2010 Toronto Blue Jays season

2010 Toronto Blue Jays

Pre-game ceremonies for the 2010 Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener.

The Jays and White Sox line up for the national anthems prior to 2010 Toronto Blue Jays home opener.
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 85–77 (.525)
Divisional place 4th
Other information
Owner(s) Rogers; Paul Beeston (CEO)
General manager(s) Alex Anthopoulos
Manager(s) Cito Gaston
Local television Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet One
(Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Rance Mulliniks, Sam Cosentino)
Local 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.

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, getting lit up in the first inning 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

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.
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.

2010

Records vs opponents

Record Games left
Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 9–0 6–3 15–3 – – –
Boston Red Sox 2–7 4–5 6–12 – – –
New York Yankees 6–3 4–5 10–8 – – –
Tampa Bay Rays 5–4 3–6 8–10 – – –
Totals 22–14 17–19 39–33 – – –
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 2–2 3–1 5–3 – – –
Cleveland Indians 1–2 3–4 4–6 – – –
Detroit Tigers 2–2 2–2 4–4 – – –
Kansas City Royals 2–1 1–2 3–3 – – –
Minnesota Twins 3–2 3–1 6–3 – – –
Totals 10–9 12–10 22–19 – – –
AL West
Los Angeles Angels 0–3 3–3 3–6 – – –
Oakland Athletics 3–1 1–2 4–3 – – –
Seattle Mariners 2–1 1–1 3–2 – – –
Texas Rangers 5–2 2–1 7–3 – – –
Totals 10–7 7–7 17–14 – – –
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks – 1–2 1–2 – – –
Colorado Rockies – 0–3 0–3 – – –
San Diego Padres – 2–1 2–1 – – –
San Francisco Giants 2–1 – 2–1 – – –
St. Louis Cardinals 1–2 – 1–2 – – –
Philadelphia Phillies 1–2 – 1–2 – – –
Totals 4–5 3–6 7–11 – – –
Grand totals 46–35 39–42 85–77 – – –
Month Games Won Lost Pct.
April 24 12 12 .500
May 29 19 10 .655
June 26 9 17 .346
July 25 14 11 .560
August 28 15 13 .536
September 27 14 13 .519
October 3 2 1 .667
Totals 162 85 77 .525
Year Home runs
MLB club record – Seattle 1997 264
Toronto club record 2000 244
Current season 2010 257
All-time ranking Year Home runs
Seattle Mariners 1997 264
Texas Rangers 2005 260
Baltimore Orioles 1996 257
Toronto Blue Jays 2010 257
Houston Astros 2000 249
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore – 9–9 4–3 3–3 5–5 2–4 6–0 3–5 5–13 3–7 3–6 7–11 6–4 3–15 7–11
Boston 9–9 – 1–6 4–4 3–3 4–3 9–1 3–2 9–9 4–5 7–3 7–11 4–6 12–6 13–5
Chicago 3–4 6–1 – 9–9 8–10 10–8 7–2 5–13 2–4 4–5 9–1 3–4 4–5 3–5 15–3
Cleveland 3–3 4–4 9–9 – 9–9 10–8 5–4 6–12 2–6 3–6 3–4 2–7 2–4 6–4 5–13
Detroit 5–5 3–3 10–8 9–9 – 10–8 6–4 9–9 4–4 3–3 3–5 1–6 3–6 4–4 11–7
Kansas City 4–2 3-4 9–10 8–10 8–10 – 3-7 5–13 3–5 3–6 5–4 4–4 2–7 3–3 8–10
Los Angeles 0–6 1–9 2–7 4–5 4–6 7–3 – 2–5 4–4 11–8 15–4 4–5 9–10 6–3 11–7
Minnesota 5–3 2–3 13–5 12–6 9–9 13–5 5–2 – 2–4 6–3 6-4 3–5 7–3 3–6 8–10
New York 13–5 9–9 4–2 6-2 4–4 5–3 4–4 4–2 – 9–1 6–4 8–10 4–4 8–10 11–7
Oakland 7–3 5–4 5–4 6–3 3–3 6–3 8–11 3–6 1–9 – 13–6 4–5 9–10 3–4 8–10
Seattle 6–3 3–7 1–9 4–3 5–3 4–5 4–15 4–6 4–6 6–13 – 2–7 7–12 2–3 9–9
Tampa Bay 11–7 11–7 4–3 7–2 6–1 4–4 5–4 5–3 10–8 5–4 7–2 – 4–2 10–8 7–11
Texas 4–6 6–4 5–4 4–2 6–3 7–2 10-9 3-7 4-4 10-9 12–7 2–4 – 3–7 14–4
Toronto 15–3 6–12 5–3 4–6 4–4 3–3 3–6 6–3 10–8 4–3 3–2 8–10 7–3 – 7–11

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.

