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Blue Jays 8, Phillies 7

Jun. 18, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pinch-hitter Rod Barajas led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep of the World Series champions.
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MLB: Toronto 8, Philadelphia 7

PHILADELPHIA, June 18 (UPI) -- A pinch ninth-inning homer by Rod Barajas Thursday gave the Toronto Blue Jays an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, completing a three-game sweep.

MLB: Toronto 8, Philadelphia 3 (10 inn.)

PHILADELPHIA, June 16 (UPI) -- Rod Barajas hit a two-run double to cap a five-run 10th inning Tuesday that catapulted the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-3 inter-league win over Philadelphia.

MLB: Toronto 5, Detroit 4

TORONTO, April 7 (UPI) -- Rod Barajas hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth inning Tuesday, delivering the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers.

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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent first baseman Matt Stairs on Friday, adding a left-handed hitter for the stretch drive to the playoffs.

MLB: Toronto 6, Baltimore 5

TORONTO, July 10 (UPI) -- Adam Lind singled in Scott Rolen from second with two out in the ninth Thursday, finishing off a late comeback and giving Toronto a 6-5 win over Baltimore.

MLB: Toronto 6, Philadelphia 5

PHILADELPHIA, May 18 (UPI) -- Lyle Overbay walloped a three-run homer and Shannon Stewart hit a two-run double for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-5 win Sunday over the Philadelphia Phillies.

MLB: Toronto 6, Philadelphia 3

PHILADELPHIA, May 17 (UPI) -- Rod Barajas clubbed two homers and knocked in five runs Saturday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win at Philadelphia.

MLB: Phila. 8, Cincinnati 7 (10 inn.)

PHILADELPHIA, June 28 (UPI) -- Jimmy Rollins tripled in the tying run in the eighth and singled in the game-winner in the 10th Thursday as the Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati, 8-7.

Phillies sign catcher Rod Barajas

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Catcher Rod Barajas has signed a one-year $2.5 million agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Plesac traded to Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, May 26 (UPI) -- Dan Plesac, a 40-year-old lefthanded reliever, was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday to the Philadelphia Phillies for righthander Cliff Politte.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch