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Rays vs. Jays, game 2: Rodney, Lobaton frame their way out of a bind

DRaysBay — The beginning of the game was highlighted by excellent play from the Rays outfield both offensively and defensively. With two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Edwin Encarnacion hit a hard line drive that landed on the left field warning track and bounced against the wall. Kelly Johnson fielded it off the wall like he had been playing outfield his whole career and fired a (one hop) strike to second base to get EE3 at second. Then, in the next half inning, Johnson blasted his eighth home run of the season to straight center field. Evan Longoria had doubled and scored after two gro...

Tampa Bay Rays 7 hours ago

Blue Jays down Rays behind R.A. Dickey’s strong start, Edwin Encarnacion’s clutch double

National Post — R.A. Dickey threw eight innings and 120 pitches and Edwin Encarnacion broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh with a three-run double

Toronto Blue Jays May 20, 2013

Edwin Encarnacion putting together nice hit streak

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion drove in three runs and extended his hitting streak to six games Monday against the Rays with a 2-for-4 performance. Encarnacion scored a run and had his fifth double. Encarnacion is batting .478 (11 for 23) with two home runs, three doubles, six runs and nine RBI during his six-game streak. 

May 20, 2013

Blue Jays get win as Dickey does the job

Toronto SunEdwin Encarnacion hit a bases-loaded double in the seventh inning Monday to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Toronto Blue Jays May 20, 2013

Postgame Shot Of Joe: Too Much Lueke

Rays Index — Joe is back with his postgame thoughts … Josh Lueke walked three batters in the seventh today and somehow Joe Maddon thought was in the best interest of the Rays to let him keep struggling and face Edwin Encarnacion with the bases loaded. Bases cleared. Game over. Bad decision. Reboot the [...]

Tampa Bay Rays May 20, 2013

Edwin Encarnacion hits 12th home run

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion homered in the eighth inning off David Robertson Saturday in New York. Encarnacion is tied for the American League with 12 homers. He went 1 for 3 with a walk and is batting .248. The 30-year-old Encarnacion has homered three times in his last 10 games with 10 RBI over that span.

May 18, 2013

Game 43: Yankees vs. Blue Jays

The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — YANKEES (26-16) Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH Lyle Overbay 1B Curtis Granderson RF Jayson Nix SS David Adams 3B Austin Romine C RHP David Phelps Phelps vs. Blue Jays BLUE JAYS (17-25) Melky Cabrera LF Jose Bautista RF Edwin Encarnacion DH J.P Arencibia C Adam Lind 1B Brett [...]The post Game 43: Yankees vs. Blue Jays appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

New York Yankees May 18, 2013

Game 42: Blue Jays at Yankees

The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — YANKEES (25-16) Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix SS Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Ben Francisco DH Lyle Overbay 1B David Adams 3B Ichiro Suzuki RF Austin Romine C RHP Hiroki Kuroda (5-2, 2.31) Kuroda vs. Blue Jays BLUE JAYS (17-24) Melky Cabrera LF Jose Bautista RF Edwin Encarnacion 1B J.P. Arencibia C Adam Lind [...]The post Game 42: Blue Jays at Yankees appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

New York Yankees May 17, 2013

Edwin Encarnacion hits 11th home run

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit his 11th home run Sunday against the Red Sox -- a solo shot off Ryan Dempster in the fifth inning. He finished 3 for 5 with a run, a strikeout and two RBI. Encarnacion is batting .217 (10 for 46) with two home runs and seven RBI through 12 May games.

May 12, 2013

Dominguez claims first 2-HR game by any hitter off Darvish

Houston Chronicle — Until Saturday night, Mike Trout and Edwin Encarnacion were the only hitters in the majors with two home runs in their careers off the Rangers’ Yu Darvish. Darvish, who is in his second year in the majors, hadn’t given up more than two home runs in any single game in the United States. Yet, Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez hit his first and second home runs of the year with two blasts off Darvish in the Astros’ 8-7 loss at Minute Maid Park. “The first one was a two-seam fastball, and the next one was, I’m pretty sure it was a slider or a cutter,” Dominguez said. “My first at-bat [...]

Houston Astros May 11, 2013

Edwin Encarnacion connects for first May home run

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion connected for his first home run in eight May games Wednesday at Tampa Bay. He finished 1 for 2 with two walks and three RBI. After finishing April on a torrid stretch, batting .333 (10 for 30) with seven home runs and 12 RBI during an eight-game hitting streak, Encarnacion has gotten off to a sluggish start in May. He's batting .194 (6 for 31) with one home run, four RBI and four walks.