Round Pick Player Position College/school Nationality Signed
1 11 Deck McGuire RHP Georgia Tech United States 2010–08–17
C-A 34* Aaron Sanchez RHP Barstow High School (CA) United States 2010–06–15
C-A 38* Noah Syndergaard RHP Legacy High School (TX) United States 2010–06–15
C-A 41* Asher Wojciechowski RHP The Citadel United States 2010–06–16
2 61 Griffin Murphy LHP Redlands East Valley High School (CA) United States 2010–08–17
2 69* Kellen Sweeney 3B Jefferson High School (IA) United States 2010–07–26
2 80* Justin Nicolino LHP University High School (FL) United States 2010–08–09
3 93 Christopher Hawkins SS North Gwinnett High School (GA) United States 2010–06–15
C-B 113* Marcus Knecht LF Connors State College Canada 2010–06–15
4 126 Sam Dyson RHP South Carolina United States 2010–08–17
5 156 Dickie Thon Jr. SS Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (PR) Puerto Rico 2010–08–17
6 186 Sean Nolin LHP San Jacinto College United States 2010–07–23
7 216 Mitchell Taylor LHP Spring High School (TX) United States 2010–08–09
8 246 Logan Ehlers LHP Nebraska City High School (NE) United States Unsigned
9 276 Brandon Mims 2B Newman Smith High School (TX) United States 2010–08–09
10 306 Tyler Shreve RHP Phelps County High School (CA) United States Unsigned

Roster

2010 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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.

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

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, 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 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.

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.

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 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.

Venue: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Attendance: 50,299

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 6 1
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.

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.

Position 2009 starter batting pos. 2010 starter batting pos.
Catcher
Rod Barajas 8
John Buck 6
First baseman
Lyle Overbay 7
Lyle Overbay 5
Second baseman
Aaron Hill 2
Aaron Hill 2
Third baseman
Scott Rolen 6
Edwin Encarnación 7
Shortstop
Marco Scutaro 1
Álex González 8
Left field
Travis Snider 9
Travis Snider 9
Center field
Vernon Wells 4
Vernon Wells 4
Right field
Alex Ríos 3
José Bautista 1
Designated hitter
Adam Lind 5
Adam Lind 3
Starting pitcher
Roy Halladay
Shaun Marcum
Closer
B. J. Ryan
Jason Frasor
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Chicago White Sox 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 14 0
Toronto Blue Jays 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
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

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

September

Standings

Spring training (Grapefruit League)

Grapefruit League W L Pct. GB
Tampa Bay Rays
20
8
.714
—
Detroit Tigers
18
12
.600
3
Atlanta Braves
17
12
.586
3½
Philadelphia Phillies
15
12
.556
4½
Boston Red Sox
17
14
.548
4½
Minnesota Twins
16
14
.533
5
St. Louis Cardinals
15
14
.517
5½
Florida Marlins
14
14
.500
6
Toronto Blue Jays
12
13
.480
6½
New York Mets
14
16
.467
7
Houston Astros
13
15
.464
7
New York Yankees
13
15
.464
7
Baltimore Orioles
12
17
.414
8½
Washington Nationals
10
20
.333
11
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
21
.250
13

Regular season

AL East
AL East		 W L Pct. GB Home Road
Tampa Bay Rays 96 66 .593 — 49–32 47–34
New York Yankees 95 67 .586 1 52–29 43–38
Boston Red Sox 89 73 .549 7 46–35 43–38
Toronto Blue Jays 85 77 .525 11 45–33 40–44
Baltimore Orioles 66 96 .407 30 37–44 29–52

