ST.
Michael
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long after setting foot in Tropicana Field to use his alternative name for the
Rays monochrome home. "House of horrors," joked the Blue Jays manager, just a
couple of hours before the first pitch of the new season. Asked about his star
shortstop, his lead off hitter, Jose Reyes, Gibbons was unequivocal in
expressing Reyess importance to the Blue Jays line-up. "We need him," said
Gibbons. "He makes things happen. We said last year, going into the season,
probably the one guy we couldnt afford to lose would have been him. Then we lost
him. Some other guys did a nice job filling in, but they arent Reyes." Little
did Gibbons know that a short time later, after Reyes lead off at-bat on Monday
afternoon, he would again lose his shortstop. Reyes, who missed five Grapefruit
League games last week with what the Blue Jays called a "mild strain" of his
left hamstring, experienced tightness as he ran down the line, thinking he had a
single before Rays centerfielder Desmond Jennings robbed him with a headlong,
diving catch. “When I hit the ball to centerfield, I saw the guy diving for the
ball, I thought the ball was going to drop and bounce away from him,” said
Reyes. “I tried to run a little bit faster between home plate and first base and
I kind of felt my hammy there so I had to slow down and get out of the game.”
The Blue Jays lost the battle, 9-2 to the Rays. It remains to be seen whether
the club has lost an important soldier in the broader war for a significant
period of time. Reyes was scheduled for an MRI either Monday evening or Tuesday.
“He irritated the same spot,” said Gibbons. “Thats a concern.” The 30-year-old
has a history of hamstring problems, but nothing recent. Reyes tore his right
hamstring in 2009; he had a left hamstring strain in 2011 and hasnt had
hamstring issues since. Reyes missed 66 games last year, his first as a Blue
Jay, with a severely sprained left ankle suffered in the second week of the
season. “I feel okay walking around,” said Reyes. “But were going to have better
detail … when I get the new MRI. Hopefully I dont get it any worse because if I
get it any worse thats going to be disappointing not just for me but for the
entire team too.” LINEUP CONSTRUCTION The Blue Jays bench depth, which general
manager Alex Anthopoulos has repeatedly identified as lacking, was forced into
action almost right away when Reyes went down. Ryan Goins, a natural shortstop,
replaced Reyes in the leadoff spot. Goins wasnt in the starting lineup because
hes a left-handed hitter and Rays ace left-hander David Price is, to understate
the matter, tough on lefties. That created a situation where Maicer Izturis was
hitting in the eight-hole, left-handed hitting Josh Thole in the nine-hole and
Goins in the one-spot. Not an ideal way to turn the lineup over ahead of
Melky Cabrera and the subsequent sluggers against Price, one of the best
pitchers in baseball, to say the least. If Reyes is forced to miss time, the
Blue Jays internal options include second baseman Chris Getz and shortstops
Jonathan Diaz and Munenori Kawasaki. None is on the 40-man roster, which would
necessitate another player to be designated for assignment and exposed to
waivers. The bottom line is if Reyes is out, any internal option results in a
disconcerting lack of offence from both middle infield positions, further
weakening the bottom of the order. JANSSEN Casey Janssen was noticeably
frustrated at having to begin the season on the disabled list with a strain on
the left side of his abdomen and back. “I dont know, maybe I was just
compensating a little bit, trying to generate a little bit more power with my
front side or what,” said Janssen. “Its disappointing because my arm is really
starting to come around and then to have this little thing. Its not how I drew
it up.” Janssen is undergoing treatment but isnt throwing at the moment and
hasnt re-started his weighted ball program exercises. The plan is once the
soreness subsides, Janssen will resume throwing off flat ground. “I hate going
on the DL,” he said.
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question?" One day earlier, though, fellow Toronto Maple Leafs centre
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against the United States in the semi-finals of the Olympic hockey tournament.
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series opener on Tuesday night in Kansas City.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- This is
how well things are going for the Oakland Athletics: They had only one hit --
and won. "Sometimes thats all you need," said manager Bob Melvin after the As
won for the 11th time in 12 games, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 Wednesday
night. Brandon Moss hit a solo homer for Oaklands only hit and the Athletics
took advantage of walks and two errors to win their fifth straight. "Its not the
easiest way to win a baseball game," said Moss, who hit his 10th homer. "But its
better than getting one hit and losing." Oakland scored twice on two errors and
a pair of walks in the second inning, helping the As win a regular-season game
for the first time since at least 1914 while getting only one hit, according to
the team. Moss 11th extra-base hit in seven games came off Erik Bedard in the
fourth inning. Oaklands fifth straight victory, coupled with Detroits loss
earlier Wednesday, gave the As the best record in the major leagues at 30-16.
Tommy Milone (2-3) gave up two runs in 5 2-3 innings for the As. Bedard (2-2)
pitched 5 1-3 innings for the Rays. Four Rays relievers finished the one-hitter,
but the Rays gave up seven walks, one reason the As didnt need much hitting.
"Its pretty remarkable. You dont hear about that too often, but we did walk a
lot," said Milone. "We worked the count, got on base and put pressure on them. I
guess its not that surprising when you look back." The homer by Moss was the
first off Bedard since Sept. 16, 2013, breaking a homerless streak of 49 1-3
innings. Throwing errors by Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar and second baseman
Sean Rodriguez and two walks in the second inning helped the As score their
first two runs off Bedard. "Its really one of the more unusual games to lose,"
ssaid Rays manager Joe Maddon.
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give up one hit and lose. The one hit is a home run, and that was the deciding
point." After Moss sixth homer in 16 games made it 3-0, singles by Wil Myers,
James Loney and Escobar produced two runs for Tampa Bay in the sixth and chased
Milone. The Rays, who have lost four straight, loaded the bases with one out in
the eighth, but reliever Fernando Abad got Escobar to hit into a double play.
"That won us the ballgame right there, in my opinion," said As catcher
Derek Norris. Sean Doolittle pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Logan Forsythe was credited with a hit off Doolittle when his infield popup
caromed off a Tropicana Field catwalk and landed near the pitchers mound. The
umpires ruled the ball had struck the catwalk in fair territory. NOTES: The Rays
will activate RHP Alex Cobb (strained left oblique) from the 15-day disabled
list Thursday to pitch against Oakland RHP Sonny Gray (5-1). Cobb (1-1) went on
the 15-day disabled list April 13. The Rays optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to
Triple-A Durham to create Cobbs roster spot. . . . Tampa Bay RHP
Jeremy Hellickson, coming back from arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in
January, will throw batting practice for the first time Thursday. He hopes to be
back before the All-Star break. ... Melvin said he is hopeful SS Jed Lowrie will
play Thursday after missing two games with a strained neck. ... RHP Ryan Cook
(right forearm strain) might pitch a bullpen session when the As return home
next week. ... LHP Eric OFlaherty (Tommy John surgery) will throw one inning in
a sim game at extended spring training Saturday. He is eligible to come off the
disabled list May 29.
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