run in the third. Marcum took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but after a Josh Hamilton walk, Vladimir Guerrero broke the no-hitter with a single. The next batter, Nelson Cruz, hit an opposite-field three-run home run to tie the game. In the eighth, Wells hit a bases-loaded single to left-center to give the Jays a 4–3 lead. The Jays took the lead into the ninth inning, but closer Jason Frasor failed to convert the save opportunity. Michael Young led the inning off with a double, followed by a Guerrero infield single with one out and a game-tying RBI double from Nelson Cruz. Chris Davis was given an intentional walk to load the bases for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Saltalamacchia hit a gapper to right-center that allowed pinch runner David Murphy to score the winning run.

Starting lineup
Aaron Hill started at second base for the 5th straight season. AARON HILL.jpg
Aaron Hill started at second base for the 5th straight season.

Only five Blue Jays from 2009 were starting at the same position in 2010, and only three are in the same batting position in 2009. The most notable change is Shawn Marcum taking the mound as Opening Day starting pitcher instead of Roy Halladay. The last time Halladay did not start on Opening Day was in 2002 when Chris Carpenter started.

Position2009 starter batting pos.2010 starter batting pos.
Catcher
First baseman
Second baseman
Third baseman
Shortstop
Left field
Center field
Right field
Designated hitter
Starting pitcher
Closer
Home opener

Honda Canada was named the official vehicle of the Toronto Blue Jays in March. As a part of the sponsorship, Honda has been named the official sponsor of the 2010 home opener. It has officially been named Honda Home Opener.

Venue: Rogers Centre Attendance: 46,321

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Chicago White Sox 022002001018140
Toronto Blue Jays 02400100000781
WP: Matt Thornton (1–0)   LP: Jeremy Accardo (0–1)   Sv: Bobby Jenks (2)
Home runs:
Away: Andruw Jones (1,2), Mark Teahen (1)
Home: John Buck (1), Vernon Wells (5)
The Jays' starting lineup for their home opener Toronto Blue Jays Opener lineup 2010.JPG
The Jays' starting lineup for their home opener

The Jays entered their 2010 home opener on a five-game win streak, and had won four straight home openers. The Jays fell below 2–0 early, but came back thanks to a mammoth 2-run shot by John Buck that landed in the 400 level (over the ring of honour). The Jays then fell back by 2 runs again in the third inning, but responded in the bottom of the third with a 2-run shot by Vernon Wells and a 2-RBI hit by Adam Lind. Chicago came back to tie the game, thanks to a solo shot by Andruw Jones and an RBI single by Mark Teahen that scored Alex Ríos. Ríos was playing in Toronto for the first time since being placed on waivers in July 2009. Ríos was welcomed back with a chorus of "boos". Ríos was booed for every at-bat, and every time he fielded a ball. The Jays climbed back on top in the bottom of the inning when Adam Lind was walked on 4 pitches with the bases loaded to give the Jays the lead again. Toronto held on to that lead, but it quickly vanished in the ninth. Jason Frasor blew another save, as he gave up a home run to Mark Teahen on an 0–2 pitch. The game stayed tied until the 11th when Teahen struck again this time with an RBI triple that scored pinch runner Omar Vizquel from first base. The Jays nearly walked off the next inning, but a long line drive by Álex González with one on missed the foul pole by about 5 feet. Gonzalez drew a walk, but the next batter Adam Lind struck out for the third time to end the game. The Jays had their five-game win streak snapped, their streak of four straight win for their home openers was snapped too, and their ten-game winning streak against the White Sox at home was also snapped, dating back to 2007. The loss put the Jays' record to 5–2. Both losses were aided with a blown save by Jason Frasor. Kevin Gregg would assume the full-time role as closer a day later.

June

The Blue Jays' last interleague series was to be a home set against the Philadelphia Phillies. However, on May 12, the Blue Jays announced the series would be moved to Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park due to logistical and security concerns brought about by the G20 Summit. Rogers Centre is next door to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where the summit took place. Fans would have faced numerous problems with parking and access, along with a number of unknown obstacles. Nonetheless, the Blue Jays were the home team for that series. [83] [84] [85]

July

On July 30 José Bautista hit a grand slam home run against the Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre.