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 win Blue Jays loss Home game Road game Game postponed
2010 game log
April 12–12 (home 6–9, road 6–3, 24/24 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
1 April 5 @ Rangers 5–4 Francisco (1–0) Frasor (0–1) 50,299 0–1 1
2 April 7 @ Rangers 7–4 Tallet (1–0) Nippert (0–1) Frasor (1) 22,890 1–1 1
3 April 8 @ Rangers 3–1 Janssen (1–0) Francisco (1–1) Frasor (2) 14,707 2–1 —
4 April 9 @ Orioles 7–6 Janssen (2–0) Gonzalez (0–2) Gregg (1) 48,891 3–1 —
5 April 10 @ Orioles 3–0 Eveland (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) Frasor (3) 21,148 4–1 +1
6 April 11 @ Orioles 5–2 Janssen (3–0) Millwood (0–1) Gregg (2) 22,499 5–1 +1
7 April 12 White Sox 8–7 (11) Thornton (1–0) Accardo (0–1) Jenks (2) 46,321 5–2 +½
8 April 13 White Sox 4–2 Romero (1–0) Floyd (0–1) Gregg (3) 12,167 6–2 +½
9 April 14 White Sox 11–1 Danks (1–0) Morrow (0–1) 10,610 6–3 —
10 April 15 White Sox 7–3 Eveland (2–0) F. García (0–2) 10,744 7–3 +½
11 April 16 Angels 7–5 Weaver (2–0) Marcum (0–1) Rodney (2) 14,779 7–4 ½
12 April 17 Angels 6–3 Saunders (1–2) Tallet (1–1) Rodney (3) 17,187 7–5 1½
13 April 18 Angels 3–1 Santana (1–2) Romero (1–1) 14,246 7–6 2½
14 April 19 Royals 8–1 Morrow (1–1) Bannister (0–1) 10,314 8–6 2½
15 April 20 Royals 4–3 Camp (1–0) Davies (0–2) Gregg (4) 10,565 9–6 2
16 April 21 Royals 4–3 (10) Tejeda (1–1) Downs (0–1) Soria (4) 15,577 9–7 3
17 April 23 @ Rays 6–5 Cecil (1–0) Garza (3–1) Gregg (5) 22,056 10–7 2
18 April 24 @ Rays 9–3 Wheeler (1–0) Downs (0–2) 23,870 10–8 3
19 April 25 @ Rays 6–0 Price (3–1) Morrow (1–2) 23,250 10–9 4
20 April 26 Red Sox 13–12 Schoeneweis (1–0) Camp (1–1) Papelbon (6) 13,847 10–10 4½
21 April 27 Red Sox 2–1 Buchholz (2–2) Downs (0–3) Ramírez (1) 14,776 10–11 5½
22 April 28 Red Sox 2–0 Lester (1–2) Cecil (1–1) Papelbon (7) 15,276 10–12 6½
23 April 29 Athletics 6–3 Romero (2–1) Duchscherer (2–1) Gregg (6) 10,721 11–12 6½
24 April 30 Athletics 10–2 Morrow (2–2) Cahill (0–1) 12,722 12–12 5½
May 19–10 (home 9–2, road 10–8, 29/29 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
25 May 1 Athletics 4–3 Gonzalez (3–1) Eveland (2–1) Bailey (3) 13,951 12–13 5½
26 May 2 Athletics 9–3 Marcum (1–1) Sheets (1–3) 14,725 13–13 5½
27 May 3 @ Indians 5–1 Cecil (2–1) Talbot (3–2) 10,117 14–13 5
28 May 4 @ Indians 8–5 Romero (3–1) Lewis (2–1) Gregg (7) 10,387 15–13 5
29 May 5 @ Indians 5–4 Frasor (1–1) Perez (0–2) 12,563 16–13 5
30 May 6 @ White Sox 2–0 Eveland (3–1) Danks (3–1) Gregg (8) 20,106 17–13 5
31 May 7 @ White Sox 7–4 (12) Downs (1–3) Putz (0–2) 20,072 18–13 5
32 May 8 @ White Sox 7–3 Peavy (2–2) Cecil (2–2) 24,945 18–14 5
33 May 9 @ White Sox 9–7 Frasor (2–1) Jenks (1–1) Gregg (9) 23,850 19–14 4
