A.J. Burnett didn't feel like talking after giving up eight runs for the third time in six starts. The Los Angeles Angels' linescore against him said enough. Howie Kendrick drove in three runs, and the AL West leaders got homers from Torii Hunter and Garret Anderson to support Jered Weaver in an 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

Maybe Miguel Cairo is one of those players who was born ready. Cairo, making his 16th start of the season and just the second at second base, drove in three runs with two doubles in the Seattle Mariners' 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The 34-year-old utilityman has built an 11-year major league career out of hard work and preparation.

It's not often that Willie Bloomquist is in the position to win a ball game with his bat for the Seattle Mariners. He took instant advantage of his chance. Bloomquist hit the first pitch from Shawn Camp for a game-winning single in the ninth-inning that scored Raul Ibanez from second base as the Mariners rallied from four runs down to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday night.

Even with five complete games already this season, Roy Halladay had a lingering feeling that a little piece of his pitching was lacking. He found what was missing, at least on Monday night. Halladay pitched his 10th career shutout, dominating the Seattle Mariners and limiting them to just four singles in Toronto's 2-0 win, the Blue Jays' third straight victory.

With his curveball diving and his fastball topping out at 96 miles per hour, A.J. Burnett made life easy on catcher Rod Barajas, and rough on the undermanned Atlanta Braves. Burnett pitched seven shutout innings, Alex Rios drove in the only run of the game and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Braves 1-0 on Sunday.

It's not often that Atlanta's Tim Hudson gives up a home run. When he does, he usually loses. Hudson surrendered homers to Vernon Wells and Rod Barajas and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Braves 9-5 on Saturday, dropping Hudson to 1-5 this season when he gives up a home run. Wells, who had three RBIs, led off Toronto's four-run sixth with his eighth homer of the year.

Even before the game began, Edinson Volquez knew this wasn't going to be his day. Volquez was tagged for a season-high seven runs, including two on a home run by Scott Rolen, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Thursday night. The hard-throwing right-hander, who was 3-0 in his previous five starts, struggled with his command, his footing on the mound and was gone after 4 1-3...

Jay Bruce figured bunting for a base hit might shake him out of a slump. Six innings later, a fly ball worked much better. Bruce drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 602nd home run and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night.

The Blue Jays made Cito Gaston's return to Toronto one to remember. Scott Rolen hit one of his team's three home runs, A.J. Burnett pitched eight strong innings and the Blue Jays routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-1 on Tuesday night in Gaston's first game in Toronto since being rehired as manager. The crowd chanted Gaston's name as Toronto's long-dormant offense finally showed some life.

Cito Gaston and the Toronto Blue Jays finally got to have some fun on the final day of a difficult road trip. Gaston earned his first win as Blue Jays manager in 11 years, getting home runs from Scott Rolen and Adam Lind in an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Toronto snapped a seven-game losing streak and scored its most runs since a 9-8 loss to the New York Yankees on June 5.