August

  • On August 7, the Blue Jays played the Tampa Bay Rays. This was catching prospect J. P. Arencibia's first major league game. He was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas after John Buck suffered a lacerated finger caused by a foul ball. On the first pitch he saw, Arencibia hit a two-run home run off of Rays pitcher James Shields. He also hit a single, a double, and another home run later in the game, finishing only a triple shy of the cycle. Arencibia became the 28th player in history to hit a home run on his first pitch, the fifth player in history to hit two home runs in his first game, and the first player in the modern era to have four hits and two home runs in his first game. He is also the only Blue Jay to ever have four hits in his major league debut.
  • On August 8, the Blue Jays again played the Tampa Bay Rays. Brandon Morrow took a no-hitter into the ninth inning and, with two out in the ninth, a softly hit ground ball by Evan Longoria bounced off of a diving Aaron Hill's glove and into the outfield. This was scored a hit. Though he did not throw a no-hitter, Morrow struck out 17 batters in the game, the second most in Blue Jays history (Roger Clemens – 18). Morrow also became the only Blue Jays pitcher other than Clemens to strikeout 15 or more batters in a game.
  • On August 23, the Blue Jays played the New York Yankees. José Bautista hit is 39th and 40th home run of the game to become the first Blue Jay since 2003 to hit 40 home runs in a season. In the same game, Brandon Morrow struck out another 12 batters in under 7 innings of work to raise is K/9 average to 11.0, putting him on pace to have the highest single season K/9 average in Blue Jays history.
  • On August 31, the Blue Jays played the Tampa Bay Rays. José Bautista hit his 43rd home run of the season. This pushed him over the 100 RBI mark. This is the first time since 2003 that a Blue Jay player has gotten to 100 plus RBI before September (Vernon Wells and Carlos Delgado).

September

On the last home game of the season, a ceremony was held for manager Cito Gaston, who would retire at the end of the season. KSHO 20100929 19-29-41 (5049386108).jpg
On the last home game of the season, a ceremony was held for manager Cito Gaston, who would retire at the end of the season.
  • On September 15, José Bautista hit his 47th home run of the season against Brad Bergesen of the Baltimore Orioles. This tied him with George Bell for the franchise record in home runs in a single season.
  • On September 17, José Bautista hit his 48th home run of the season against Michael Bowden of the Boston Red Sox. This made him the single-season home runs record holder for the Blue Jays.
  • On September 19, the Blue Jays were eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to the Red Sox.
  • On September 29, Travis Snider hit the Blue Jays' 245th home run of the season against Javier Vázquez of the New York Yankees, breaking the franchise record for home runs in a season, set in 2000.

Standings

Spring training (Grapefruit League)

Grapefruit LeagueWLPct.GB
20
8
.714
—
18
12
.600
3
17
12
.586
3+1⁄2
15
12
.556
4+1⁄2
17
14
.548
4+1⁄2
16
14
.533
5
15
14
.517
5+1⁄2
14
14
.500
6
Toronto Blue Jays
12
13
.480
6+1⁄2
14
16
.467
7
13
15
.464
7
13
15
.464
7
12
17
.414
8+1⁄2
10
20
.333
11
7
21
.250
13

Regular season

AL East
AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Tampa Bay Rays 9666.593—49‍–‍3247‍–‍34
New York Yankees 9567.586152‍–‍2943‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox 8973.549746‍–‍3543‍–‍38
Toronto Blue Jays 8577.5251145‍–‍3340‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles 6696.4073037‍–‍4429‍–‍52

Game log

Regular season

The 2010 MLB and Toronto Blue Jays schedule was announced on September 15, 2009. It includes 162 games (as usual) – 81 at home, 81 on the road. The Jays open and close on the road, started off in Arlington and lost to Rangers on Easter Monday, and will close it out with a four-game set in the brand new Target Field against the Twins. The Jays home opener opponent was the Chicago White Sox on a Monday night at 7:20 pm (past home openers have started at 7:15 pm), and lost 8–7 in 11 innings. The Jay's final home game of 2010 will be held on September 29 against the New York Yankees.