34 May 10 @ Red Sox 7–6 Lackey (4–1) Morrow (2–3) Papelbon (9) 37,332 19–15 4
35 May 11 @ Red Sox 6–1 Matsuzaka (2–1) Eveland (3–2) 37,609 19–16 5
36 May 12 @ Red Sox 3–2 Marcum (2–1) Wakefield (0–2) Gregg (10) 37,198 20–16 5
37 May 14 Rangers 16–10 Roenicke (1–0) Mathis (1–1) 16,020 21–16 4
38 May 15 Rangers 6–0 Romero (4–1) Feldman (1–4) 15,945 22–16 3½
39 May 16 Rangers 5–2 Morrow (3–3) Lewis (3–2) Gregg (11) 25,518 23–16 4
40 May 17 Twins 8–3 Slowey (5–3) Eveland (3–3) 13,892 23–17 5
41 May 18 Twins 11–2 Marcum (3–1) Pavano (4–4) 27,981 24–17 4½
42 May 19 @ Mariners 3–2 Cecil (3–2) Fister (3–2) Gregg (12) 19,208 25–17 5
43 May 20 @ Mariners 4–3 Kelley (2–0) Gregg (0–1) 20,452 25–18 6
44 May 21 @ Diamondbacks 8–6 Haren (5–3) Morrow (3–4) Qualls (8) 19,531 25–19 6
45 May 22 @ Diamondbacks 8–5 Jackson (3–5) Eveland (3–4) Qualls (9) 32,746 25–20 7
46 May 23 @ Diamondbacks 12–4 Marcum (4–1) Buckner (0–2) 23,148 26–20 7
47 May 24 @ Angels 6–0 Cecil (4–2) Saunders (3–6) 35,826 27–20 6
48 May 25 @ Angels 8–3 Santana (4–3) Romero (4–2) 43,174 27–21 6
49 May 26 @ Angels 6–5 Fuentes (2–1) Downs (1–4) 34,504 27–22 6
50 May 28 Orioles 5–0 Marcum (5–1) Millwood (0–5) 16,360 28–22 5½
51 May 29 Orioles 5–2 Cecil (5–2) Berken (0–1) Gregg (13) 16,194 29–22 5½
52 May 30 Orioles 6–1 Romero (5–2) Guthrie (3–5) 15,878 30–22 4½
53 May 31 Rays 3–2 Morrow (4–4) Garza (5–4) Gregg (14) 11,335 31–22 3½
June 9–17 (home 6–8, road 3–9, 26/26 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
54 June 1 Rays 7–6 Balfour (1–1) Gregg (0–2) Soriano (15) 13,439 31–23 4½
55 June 2 Rays 7–3 Price (8–2) Marcum (5–2) 13,517 31–24 5½
56 June 4 Yankees 6–1 Cecil (6–2) Burnett (6–3) 30,089 32–24 4½
57 June 5 Yankees 3–2 (14) Janssen (4–0) Gaudin (0–3) 37,165 33–24 3½
58 June 6 Yankees 4–3 Vázquez (5–5) Downs (1–5) Rivera (13) 33,622 33–25 4½
59 June 8 @ Rays 9–0 Niemann (6–0) Tallet (1–2) 12,937 33–26 5½
60 June 9 @ Rays 10–1 Price (9–2) Marcum (5–3) 15,886 33–27 6½
61 June 10 @ Rays 3–2 Cecil (7–2) Davis (5–6) Gregg (15) 13,675 34–27 5½
62 June 11 @ Rockies 5–3 (6) Jiménez (12–1) Romero (5–3) 31,101 34–28 5½
63 June 12 @ Rockies 1–0 Hammel (4–3) Morrow (4–5) Corpas(8) 26,304 34–29 6½
64 June 13 @ Rockies 10–3 Francis (2–2) Litsch (0–1) 32,084 34–30 6½
65 June 14 @ Padres 6–3 Marcum (6–3) Garland (6–5) Gregg (16) 16,542 35–30 6
66 June 15 @ Padres 8–2 Latos (7–4) Cecil (7–3) 15,266 35–31 7
67 June 16 @ Padres 7–1 Romero (6–3) Correia (5–5) 16,050 36–31 6
68 June 18 Giants 3–2 Downs (2–5) Zito (7–3) Gregg (17) 18,667 37–31 4½
69 June 19 Giants 3–0 Camp (2–1) Cain (6–5) Gregg (18) 20,666 38–31 4½
70 June 20 Giants 9–6 D. Bautista (1–0) Tallet (1–3) Wilson (19) 21,431 38–32 5½
71 June 22 Cardinals 9–4 J. García (7–0) Cecil (7–4) 16,830 38–33 6
