Brad Lincoln

The Sports Xchange Orioles make Nolin's debut a nightmare TORONTO -- After losing the first game of a four-game series to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles wanted to get off to a fast start on Friday. They accomplished that goal,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays in general, and the rotation in particular, have been a bit of a revolving door this season. If they could play baseball as well as they juggle the lineup, they would...

The Sports Xchange Orioles 10, Blue Jays 6 TORONTO -- Nick Markakis and J.J. Hardy each drove in three runs and right-hander Chris Tillman pitched five innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Friday. Left-hander Sean...

MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH On Thursday, Edwin Encarnacion hit the grand slam in the sixth inning that broke the game open for the Blue Jays in a 12-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. On Wednesday, Jose Bautista hit two game-tying...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH If you don't like the Blue Jays' lineup, check back tomorrow; you might find it more to your taste. It has been that way all season. It was not so long ago that manager John Gibbons...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays bullpen showed what it can do on Tuesday when it is not overworked. A pair of days off on the schedule did not hurt, nor did a rainout on Sunday. So when right-...

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Through all his years coming up through the Toronto farm system and during parts of five seasons with the Blue Jays, Travis Snider had the reputation of being a burgeoning power hitter. Snider lived...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Josh Johnson, who has lots of company as a major disappointment this season, began his rehabilitation assignment Monday with Class A Dunedin as he recovers from right triceps...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The more the Blue Jays play the more they expose themselves as pretenders. They keep making mistakes unbecoming to a team that was supposed to be a contender. The Blue Jays made...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Help can come from unexpected places. The Blue Jays rotation has taken a beating this season, with Mark Buehrle taking a loss in a 5-0 game vs. the New York Yankees on Friday as...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays could look at the San Francisco Giants over the past two games at Rogers Centre and see themselves earlier this season, and not so long ago. It was not pretty. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays are finally starting to hit the way they were supposed to hit. They also have begun to catch the ball better than earlier in the season when the Blue Jays made the...