Legend
Blue Jays winBlue Jays lossHome gameRoad gameGame postponed
2010 game log
April 12–12 (home 6–9, road 6–3, 24/24 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
1April 5@ Rangers 5–4 Francisco (1–0) Frasor (0–1)50,2990–11
2April 7@ Rangers 7–4 Tallet (1–0) Nippert (0–1) Frasor (1)22,8901–11
3April 8@ Rangers 3–1 Janssen (1–0) Francisco (1–1) Frasor (2)14,7072–1—
4April 9@ Orioles 7–6 Janssen (2–0) Gonzalez (0–2) Gregg (1)48,8913–1—
5April 10@ Orioles 3–0 Eveland (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) Frasor (3)21,1484–1+1
6April 11@ Orioles 5–2 Janssen (3–0) Millwood (0–1) Gregg (2)22,4995–1+1
7April 12 White Sox 8–7 (11) Thornton (1–0) Accardo (0–1) Jenks (2)46,3215–2+½
8April 13 White Sox 4–2 Romero (1–0) Floyd (0–1) Gregg (3)12,1676–2+½
9April 14 White Sox 11–1 Danks (1–0) Morrow (0–1)10,6106–3—
10April 15 White Sox 7–3 Eveland (2–0) F. García (0–2)10,7447–3+½
11April 16 Angels 7–5 Weaver (2–0) Marcum (0–1) Rodney (2)14,7797–4½
12April 17 Angels 6–3 Saunders (1–2) Tallet (1–1) Rodney (3)17,1877–51+1⁄2
13April 18 Angels 3–1 Santana (1–2) Romero (1–1)14,2467–62+1⁄2
14April 19 Royals 8–1 Morrow (1–1) Bannister (0–1)10,3148–62+1⁄2
15April 20 Royals 4–3 Camp (1–0) Davies (0–2) Gregg (4)10,5659–62
16April 21 Royals 4–3 (10) Tejeda (1–1) Downs (0–1) Soria (4)15,5779–73
17April 23@ Rays 6–5 Cecil (1–0) Garza (3–1) Gregg (5)22,05610–72
18April 24@ Rays 9–3 Wheeler (1–0) Downs (0–2)23,87010–83
19April 25@ Rays 6–0 Price (3–1) Morrow (1–2)23,25010–94
20April 26 Red Sox 13–12 Schoeneweis (1–0) Camp (1–1) Papelbon (6)13,84710–104+1⁄2
21April 27 Red Sox 2–1 Buchholz (2–2) Downs (0–3) Ramírez (1)14,77610–115+1⁄2
22April 28 Red Sox 2–0 Lester (1–2) Cecil (1–1) Papelbon (7)15,27610–126+1⁄2
23April 29 Athletics 6–3 Romero (2–1) Duchscherer (2–1) Gregg (6)10,72111–126+1⁄2
24April 30 Athletics 10–2 Morrow (2–2) Cahill (0–1)12,72212–125+1⁄2
May 19–10 (home 9–2, road 10–8, 29/29 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
25May 1 Athletics 4–3 Gonzalez (3–1) Eveland (2–1) Bailey (3)13,95112–135+1⁄2
26May 2 Athletics 9–3 Marcum (1–1) Sheets (1–3)14,72513–135+1⁄2
27May 3@ Indians 5–1 Cecil (2–1) Talbot (3–2)10,11714–135
28May 4@ Indians 8–5 Romero (3–1) Lewis (2–1) Gregg (7)10,38715–135
29May 5@ Indians 5–4 Frasor (1–1) Perez (0–2)12,56316–135
30May 6@ White Sox 2–0 Eveland (3–1) Danks (3–1) Gregg (8)20,10617–135
31May 7@ White Sox 7–4 (12) Downs (1–3) Putz (0–2)20,07218–135
32May 8@ White Sox 7–3 Peavy (2–2) Cecil (2–2)24,94518–145
33May 9@ White Sox 9–7 Frasor (2–1) Jenks (1–1) Gregg (9)23,85019–144
34May 10@ Red Sox 7–6 Lackey (4–1) Morrow (2–3) Papelbon (9)37,33219–154
35May 11@ Red Sox 6–1 Matsuzaka (2–1) Eveland (3–2)37,60919–165
36May 12@ Red Sox 3–2 Marcum (2–1) Wakefield (0–2) Gregg (10)37,19820–165
37May 14 Rangers 16–10 Roenicke (1–0) Mathis (1–1)16,02021–164
38May 15 Rangers 6–0 Romero (4–1) Feldman (1–4)15,94522–163+1⁄2
39May 16 Rangers 5–2 Morrow (3–3) Lewis (3–2) Gregg (11)25,51823–164
40May 17 Twins 8–3 Slowey (5–3) Eveland (3–3)13,89223–175
41May 18 Twins 11–2 Marcum (3–1) Pavano (4–4)27,98124–174+1⁄2
42May 19@ Mariners 3–2 Cecil (3–2) Fister (3–2) Gregg (12)19,20825–175
