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Early Wednesday morning, Alan Roden raced wide-eyed around a corner outside the Blue Jays’ clubhouse and nearly crashed into Davis Schneider. “Is he here?!” The two looked like 6-year-olds about to meet their favorite player.
ST. LOUIS — Blue Jays manager John Schneider thought for a moment, staring forward as he exhaled in the tunnels under St. Louis’ Busch Stadium. Toronto had just won its fifth straight series, toppling the Cardinals before finishing the sweep on Wednesday. The manager was asked to think back: When was the last time his team had a stretch this good?
It’s Wednesday, June 11 and the Blue Jays (37-30) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (36-31). Eric Lauer is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis.
Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore exited his Wednesday start vs. the Blue Jays feeling "better physically" after his early exit following velocity dips less than a week prior.
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The Toronto Blue Jays were expected to make a roster move on Wednesday, and now that has become official. In an announcement made by the team on their social media page, they revealed they have called up outfielder Will Robertson from Triple-A Buffalo and placed Nathan Lukes on the 7-day concussion list.
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SB Nation on MSNBlue Jays Birthdays: Jose Reyes, Ezequiel CarreraJose Reyes joined us in a big trade with the Marlins. The exchange saw Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, and catcher John Buck come to Toronto.