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Kyle Drabek wins consecutive starts for first time as Blue Jays avoid sweep, beat Orioles 9-2

By learning to forget the recent past, Kyle Drabek looks set to cash in on a bright future.Drabek won back-to-back starts for the first time in his career, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie backed him with home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run sixth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Sunday."Another outstanding effort by Kyle today," said Blue Jays manager John Farrell, who credited the young right-hander's improved calm and composure this season after a rough 2011."It's a tale of two people in some ways," Farrell said. "He has kept things under control, he has kept his composure."Last year, Farrell said, Drabek would get worked up when things went wrong, so much so that he "pitched more like a middle linebacker.""That intensity worked against him," Farrell said. "He'd start overthrowing and lose command of the strike zone. You see frustration from him every now and then but he has the wherewithal to step back, regroup and kind of release some of that tension."...

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    Another Tommy John surgery has been scheduled for Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek, the club said on its website Monday.Drabek went on the 15-day disabled last week wit...

  2. Blue Jays' Drabek seeks redemption in clash with Red Sox

    Righty Kyle Drabek will try to redeem himself today as he takes the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays as they host the Boston Red Sox for the second of three games in ...

  3. Drabek strikes out five in five innings for Jays, but Red Sox win 3-2 in rain-shortened game

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  4. Blue Jays send struggling pitcher Drabek to minors

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kyle Drabek was demoted to the minors two days after the right-hander was roughed up in a game against the Bos...

  5. Drabek leaves with injury, Strasburg wins fifth straight as Nats sweep Blue Jays with 6-2 win

    For the second time in three days, the Toronto Blue Jays watched with concern as their starting pitcher walked off the mound in pain, too sore to keep going.Monday i...

  6. McGowan, Drabek each pitch 3 solid innings, Toronto beats Astros 6-3

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  9. Blue Jays pull off triple play against Royals

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  10. Correction: Blue Jays-Rays story

    In a story May 21 about the Blue Jays-Rays game, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Kyle Drabek was the first AL starter to walk at least six batters, ha...

  11. Bergesen carries Orioles to 3-1 win over Blue Jays and Bautista

    Brad Bergesen pitched a seven-hitter, and the Baltimore Orioles withstood Jose Bautista's major league-leading 47th home run and ruined the debut of right-hander Kyl...

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  1. Kyle Drabek shuts down red-hot Tigers as Blue Jays win 4-2

    Kyle Drabek didn't take the time to visit a lifelong friend Monday.He beat him on the baseball field instead."I didn't get a chance to talk to Jim today — I figured ...

  2. Kyle Drabek takes no-hitter into sixth in first career win as Blue Jays beat Twins 6-1

    Kyle Drabek didn't feel he had his best stuff. The Minnesota Twins would rather avoid facing him when he does.Drabek pitched seven innings of one-hit ball to earn hi...

  3. Kyle Drabek roughed up in Blue Jays loss to Red Sox, Bautista ends 13-game homerless drought

    Kyle Drabek is not having any fun on the mound.Drabek, the son of former Cy Young winner Doug Drabek, became the second straight Blue Jays starter to be roughed up b...

  4. Rookie RHP Kyle Drabek takes loss as Astros beat Blue Jays 3-2 to win series

    Kyle Drabek made another quality start, but he didn't think there was much quality in it.Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer, Wandy Rodriguez pitched six solid innings ...

  5. Kyle Drabek gives up homers to Mike Trout, Mark Trumbo in Blue Jays' 6-2 loss to Angels

    Plenty went wrong for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night: A couple of misplayed bunts, a pair of poor throws to second base by pitchers trying to start double p...

  6. Jays, Drabek hope to salvage finale with Orioles

    Toronto right-hander Kyle Drabek takes the mound with a chance to stave off an early-season three-game sweep when the Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles in the fin...

  7. Blue Jays place P Drabek on DL

    The Toronto Blue Jays placed pitcher Kyle Drabek on the 15-day disabled list Friday with an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in right elbow.An MRI exam later Friday ...

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