43May 20@ Mariners 4–3 Kelley (2–0) Gregg (0–1)20,45225–186
44May 21@ Diamondbacks 8–6 Haren (5–3) Morrow (3–4) Qualls (8)19,53125–196
45May 22@ Diamondbacks 8–5 Jackson (3–5) Eveland (3–4) Qualls (9)32,74625–207
46May 23@ Diamondbacks 12–4 Marcum (4–1) Buckner (0–2)23,14826–207
47May 24@ Angels 6–0 Cecil (4–2) Saunders (3–6)35,82627–206
48May 25@ Angels 8–3 Santana (4–3) Romero (4–2)43,17427–216
49May 26@ Angels 6–5 Fuentes (2–1) Downs (1–4)34,50427–226
50May 28 Orioles 5–0 Marcum (5–1) Millwood (0–5)16,36028–225+1⁄2
51May 29 Orioles 5–2 Cecil (5–2) Berken (0–1) Gregg (13)16,19429–225+1⁄2
52May 30 Orioles 6–1 Romero (5–2) Guthrie (3–5)15,87830–224+1⁄2
53May 31 Rays 3–2 Morrow (4–4) Garza (5–4) Gregg (14)11,33531–223+1⁄2
June 9–17 (home 6–8, road 3–9, 26/26 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
54June 1 Rays 7–6 Balfour (1–1) Gregg (0–2) Soriano (15)13,43931–234+1⁄2
55June 2 Rays 7–3 Price (8–2) Marcum (5–2)13,51731–245+1⁄2
56June 4 Yankees 6–1 Cecil (6–2) Burnett (6–3)30,08932–244+1⁄2
57June 5 Yankees 3–2 (14) Janssen (4–0) Gaudin (0–3)37,16533–243+1⁄2
58June 6 Yankees 4–3 Vázquez (5–5) Downs (1–5) Rivera (13)33,62233–254+1⁄2
59June 8@ Rays 9–0 Niemann (6–0) Tallet (1–2)12,93733–265+1⁄2
60June 9@ Rays 10–1 Price (9–2) Marcum (5–3)15,88633–276+1⁄2
61June 10@ Rays 3–2 Cecil (7–2) Davis (5–6) Gregg (15)13,67534–275+1⁄2
62June 11@ Rockies 5–3 (6) Jiménez (12–1) Romero (5–3)31,10134–285+1⁄2
63June 12@ Rockies 1–0 Hammel (4–3) Morrow (4–5) Corpas (8)26,30434–296+1⁄2
64June 13@ Rockies 10–3 Francis (2–2) Litsch (0–1)32,08434–306+1⁄2
65June 14@ Padres 6–3 Marcum (6–3) Garland (6–5) Gregg (16)16,54235–306
66June 15@ Padres 8–2 Latos (7–4) Cecil (7–3)15,26635–317
67June 16@ Padres 7–1 Romero (6–3) Correia (5–5)16,05036–316
68June 18 Giants 3–2 Downs (2–5) Zito (7–3) Gregg (17)18,66737–314+1⁄2
69June 19 Giants 3–0 Camp (2–1) Cain (6–5) Gregg (18)20,66638–314+1⁄2
70June 20 Giants 9–6 D. Bautista (1–0) Tallet (1–3) Wilson (19)21,43138–325+1⁄2
71June 22 Cardinals 9–4 J. García (7–0) Cecil (7–4)16,83038–336
72June 23 Cardinals 1–0 Carpenter (9–1) Gregg (0–3) Franklin (14)14,07938–347
73June 24 Cardinals 5–0 Morrow (5–5) Wainwright (10–5)12,39239–346+1⁄2
74June 25 Phillies [g 1] 9–0 Halladay (9–6) Litsch (0–2)43,07639–357+1⁄2
75June 26 Phillies [g 1] 5–1 Marcum (7–3) Hamels (6–6)44,42640–356+1⁄2
76June 27 Phillies [g 1] 11–2 Moyer (9–6) Cecil (7–5)42,57140–367+1⁄2
77June 28@ Indians 2–1 Westbrook (5–4) Romero (6–4) Wood (7)11,57740–378
78June 29@ Indians 5–4 Carmona (7–6) Morrow (5–6) Wood (8)11,40140–388
79June 30@ Indians 3–1 Laffey (1–2) Litsch (0–3) Perez (7)12,10940–398
July 14–11 (home 7–4, road 7–7, 25/25 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
80 July 1 @ Indians 6–1 Masterson (3–7) Marcum (7–4) Herrmann (1)16,85940–409
81July 2@ Yankees 6–1 (11) Frasor (3–1) Robertson (0–3)45,79241–408
82July 3@ Yankees 11–3 Pettitte (10–2) Romero (6–5)46,36441–419
83July 4@ Yankees 7–6 (10) Robertson (1–3) Purcey (0–1)46,81041–4210
84July 6 Twins 7–6 Mijares (1–0) Frasor (3–2) Rauch (19)15,07241–4311+1⁄2
85July 7 Twins 6–5 Downs (3–5) Guerrier (1–5) Gregg (19)14,88642–4311+1⁄2
