| Breaking News |  | Sunday, June 5th, 2016: Hit Streak Now at 25 for Willits
Win, lose or draw -- Reggie Willits just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He has now stretched his hitting streak to 25 games. The Oakland Athletics left fielder picked up 1 hit in 4 at-bats today, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated 7-3 by the Toronto Blue Jays at Network Associates Coliseum.
R. Willits grounded out in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, singled in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.
So far this year Willits has hit .342 with 3 home runs, 21 RBIs and 49 runs scored. |
 | Sunday, May 22nd, 2016: 3 Roundtrippers for Arias
Joaquin Arias showed some power today as he launched three balls into the seats against the Washington Nationals and sparked the Blue Jays to a 11-2 victory.
For the day he collected 3 hits in 4 at-bats, scored 4 runs and had 6 RBIs.
In the postgame press conference he told reporters, "I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good. I always have liked to hit here at Skydome."
"He was instant offense today," the Toronto skipper said. "Joaquin really put on a show."
J. Arias hit a solo-shot off J. Fuentes in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off J. Fuentes in the 5th, walked in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off A. Cox in the 8th.
Thus far this season Arias is hitting .312 with 6 home runs, 26 RBIs and 46 runs scored. He has 59 hits in 189 at-bats and has played in 43 games.
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 | Monday, May 2nd, 2016: Toughest Out of the Week Wins AL Award
One of the league's most exciting young players, Nick Markakis of the Toronto Blue Jays earned himself American League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 25-year-old center fielder had a lofty .429 average (9-21), collecting 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and 7 runs scored.
So far this season Markakis is batting .330 with 3 home runs, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He has 33 hits in 100 at-bats, 18 walks and a .432 OBP. Markakis has played in 26 games.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Albert Pujols | fractured jaw | 4 weeks | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 39-18, .684 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 18-8, .692 PCT | | Record on the road | 21-10, .677 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-1, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 8-6, .571 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-5, .643 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 30-13, .698 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 16-9, .640 PCT | | Record in May | 18-9, .667 PCT | | Record in June | 5-0, 1.000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .312 - 1st in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .367 - 4th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .519 - 1st in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .886 - 1st in AL | | Runs Scored | 372 - 1st in AL | | Hits | 641 - 1st in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 249 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs | 74 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 176 - 14th in AL | | Strikeouts | 246 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 55 - 3rd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.70 - 4th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.80 - 5th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.40 - 2nd in AL | | Runs allowed | 275 - 1st in AL | | Hits allowed | 595 - 12th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .289 - 10th in AL | | BABIP | .331 - 13th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 36 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 161 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 330 - 7th in AL |
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