72 June 23 Cardinals 1–0 Carpenter (9–1) Gregg (0–3) Franklin (14) 14,079 38–34 7
73 June 24 Cardinals 5–0 Morrow (5–5) Wainwright (10–5) 12,392 39–34 6½
74 June 25 Phillies[g 1] 9–0 Halladay (9–6) Litsch (0–2) 43,076 39–35 7½
75 June 26 Phillies[g 1] 5–1 Marcum (7–3) Hamels (6–6) 44,426 40–35 6½
76 June 27 Phillies[g 1] 11–2 Moyer (9–6) Cecil (7–5) 42,571 40–36 7½
77 June 28 @ Indians 2–1 Westbrook (5–4) Romero (6–4) Wood (7) 11,577 40–37 8
78 June 29 @ Indians 5–4 Carmona (7–6) Morrow (5–6) Wood (8) 11,401 40–38 8
79 June 30 @ Indians 3–1 Laffey (1–2) Litsch (0–3) Perez (7) 12,109 40–39 8
July 14–11 (home 7–4, road 7–7, 25/25 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
80 July 1 @ Indians 6–1 Masterson (3–7) Marcum (7–4) Herrmann (1) 16,859 40–40 9
81 July 2 @ Yankees 6–1 (11) Frasor (3–1) Robertson (0–3) 45,792 41–40 8
82 July 3 @ Yankees 11–3 Pettitte (10–2) Romero (6–5) 46,364 41–41 9
83 July 4 @ Yankees 7–6 (10) Robertson (1–3) Purcey (0–1) 46,810 41–42 10
84 July 6 Twins 7–6 Mijares (1–0) Frasor (3–2) Rauch (19) 15,072 41–43 11½
85 July 7 Twins 6–5 Downs (3–5) Guerrier (1–5) Gregg (19) 14,886 42–43 11½
86 July 8 Twins 8–1 Cecil (8–5) Baker (7–8) 15,601 43–43 11½
87 July 9 Red Sox 14–3 Lester (11–3) Romero (6–6) 27,567 43–44 12½
88 July 10 Red Sox 9–5 Camp (3–1) Lackey (9–5) Gregg (20) 35,037 44–44 11½
89 July 11 Red Sox 3–2 Matsuzaka (6–3) Litsch (0–4) Papelbon (20) 26,062 44–45 12½
July 13: 81st MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, California, at Angel Stadium
90 July 16 @ Orioles 4–2 Romero (7–6) Bergesen (3–7) Gregg (21) 18,120 45–45 12½
91 July 17 @ Orioles 3–2 Morrow (6–6) Berken (2–2) Camp (1) 28,518 46–45 11½
92 July 18 @ Orioles 10–1 Marcum (8–4) Matusz (3–10) 14,032 47–45 11½
93 July 19 @ Royals 5–4 (10) Farnsworth (3–0) Gregg (0–4) 12,968 47–46 12
94 July 20 @ Royals 13–1 Litsch (1–4) Lerew (1–4) 18,865 48–46 11
95 July 21 @ Royals 5–2 Greinke (6–9) Rzepczynski (0–1) Soria (26) 15,285 48–47 12
96 July 22 @ Tigers 5–2 Verlander (12–5) Romero (7–7) Valverde (20) 34,476 48–48 13
– July 23 @ Tigers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 25 13½
97 July 24 @ Tigers 3–2 Marcum (9–4) Porcello (4–8) Gregg (22) 39,391 49–48 12½
98 July 25 @ Tigers 5–3 Downs (4–5) Valverde (1–2) Gregg (23) 38,526 50–48 12½
99 July 25 @ Tigers 6–5 Coke (6–1) Frasor (3–3) Valverde (21) 37,093 50–49 13
100 July 26 Orioles 9–5 Morrow (7–6) Bergesen (3–9) Purcey (1) 17,422 51–49 13
101 July 27 Orioles 8–2 Romero (8–7) Millwood (2–10) 16,862 52–49 12
102 July 28 Orioles 5–0 Mills (1–0) Guthrie (4–11) 17,041 53–49 12½
103 July 30 Indians 8–1 Marcum (10–4) Masterson (3–10) 20,228 54–49 11½