86July 8 Twins 8–1 Cecil (8–5) Baker (7–8)15,60143–4311+1⁄2
87July 9 Red Sox 14–3 Lester (11–3) Romero (6–6)27,56743–4412+1⁄2
88July 10 Red Sox 9–5 Camp (3–1) Lackey (9–5) Gregg (20)35,03744–4411+1⁄2
89July 11 Red Sox 3–2 Matsuzaka (6–3) Litsch (0–4) Papelbon (20)26,06244–4512+1⁄2
July 13: 81st MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, California, at Angel Stadium
90July 16@ Orioles 4–2 Romero (7–6) Bergesen (3–7) Gregg (21)18,12045–4512+1⁄2
91July 17@ Orioles 3–2 Morrow (6–6) Berken (2–2) Camp (1)28,51846–4511+1⁄2
92July 18@ Orioles 10–1 Marcum (8–4) Matusz (3–10)14,03247–4511+1⁄2
93July 19@ Royals 5–4 (10) Farnsworth (3–0) Gregg (0–4)12,96847–4612
94July 20@ Royals 13–1 Litsch (1–4) Lerew (1–4)18,86548–4611
95July 21@ Royals 5–2 Greinke (6–9) Rzepczynski (0–1) Soria (26)15,28548–4712
96July 22@ Tigers 5–2 Verlander (12–5) Romero (7–7) Valverde (20)34,47648–4813
–July 23@ Tigers Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for July 2513+1⁄2
97July 24@ Tigers 3–2 Marcum (9–4) Porcello (4–8) Gregg (22)39,39149–4812+1⁄2
98July 25@ Tigers 5–3 Downs (4–5) Valverde (1–2) Gregg (23)38,52650–4812+1⁄2
99July 25@ Tigers 6–5 Coke (6–1) Frasor (3–3) Valverde (21)37,09350–4913
100July 26 Orioles 9–5 Morrow (7–6) Bergesen (3–9) Purcey (1)17,42251–4913
101July 27 Orioles 8–2 Romero (8–7) Millwood (2–10)16,86252–4912
102July 28 Orioles 5–0 Mills (1–0) Guthrie (4–11)17,04153–4912+1⁄2
103July 30 Indians 8–1 Marcum (10–4) Masterson (3–10)20,22854–4911+1⁄2
104July 31 Indians 2–1 Lewis (3–2) Tallet (1–4) Perez (11)22,66354–5012+1⁄2
August 15–13 (home 8–6, road 7–7, 28/28 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
105August 1 Indians 5–4 Gómez (2–0) Litsch (1–5) Perez (12)21,79754–5112+1⁄2
106August 2@ Yankees 8–6 Morrow (8–6) Burnett (9–9) Gregg (24)47,03455–5111+1⁄2
107August 3@ Yankees 8–2 Romero (9–7) Moseley (1–1)46,48056–5111+1⁄2
108August 4@ Yankees 5–1 Hughes (13–4) Marcum (10–5)47,65956–5211+1⁄2
109August 6 Rays 2–1 Cecil (9–5) Garza (11–6) Gregg (25)22,52057–5210+1⁄2
110August 7 Rays 17–11 Tallet (2–4) Shields (10–10)24,16858–5210+1⁄2
111August 8 Rays 1–0 Morrow (9–6) Sonnanstine (2–1)22,31359–5210+1⁄2
112August 10 Red Sox 7–5 Doubront (2–2) Camp (3–2) Papelbon (29)27,69059–5310
113August 11 Red Sox 10–1 Buchholz (13–5) Marcum (10–6)28,30859–5411
114August 12 Red Sox 6–5 Gregg (1–4) Papelbon (4–5)36,27160–5411
115August 13@ Angels 3–0 Rzepczynski (1–1) Kazmir (8–10) Gregg (26)40,60661–5410
116August 14@ Angels 7–2 Santana (12–8) Cecil (9–6)42,05961–5511
117August 15@ Angels 4–1 Romero (10–7) Haren (8–11) Gregg (27)38,13862–5510
118August 16@ Athletics 3–1 Marcum (11–6) Anderson (3–4)10,13663–559
119August 17@ Athletics 6–2 Braden (8–8) Tallet (2–5) Wuertz (6)13,23763–5610
120August 18@ Athletics 5–4 Ziegler (3–4) Janssen (4–1)18,04663–5711
121August 20@ Red Sox 16–2 Cecil (10–6) Lester (13–8)37,72664–5710+1⁄2
122August 21@ Red Sox 5–4 (11) Papelbon (5–5) Janssen (4–2)37,61464–5811+1⁄2
123August 22@ Red Sox 5–0 Buchholz (15–5) Marcum (11–7) Doubront (2)37,50664–5912+1⁄2
124August 23 Yankees 3–2 Downs (5–5) Robertson (2–4) Gregg (28)29,19865–5911+1⁄2
