1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion became the fourth player in franchise history to reached at least 124 RBIs in a season in the 9-0 win over the New York Yankees on Friday. He was 1-for-3 with two walks and one RBI. The RBI came when he walked with the bases loaded in the second inning.

1B Edwin Encarnacion moved within two home runs of AL leader Mark Trumbo when he hit his 42nd Tuesday night. It was Encarnacion's second home run in as many games and his fifth in 10 games since Sept. 11.

1B Edwin Encarnacion hit his 41st home run Monday, matching Minnesota's Brian Dozier for the second most in the American League. Only Mark Trumbo of the Orioles, with 43, has more home runs among AL hitters. Encarnacion needs one more homer to tie his career high.

INF Edwin Encarnacion put himself in elite company Friday night in a 5-0 victory over the Angels. Encarnacion hit his 40th home run this year, a two-run shot in the ninth. The home run allowed Encarnacion to become only the third Blue Jay to have multiple 40-home run seasons, joining Carlos Delgado and Jose Bautista.

DH Edwin Encarnacion is 5-for-9 in the series following a 3-for-24 slump. He had two RBIs on Tuesday and has a career-high 112 on the year. It is one more than his previous career best, set last season.

1B Edwin Encarnacion saw his RBI total reach 110 when he hit a two-run single in the seventh inning Monday. He was 3-for-4 after going 3-for-24 in his previous seven games.

DETROIT -- Danny Duffy won his ninth straight decision with the aid of four solo home runs, including the first of Raul Mondesi's career, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday at Comerica Park.Duffy (10-1) limited the Tigers to one run on three hits while striking out five in 7 2/3 innings. He has the longest winning streak by a Royals pitcher since Jeremy Guthrie won 10 straight decisions in 2012-13.The breakthrough homer for the 21-year-old Mondesi came in his 19th game and 60th official at-bat.Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales also homered for Kansas City, which has won eight of 10. Gordon, who scored twice, stretched his hitting streak to seven gamesTigers starter Justin Verlander (12-7) allowed five runs -- three earned -- on four hits while striking out six in seven-plus innings.Blue Jays 12, Yankees 6NEW YORK -- Edwin Encarnacion and Russell Martin hit two-run homers in the eighth inning as Toronto rallied from a six-run deficit for a victory... [More]

1B Edwin Encarnacion became the first major leaguer to reach 100 RBIs this season Tuesday when he drove in three of Toronto's eight runs in the eighth inning. Encarnacion reached the century mark for the fourth time in his career by hitting a two-run home run and an RBI groundout. His home run was his third game-tying or go-ahead home run in the eighth inning or later this season.

1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion was 2-for-3 with a home run, was hit by a pitch and hit a sacrifice fly Sunday in the Blue Jays' 9-2 win over the Astros. He has reached base in 18 consecutive games and in 14 of his past 26 plate appearances. The home run in the seventh inning was his 33rd of the season, and he leads the American League with 97 RBIs.

DH/1B Edwin Encarnacion led off the ninth inning Friday in the 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros with the 300th homer of his career and his 32nd of the season. He is the 12th active player to reach that plateau and the 11th player born in the Dominican Republic. Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista became the 10th Dominican-born player to reach 300 on Aug 2. "Good for Eddie," manager John Gibbons said. "He puts himself in a different category with 300. Well-deserved and it couldn't happen to a better guy."

1B Edwin Encarnacion went 1-for-10 with no RBIs in the three-game series against the Royals. He entered Sunday tied for second in the majors with 30 home runs and remains two shy of 300 for his career.

DH Edwin Encarnacion slugged his 30th home run of the season in the ninth inning off Astros RHP James Hoyt. He now has 30-plus home runs in each of the past five seasons, joining Carlos Delgado (eight) as the only players in franchise history to have of streak at least that long. Encarnacion is second in the majors in homers behind Orioles RF Mark Trumbo (31).

1B Edwin Encarnacion drove in his 90th run with a leadoff homer in the fourth inning. He became the sixth player in club history to record at least 90 RBIs in the Blue Jays' first 107 games of a season and the first since Carlos Delgado (106 RBI) and Vernon Wells (94) did so in 2003.

1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion hit his 28th homer of the season in the first inning of the 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. He has 34 home runs in his career against the Orioles, the most he has had against any opponent.His 71 RBIs against Baltimore since 2010 trail only Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista , who has 73, among major-league hitters. Encarnacion also doubled in the fourth on Friday, No. 300 of his career.

MIAMI -- Ichiro Suzuki remained two hits shy of 3,000 as he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Miami's 11-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.Suzuki lined into a double play, grounded twice and struck out.Kolten Wong went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Tommy Pham had three RBIs as St. Louis (56-47) took a one-game lead over the Marlins (55-48) for the second wild card spot in the National League. St. Louis right-hander Mike Leake allowed six runs in five innings.Jose Urena gave up eight runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, doing so hours after the Marlins acquired starting pitchers Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea in a seven-player trade with the San Diego Padres.Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5TORONTO -- Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki hit solo home runs in the first inning and Toronto moved within a half-game of first-place Baltimore in the American League East. Manny Machado homered for Baltimore, which has dropped four straight.Orioles starter Kevin Gausman (2-8) allowed... [More]

DH/1B Edwin Encarnacion hit his 27th homer of the season Sunday in the 2-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. He moved past CF Vernon Wells into third place on the team's all-time home run list with 224. His 87 RBIs lead the majors.

1B Edwin Encarnacion has nine homers in 66 career at-bats at Chase Field after hitting another homer Tuesday, a three-run homer that gave the Jays the lead in the third inning of a 5-1 victory. "I see the ball real well and I feel confident in this ball park, so it works out," said Encarnacion, in the final year of a four-year, $37 million contract. "Maybe it's the hitter's eye, I don't know." He hit five homers in a three-game series here in 2010, including three in one game, and had two homers in a three-game series in 2013, the last time times Toronto has been in Arizona. He has 16 RBIs in 16 games at Chase Field.

1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion hit his 24th home run of the season Saturday, a solo shot in the third inning of a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Encarnacion crushed RHP Sonny Gray's 2-2 slider to deep left-center. It was Encarnacion's second home run in his past five games. He's batting .414 (12-for-29) over his past 19 games.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz could face discipline from Major League Baseball after the 40-year-old told reporters that Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion would make a good replacement after he retires.Ortiz didn't stop there as he also mentioned the Red Sox would be wise to acquire Miami ace Jose Fernandez.The problem? Both Encarnacion and Fernandez are under contract and players -- even soon-to-be retired ones like Ortiz--- are not allowed to speak of others in that regard."The Red Sox know that they need to reinforce the middle of the lineup," Ortiz told reporters after Tuesday's All-Star Game. "And, sorry Blue Jays, but who better than Encarnacion to do that?"Encarnacion will be a free agent after the end of the season.Ortiz also admired Fernandez for his incredible array of pitches."I thought he was gonna end up playing with me this year. I mean, you never know," Ortiz said. "I want him in my starting rotation. I mean, we need a little bit of help and hopefully... [More]

1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion dropped his appeal of a one-game suspension and sat out the last game before the All-Star break on Sunday. Encarnacion has hit safely in seven of his past eight games, compiling 10 RBIs in that span.