Marcum beats A’s, loses no-no in 6th
mvn.com 8/7/2008 — The A's Bobby Crosby ended yet another Blue Jays pitcher's shutout bid. Yet again, it made no difference for Oakland, as Toronto cruised to a 5-1 victory at Rogers Centre to hand the A's their 9th straight defeat. It was Oakland's 16th loss in 18 games since the All-Star break. The Blue Jays took an early lead and Shaun Marcum made it stand up, and have taken the first three of this four-

Marcum's Back, Bitches
nvsportsandthecity.blogspot.com 8/7/2008 — Shaun Marcum pitched a gem, his first since returning from the DL two weeks ago, for the Blue Jays last night. The Jays are going to need Marcum, and a whole lot of divine intervention, if they want to make a run.

Wakeup Wahoo: Reyes To Start Friday; Injury Updates
tribetimereport.blogspot.com 8/7/2008 — Anthony Reyes has been called up and will get the nod for the Cleveland Indians on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Plus injury updates galore on Travis Hafner, Asdrubal Cabrera, Josh Barfield, Victor Martinez and Eric Wedge's big issue with Ryan Garko.

New faces join Tribe for Jays series | indians.com: News
cleveland.indians.mlb.com 8/7/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG -- One guy is finding his form, another has found his health, and both are coming back to the big leagues to help the Indians find their way in a lost season. When the Indians open a three-game set with the Blue Jays at the Rogers ...

Athletics vs. Blue Jays - Box Score - August 07, 2008
scores.espn.go.com 8/8/2008 — BATTING 2B: B Crosby (29, A Burnett) HR: D Barton (5, 2nd inning off A Burnett 1 on, 2 Out); R Sweeney (4, 5th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Crosby (49), D Barton 2 (29), R Sweeney (37) 2-out RBI: D Barton 2 GIDP: F Thomas Runners left in ...

Blue Jays-Athletics: Shaun Marcum Returns to Form as Toronto Beats Oakland 5-1 — Bleacher Report - MLB 8/7/2008
There were worries that Marcum wouldn't be able to find his pre-injury form before the season ended, but he proved tonight that he is now over his injury and ready to start winning again! Marcum went seven strong innings, allowing only one run on ...

Jays GM: Gaston 'definitely' to return as manager — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 8/7/2008
Cito Gaston will return as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays next year. Going into Thursday night's game against Oakland, the ...

Toronto Blue Jays push for post-season birth, Let the race begin — Bleacher Report - MLB 8/8/2008
  Don't call me a pessimist or an optimist, but I'm tired of the Toronto Blue Jays blowing season after season because of inconsistent play. Coming into action against the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 7, the Jays are two games above .500 and ...

Jays sweep A's in four-game set — Major League Baseball News 8/8/2008
The Blue Jays took advantage of wild left-hander Jerry Blevins en route to a two-run sixth inning and a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Thursday night at Rogers Centre, completing a four-game sweep.

Toronto Blue Jays push for post-season berth, Let the race begin — Bleacher Report - MLB 8/8/2008
  Don't call me a pessimist or an optimist, but I'm tired of the Toronto Blue Jays blowing season after season because of inconsistent play. Coming into action against the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 7, the Jays are two games above .500 and ...