125August 24 Yankees 11–5 Moseley (4–2) Rzepczynski (1–2)30,56765–6012+1⁄2
126August 25 Yankees 6–3 Cecil (11–6) Hughes (15–6) Gregg (29)31,44966–6011+1⁄2
127August 26 Tigers 7–1 Scherzer (10–9) Romero (10–8)16,08866–6112
128August 27 Tigers 3–2 (11) Camp (4–2) Coke (7–3)20,29867–6111
129August 28 Tigers 5–4 Morrow (10–6) Fígaro (0–2) Gregg (30)27,11968–6111
130August 29 Tigers 10–4 Porcello (7–11) Rzepczynski (1–3)26,62468–6212
131August 30@ Rays 6–2 Davis (11–9) Cecil (11–7)11,96868–6313
132August 31@ Rays 13–5 Romero (11–8) Niemann (10–5)12,97269–6313
September 14–13 (home 10–6, road 4–7, 27/27 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
133September 1@ Rays 2–1 Price (16–6) Camp (4–3) Soriano (40)14,85969–6414
134September 3@ Yankees 7–3 Wood (3–4) Morrow (10–7)44,73969–6515+1⁄2
135September 4@ Yankees 7–5 Chamberlain (2–4) Frasor (3–4) Rivera (29)47,47869–6616+1⁄2
136September 5@ Yankees 7–3 Cecil (12–7) Hughes (16–7)47,73770–6615+1⁄2
137September 6 Rangers 7–2 Romero (12–8) Hunter (12–3)17,55971–6614+1⁄2
138September 7 Rangers 8–5 Marcum (12–7) Feldman (6–10) Gregg (31)10,51872–6613+1⁄2
139September 8 Rangers 8–1 Holland (3–3) Rzepczynski (1–4)10,61672–6714+1⁄2
140September 9 Rangers 4–2 Lewis (10–12) Hill (0–1) Feliz (35)10,65872–6815
141September 10 Rays 9–8 Benoit (1–2) Gregg (1–5) Soriano (42)14,30572–6915
142September 11 Rays 13–1 Davis (12–9) Romero (12–9)17,63272–7015
143September 12 Rays 5–4 Gregg (2–5) Soriano (2–2)14,65873–7014
144September 13@ Orioles 4–3 (11) Hernandez (7–8) Tallet (2–6)9,88273–7114+1⁄2
145September 14@ Orioles 11–3 Arrieta (6–6) Hill (0–2)16,58973–7215
146September 15@ Orioles 3–1 Bergesen (7–10) Drabek (0–1)13,65173–7315+1⁄2
147September 17@ Red Sox 11–9 Cecil (13–7) Lackey (12–11) Gregg (32)37,67974–7315
148September 18@ Red Sox 4–3 Romero (13–9) Beckett (5–5) Gregg (33)37,86375–7315
149September 19@ Red Sox 6–0 Lester (18–8) Marcum (12–8)37,23475–7415
150September 21 Mariners 5–3 Rzepczynski (2–4) French (4–6) Gregg (34)12,15876–7415+1⁄2
151September 22 Mariners 6–3 Pauley (3–8) Drabek (0–2)12,30276–7515+1⁄2
152September 23 Mariners 1–0 Hill (1–2) Hernández (12–12) Gregg (35)12,59077–7514+1⁄2
153September 24 Orioles 6–4 Cecil (14–7) Tillman (1–5) Carlson (1)13,41278–7514
154September 25 Orioles 5–4 (11) Purcey (1–1) Hendrickson (1–6)21,50479–7514
155September 26 Orioles 5–2 Marcum (13–8) VandenHurk (0–1) Frasor (4)17,83180–7513
156September 27 Yankees 7–5 Rzepczynski (3–4) Burnett (10–15) Gregg (36)16,00481–7512
157September 28 Yankees 6–1 Sabathia (21–7) Drabek (0–3)18,19381–7613
158September 29 Yankees 8–4 Cecil (15–7) Vázquez (10–10)33,14382–7612
159September 30@ Twins 13–2 Janssen (5–2) Liriano (14–10)39,47783–7611
October 2–1 (road 2–1, 3/3 GP)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
160October 1@ Twins 6–3 Romero (14–9) Crain (1–1) Gregg (37)39,93784–7610+1⁄2
161October 2@ Twins 5–4 Capps (2–0) Gregg (2–6)40,23584–7711
162October 3@ Twins 2–1 Rzepczynski (4–4) Blackburn (10–12) Camp (2)40,66485–7711
  1. 1 2 3 Toronto "home" game relocated to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia due to the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit.

