Lyle Overbay

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field. The Blue Jays will give the ball to starter David Purcey in this one. Lefthander Purcey is 2-4 this season with a 6.55 ERA. It'll be Matt Garza toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Garza is 10-7 with a 3.71 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus... Read Full Story

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka in this game. Matsuzaka has a 15-2 record and a 2.77 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be AJ Burnett. The righthander has a 4.43 ERA to go along with a 16-8 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 145... Read Full Story

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre. The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Jon Lester in this one. Lefthander Lester is 12-4 this season with a 3.17 ERA. It'll be Jesse Litsch toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Litsch is 8-7 with a 4.16 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 157-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays... Read Full Story

Blue Jay Way ran a piece last week on the best home runs in the history of the franchise, and I’ve been wanting to put HitTracker to some good use lately. So grab a beer, sit back, and relive the biggest blasts (click the headers for video) off Blue Jays’ bats last year - not that there was much to choose from… 5. Frank Thomas, June 17th (#496) — 441 feet Not only was this a huge blast from the Big Hurt, it was a turning point for his season. Coming off a dreadful May and with no home runs... Read Full Story

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Righthander AJ Burnett will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Burnett is 12-8 this season with a 4.41 ERA. Burnett's opponent in this one will be Scott Feldman. The Rangers righthander has a 4.80 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers... Read Full Story