May 9, 2013

Edwin Encarnacion tossed Tuesday

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Rays after flipping his bat on a called third strike late in the game, the National Post reports.  Encarnacion went 1 for 4 in the game with a walk before leaving. He's batting .223 on the year. Encarnacion has homered nine times with 21 RBI. 

May 9, 2013

Edwin Encarnacion can't avoid power outages

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion went 1 for 5 with a stolen base during Toronto's 8-7 victory at Tampa Bay Monday night. After bashing four homers in his last four games last month, Encarnacion has gone without a home run in the first six outings of May as his slugging percentage has dipped back under .500. The veteran slugger has not been immune to extended stretches without going deep this season and his current run represents the third time he has gone at least six games without a home run.

May 7, 2013

Mounds of jokes piled on Blue Jays' Encarnacion

Toronto SunBrandon Morrow popped up Kendrys Morales for what should have been the second out of the eighth inning on Sunday. First baseman Edwin Encarnacion called off Mark DeRosa, who bailed. The hard-charging Encarnacion tripped on the mound and went down face first into the dirt. Hustling all the way, Morales reached second with an infield double.

Toronto Blue Jays May 5, 2013

Closing Time: Edwin Encarnacion helps Blue Jays get last laugh on Red Sox

Full Count | WEEI — TORONTO — Just when it looked like the Red Sox were going to will themselves to another win, Edwin Encarnacion got another at-bat. Encarnacion gave the Blue Jays the lead for good with a two-run, seventh-inning homer off Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa, propelling Toronto to an 9-7 win over the Red Sox Tuesday night at [...]

Boston Red Sox May 1, 2013

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  • Rays vs. Jays, game 2: Rodney, Lobaton frame their way out of a bind
    The beginning of the game was highlighted by excellent play from the Rays outfield both offensively and defensively. With two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Edwin Encarnacion hit a hard line drive that landed on the left field warning track and bounced against the wall. Kelly Johnson fielded it off the wall like he had been playing outfield his whole career and fired a (one hop) strike to second base to get EE3 at second. Then, in the next half inning, Johnson blasted his eighth home run of the season to straight center field. Evan Longoria had doubled and scored after two gro...
  • Toronto Blue Jays Munenori Kawasaki salutes Edwin Encarnacion after scoring on his three-run double against Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Monday May 20, 2013 The Associated Press
    Toronto Blue Jays Munenori Kawasaki salutes Edwin Encarnacion after scoring on his three-run double against Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Monday May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
  • Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista, left, and Edwin Encarnacion score on error by San Francisco Giants center fielder Angel Pagan during first-inning AL baseball game action in Toronto, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 The Associated Press
    Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista, left, and Edwin Encarnacion score on error by San Francisco Giants center fielder Angel Pagan during first-inning AL baseball game action in Toronto, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
  • Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 7: Encarnacion's blasts win it
    By Brian MacPhersonAP photo / Nathan DenetteToronto's Edwin Encarnacion knocks in what proves to be the winning run on his second two-run home run in the seventh inning of the Blue Jays' 9-7 win over Boston Tuesday. TORONTO -- With Joel Hanrahan being activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, much of the pregame talk at the Rogers Centre revolved around who John Farrell would use to close out a game in the ninth inning. As it turned out, it never got that far. Edwin Encarnacion took a Junichi Tazawa fastball over the left-field fence in the seventh inning, his second home run of the game...
  • Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion reacts after hitting a two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning of their baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Toronto. The Associated Press
    Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion reacts after hitting a two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning of their baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
  • Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion hits a two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning of their baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Toronto. The Associated Press
    Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion hits a two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning of their baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
  • Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion slides into home plate safely past New York Yankees catcher Chris Stewart to score on a fielding error by Stewart after he dropped the ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in New York. The Associated Press
    Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion slides into home plate safely past New York Yankees catcher Chris Stewart to score on a fielding error by Stewart after he dropped the ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
  • Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion slides into home plate safely past New York Yankees catcher Chris Stewart to score on a fielding error by Stewart after he dropped the ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in New York. The Associated Press
    Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion slides into home plate safely past New York Yankees catcher Chris Stewart to score on a fielding error by Stewart after he dropped the ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)