LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday, claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor relief appearance in August 2017 that essentially ended his big league career.Bolsinger’s suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages for interfering with and harming his career. He’s also asking that the Astros forfeit their nearly $30 million in postseason shares from their 2017 World Series title, with the money going to children’s charities in Los Angeles and a fund for needy retired players.According to the suit, Bolsinger, then a reliever with the Toronto Blue Jays, was put into a game at Houston on Aug. 4, 2017, and allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in one-third of an inning in a 16-7 loss. The suit said the right-hander “was immediately terminated and cut from the team, never to return to Major League Baseball again.”He was demoted to Triple-A and hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since. He... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday, claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor relief appearance in August 2017 that essentially ended his big league career.Bolsinger’s suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages for interfering with and harming his career. He’s also asking that the Astros forfeit their nearly $30 million in postseason shares from their 2017 World Series title, with the money going to children’s charities in Los Angeles and a fund for needy retired players.According to the suit, Bolsinger, then a reliever with the Toronto Blue Jays, was put into a game at Houston on Aug. 4, 2017, and allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in one-third of an inning in a 16-7 loss. The suit said the right-hander “was immediately terminated and cut from the team, never to return to Major League Baseball again.”He was demoted to Triple-A and hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since. He... [More]

RHP Mike Bolsinger cleared waivers Thursday and was assigned outright to Triple-A Buffalo. He had been designated for assignment Saturday. He is 3-2 with a 1.60 ERA in nine games (six starts) with Buffalo this season and 0-3 with a 6.31 ERA in 11 games (five starts) with Toronto.

RHP Mike Bolsinger, designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Saturday, was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. Bolsinger, acquired via trade from the Dodgers last August, was 0-3 with a 6.31 ERA over 11 games, including five starts, for Toronto this year. He allowed four runs on four hits and three walks while recording just one out on Friday night.

RHP Mike Bolsinger was designated for assignment. Bolsinger, acquired via trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers last August, was 0-3 with a 6.31 ERA over 11 games, including five starts. He allowed four runs on four hits and three walks while recording just one out on Friday night.

RHP Mike Bolsinger (left knee inflammation) was reinstated from the disabled list Saturday when RHP Chris Smith was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. Bolsinger injured the knee during a 3 1/3 relief appearance July 18 at Fenway Park when he allowed a game-ending home run in the 15th inning. He allowed one hit and one run with six strikeouts in that outing. He is 0-3 with a 5.59 ERA in nine appearances (five starts) with Toronto this season.

TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a sprained right ankle and called up infielder Rob Refsnyder from Triple-A Buffalo.The Blue Jays also sent right-handed pitcher Chris Smith to Buffalo on option and activated right-hander Mike Bolsinger from the 10-day disabled list, where he had been with left knee inflammation.Tulowitzki fell after stepping on first base as he tried to beat out a grounder during the third inning of the 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. He was helped off the field by two trainers.Tulowitzki is batting .249/.300/.378 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs in 66 games this season. He also was on the DL April 22-May 25 with a strained hamstring.Refsnyder was acquired last Sunday from the New York Yankees in exchange for first baseman Ryan McBroom, who was with Double-A New Hampshire.In four games at Buffalo, Refsnyder was hitting .417 (5-for-12) with two RBIs and three walks. In 20 games with the Yankees this season, he batted .135 (5-for-37) with a double and a triple.Bolsinger is 0-3 with a 5.59 ERA in nine games (five starts) with Toronto. He was injured in July in a relief outing against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.Smith has a 5.40 ERA in four appearances with Toronto.

RHP Mike Bolsinger struck out six in 3 1/3 innings before Hanley Ramirez beat him with a home run in the 15th. Four of the strikeouts came in the 13th inning because of a wild pitch on strike three. "It went well tonight. Everything was working,'' Bolsinger said. "Obviously, it looked like he was sitting on that last curveball. But other than that, it was good. I understand my role is to save the bullpen, because I went that long we had (Ryan Tepera) in the bullpen, so you saved him for tomorrow. I enjoy it. Sometimes I look at the numbers-wise in this game, but if I can go out there and save the bullpen, I think I did my job."

RHP Mike Bolsinger allowed six hits and four runs with seven strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings of relief Friday in the 12-2 loss to the Houston Astros. It was the longest relief outing of his career and the longest by the Blue Jays this season. The strikeouts were one short of a career best.