104 July 31 Indians 2–1 Lewis (3–2) Tallet (1–4) Perez (11) 22,663 54–50 12½
August 15–13 (home 8–6, road 7–7, 28/28 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
105 August 1 Indians 5–4 Gómez (2–0) Litsch (1–5) Perez (12) 21,797 54–51 12½
106 August 2 @ Yankees 8–6 Morrow (8–6) Burnett (9–9) Gregg (24) 47,034 55–51 11½
107 August 3 @ Yankees 8–2 Romero (9–7) Moseley (1–1) 46,480 56–51 11½
108 August 4 @ Yankees 5–1 Hughes (13–4) Marcum (10–5) 47,659 56–52 11½
109 August 6 Rays 2–1 Cecil (9–5) Garza (11–6) Gregg (25) 22,520 57–52 10½
110 August 7 Rays 17–11 Tallet (2–4) Shields (10–10) 24,168 58–52 10½
111 August 8 Rays 1–0 Morrow (9–6) Sonnanstine (2–1) 22,313 59–52 10½
112 August 10 Red Sox 7–5 Doubront (2–2) Camp (3–2) Papelbon (29) 27,690 59–53 10
113 August 11 Red Sox 10–1 Buchholz (13–5) Marcum (10–6) 28,308 59–54 11
114 August 12 Red Sox 6–5 Gregg (1–4) Papelbon (4–5) 36,271 60–54 11
115 August 13 @ Angels 3–0 Rzepczynski (1–1) Kazmir (8–10) Gregg (26) 40,606 61–54 10
116 August 14 @ Angels 7–2 Santana (12–8) Cecil (9–6) 42,059 61–55 11
117 August 15 @ Angels 4–1 Romero (10–7) Haren (8–11) Gregg (27) 38,138 62–55 10
118 August 16 @ Athletics 3–1 Marcum (11–6) Anderson (3–4) 10,136 63–55 9
119 August 17 @ Athletics 6–2 Braden (8–8) Tallet (2–5) Wuertz (6) 13,237 63–56 10
120 August 18 @ Athletics 5–4 Ziegler (3–4) Janssen (4–1) 18,046 63–57 11
121 August 20 @ Red Sox 16–2 Cecil (10–6) Lester (13–8) 37,726 64–57 10½
122 August 21 @ Red Sox 5–4 (11) Papelbon (5–5) Janssen (4–2) 37,614 64–58 11½
123 August 22 @ Red Sox 5–0 Buchholz (15–5) Marcum (11–7) Doubront (2) 37,506 64–59 12½
124 August 23 Yankees 3–2 Downs (5–5) Robertson (2–4) Gregg (28) 29,198 65–59 11½
125 August 24 Yankees 11–5 Moseley (4–2) Rzepczynski (1–2) 30,567 65–60 12½
126 August 25 Yankees 6–3 Cecil (11–6) Hughes (15–6) Gregg (29) 31,449 66–60 11½
127 August 26 Tigers 7–1 Scherzer (10–9) Romero (10–8) 16,088 66–61 12
128 August 27 Tigers 3–2 (11) Camp (4–2) Coke (7–3) 20,298 67–61 11
129 August 28 Tigers 5–4 Morrow (10–6) Fígaro (0–2) Gregg (30) 27,119 68–61 11
130 August 29 Tigers 10–4 Porcello (7–11) Rzepczynski (1–3) 26,624 68–62 12
131 August 30 @ Rays 6–2 Davis (11–9) Cecil (11–7) 11,968 68–63 13
132 August 31 @ Rays 13–5 Romero (11–8) Niemann (10–5) 12,972 69–63 13
September 14–13 (home 10–6, road 4–7, 27/27 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
133 September 1 @ Rays 2–1 Price (16–6) Camp (4–3) Soriano (40) 14,859 69–64 14
134 September 3 @ Yankees 7–3 Wood (3–4) Morrow (10–7) 44,739 69–65 15½
135 September 4 @ Yankees 7–5 Chamberlain (2–4) Frasor (3–4) Rivera (29) 47,478 69–66 16½
136 September 5 @ Yankees 7–3 Cecil (12–7) Hughes (16–7) 47,737 70–66 15½
137 September 6 Rangers 7–2 Romero (12–8) Hunter (12–3) 17,559 71–66 14½
138 September 7 Rangers 8–5 Marcum (12–7) Feldman (6–10) Gregg (31) 10,518 72–66 13½
139 September 8 Rangers 8–1 Holland (3–3) Rzepczynski (1–4) 10,616 72–67 14½
140 September 9 Rangers 4–2 Lewis (10–12) Hill (0–1) Feliz (35) 10,658 72–68 15
141 September 10 Rays 9–8 Benoit (1–2) Gregg (1–5) Soriano (42) 14,305 72–69 15
142 September 11 Rays 13–1 Davis (12–9) Romero (12–9) 17,632 72–70 15
143 September 12 Rays 5–4 Gregg (2–5) Soriano (2–2) 14,658 73–70 14
144 September 13 @ Orioles 4–3 (11) Hernandez (7–8) Tallet (2–6) 9,882 73–71 14½
145 September 14 @ Orioles 11–3 Arrieta (6–6) Hill (0–2) 16,589 73–72 15
146 September 15 @ Orioles 3–1 Bergesen (7–10) Drabek (0–1) 13,651 73–73 15½
147 September 17 @ Red Sox 11–9 Cecil (13–7) Lackey (12–11) Gregg (32) 37,679 74–73 15
148 September 18 @ Red Sox 4–3 Romero (13–9) Beckett (5–5) Gregg (33) 37,863 75–73 15
149 September 19 @ Red Sox 6–0 Lester (18–8) Marcum (12–8) 37,234 75–74 15
150 September 21 Mariners 5–3 Rzepczynski (2–4) French (4–6) Gregg (34) 12,158 76–74 15½
151 September 22 Mariners 6–3 Pauley (3–8) Drabek (0–2) 12,302 76–75 15½
152 September 23 Mariners 1–0 Hill (1–2) Hernández (12–12) Gregg (35) 12,590 77–75 14½
153 September 24 Orioles 6–4 Cecil (14–7) Tillman (1–5) Carlson (1) 13,412 78–75 14
154 September 25 Orioles 5–4 (11) Purcey (1–1) Hendrickson (1–6) 21,504 79–75 14
155 September 26 Orioles 5–2 Marcum (13–8) VandenHurk (0–1) Frasor (4) 17,831 80–75 13
156 September 27 Yankees 7–5 Rzepczynski (3–4) Burnett (10–15) Gregg (36) 16,004 81–75 12
157 September 28 Yankees 6–1 Sabathia (21–7) Drabek (0–3) 18,193 81–76 13
158 September 29 Yankees 8–4 Cecil (15–7) Vázquez (10–10) 33,143 82–76 12
159 September 30 @ Twins 13–2 Janssen (5–2) Liriano (14–10) 39,477 83–76 11
October 2–1 (road 2–1, 3/3 GP)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
160 October 1 @ Twins 6–3 Romero (14–9) Crain (1–1) Gregg (37) 39,937 84–76 10½
161 October 2 @ Twins 5–4 Capps (2–0) Gregg (2–6) 40,235 84–77 11
162 October 3 @ Twins 2–1 Rzepczynski (4–4) Blackburn (10–12) Camp (2) 40,664 85–77 11
  1. 1 2 3 Toronto "home" game relocated to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia due to the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit.

Minor leagues

League Team Record Place Manager
AAA Las Vegas 51s 56–60 3rd Dan Rohn
AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats 67–48 1st Luis Rivera
Advanced A Dunedin Blue Jays 59–55 3rd Clayton McCullough
A Lansing Lugnuts 56–55 4th Sal Fasano
Short-Season A Auburn Doubledays 19–31 2nd Dennis Holmberg
Rookie Gulf Coast League Blue Jays 19–22 6th 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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