Alex Rios: Ole!

Alex Rios went o-for-5 Thursday with not four, but five strikeouts in the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. In the unforgiving world of baseball, we call that a platinum sombrero. This is his second career five-strikeout game, which is pretty tough to accomplish.

Jays second baseman Aaron Hill also went 0-for-5 in the loss, but did not whiff every single time. In fact, he managed an RBI grounder in the seventh. Still, he remains hitless over hit last 20 at bats.

Rios, Blue Jays Come To Terms

Right fielder Alex Rios agreed with the Toronto Blue Jays Friday to a one-year, $2,535,000 deal. In his first All-Star season in 2006, he hit .302 with 17 homers and 82 RBIs. However, he missed over 30 games due to a staph infection in his leg. *Shudder*

The Jays also struck deals with left-handed pitcher Scott Downs for $1,025,000 and outfielder Reed Johnson for $3,075,000, finalizing their arbitration settlements.

[Toronto Star]