RHP Mike Bolsinger began his second stint with the Blue Jays when his contract was purchased from Triple-A Buffalo. He was with the team May 9-June 1 and posted a 5.61 ERA in five starts. With Buffalo, Bolsinger was 3-2 with a 1.60 ERA in nine appearances (five starts). Manager John Gibbons seemed particularly encouraged with the last outing when Bolsinger struck out seven and allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings against Rochester on Wednesday. Bolsinger faced one batter Monday against the Yankees and induced a double-play grounder.

RHP Mike Bolsinger, designated for assignment by the Blue Jays last Thursday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. In five starts with Toronto this season, Bolsinger was 0-2 with a 5.61 ERA. He issued 19 walks in 25 2/3 innings.

RHP Mike Bolsinger was designated for assignment Thursday and RHP Leonel Campos was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. Bolsinger pitched 5 1/3 innings to no decision in the 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday and struck out seven while allowing four hits, four walks and three runs. In five starts with Toronto this season, Bolsinger is 0-2 with a 5.61 ERA. He has allowed 19 walks in 25 2/3 innings. He was pressed into service when three starting pitchers went on the disabled list. The return this week of LHP J.A. Happ and LHP Francisco Liriano made him expendable.

RHP Mike Bolsinger allowed four hits, four walks and three runs in 5 1/3 and did not factor in the decision in the 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He had seven strikeouts, the sixth time in his career that he has had seven or more strikeouts in a game. His career-best is eight. He retired 10 of his final 12 batters, including a stretch of nine in a row.

RHP Mike Bolsinger could be making his final start for the Blue Jays in a while when he faces the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at the Rogers Centre. Bolsinger has been filling in as injuries depleted Toronto's starting rotation. But with LHP J.A Happ returning from the disabled list Tuesday and LHP Francisco Liriano scheduled to be reinstated from the DL to start against the New York Yankees on Friday, Bolsinger may not be needed in a starting role. Bolsinger is 0-2 with a 4.75 ERA in four starts with Toronto. He has allowed 15 walks in 20 1/3 innings in those starts. In his last start, he allowed six hits, four walks and three runs (two earned) in 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Texas Rangers Friday, a 7-6 Toronto win. He is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in one career start against Cincinnati.

RHP Mike Bolsinger had struggled in his first two starts but was more effective this time. He gave up four runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked five but pitched better this time and got a no-decision. The Blue Jays will need his help with RHP Aaron Sanchez going back on to the disabled list Saturday.

RHP Mike Bolsinger hit three batters in his second start for the Blue Jays Monday, a 10-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves. RHP Leonel Campos and LHP Aaron Loup also hit batters, a total of five on the game, a franchise record. The previous mark was four, done four times. "I don't think I've hit someone in about two years and I hit three people in one game, which is unacceptable," Bolsinger said. "The team has been playing so good, hitting the ball so well, been on a hot streak and I feel like I kind of put that to an end. The team puts up six runs for you, I think you should come out the game with a W." Bolsinger allowed eight hits, two walks and six runs (five earned) in 4 2/3 innings. He is 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA in his two starts with Toronto.

RHP Mike Bolsinger (0-1. 3.16 ERA) will make his second start for the Toronto Blue Jays Monday in the opener of a four-game, home-and-home series with the Atlanta Braves at the Rogers Centre. With the Blue Jays starting rotation hit hard by injurie, Bolsinger was called up from Triple-A Buffalo to start against the Cleveland Indians Tuesday. He allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss but he did well enough to earn another start. He is 1-1 with a 1.46 ERA in four outings (two starts) with Triple-A Buffalo this season. He is 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA in two career starts against the Braves.

RHP Mike Bolsinger had his contract selected from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday so he could start the second contest of the three-game series against Cleveland Indians. He allowed three hits, four walks and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four in his first start for the Blue Jays. RHP Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment to create space on the 40-man roster for Bolsinger, who was 1-1 with a 1.46 ERA in four games (two starts) with the Bisons. "I felt good," Bolsinger said. "The second inning I kind of lost it a little bit and walked two guys and it cost me two runs. That's the thing I've been doing well at Triple-A is not walking people. An when you do it kind of bites you in the butt. But, overall, I threw my offspeed well."

RHP Mike Bolsinger is expected to make his first appearance with the Blue Jays when he starts Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians in the second game of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. Bolsinger has been pitching at Triple-A Buffalo, where he was 1-1 with a 1.46 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings over four appearances (two starts). His most recent outing was a five-inning start in which he did not allow an earned run. He will be the ninth starter the Blue Jays have used this season. They used seven for the whole season in 2016. He has never faced Cleveland in his career.

RHP Mike Bolsinger, acquired on Monday from the Dodgers, was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. Bolsinger did not get into a game for Toronto. He was 1-4 with a 6.83 ERA in six starts for Los Angeles this season.