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging percentage

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Vernon Wells 157590791614433188650.273.515
José Bautista 161569109148353541249100.260.617
Adam Lind 150569571353232372038.237.425
Lyle Overbay 154534751303722067167.243.433
Aaron Hill 138528701082202668241.205.394
Fred Lewis 110428701123158361738.262.414
John Buck 118409531152502066016.281.489
Edwin Encarnación 9633247811602151129.244.482
Álex González 8532847852511750117.259.497
Travis Snider 8229836762001432621.255.463
Yunel Escobar 60236326570416119.275.356
José Molina 5716713414061219.246.377
John McDonald 6315227389262326.250.454
DeWayne Wise 5211220283231444.250.393
Mike McCoy 4682916400358.195.244
Randy Ruiz 134036201110.150.275
J.P. Arencibia 113535102402.143.343
Jarrett Hoffpauir 133417100002.206.235
Jeremy Reed 142113001312.143.286
Nick Green 91322000101.154.154
Pitcher Totals1621812100101.111.167
Team Totals1625495755136431921257732'58471.248.454

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Ricky Romero 1493.7332320210.0189988782174
Shaun Marcum 1383.6431310195.1181847943165
Brett Cecil 1574.2228280172.2175878154117
Brandon Morrow 1074.4926260146.1136767366178
Brian Tallet 266.40345077.18460553853
Shawn Camp 432.99700272.17126241846
Casey Janssen 523.67560068.27429282163
Marc Rzepczynski 444.951412063.27237353057
Jason Frasor 343.68690463.26130262765
Scott Downs 552.64670061.14719181448
Kevin Gregg 263.516303759.05224233058
Jesse Litsch 155.7999046.25330301516
Dana Eveland 346.4599044.25735322721
David Purcey 113.71330134.02616141532
Brad Mills 105.6473022.12014141318
Shawn Hill 122.6144020.22486414
Josh Roenicke 105.68160019.01815121318
Rommie Lewis 006.75140018.2201414815
Kyle Drabek 034.7633017.01899512
Jesse Carlson 004.61200113.2137758
Jeremy Accardo 018.105006.2126633
Robert Ray 002.453003.221153
Taylor Buchholz 000.002002.000000
Merkin Valdez 0020.252001.123330
Team Totals85774.22162162451440.214077286765391184

Source:

Minor leagues

LeagueTeamRecordPlaceManager
AAA Las Vegas 51s 56–603rd Dan Rohn
AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats 67–481st Luis Rivera
Advanced A Dunedin Blue Jays 59–553rd Clayton McCullough
A Lansing Lugnuts 56–554th Sal Fasano
Short-Season A Auburn Doubledays 19–312nd Dennis Holmberg
Rookie Gulf Coast League Blue Jays 19–226th John Schneider

Honours and awards

All-Star Game

Home Run Derby

Player of the Week

Player of the Month

Hank Aaron Award

Silver Slugger

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