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BOSTON – John Gibbons. International Man of Mystery.
The manager of the Blue Jays has been quiet these past two days when asked who he was going to have Saturday's game at Fenway Park. But Friday, Gibbons almost confirmed that it would be Sam Gaviglio 's action, despite the fact that the right – handed 1.2 innings in a start against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday and granted six points on six hits during an outing. [19659002"Wearegoingtolethimgoandseehowlonghecangotosuchcontracts"saidGibbons
The manager was asked if the Jays were planning to bring in someone from Buffalo Triple A.
"Gibbons asked a reporter
" Like a (Chris) Rowley as a starter spot? ", The scribe replied," Yeah, you could do that, "said Gibbons, breaking the
With the 22.5 Jays behind the Red Sox in the East AL at Approaching the match on Friday, there does not seem to be any sense of gravity or immediacy in the decision
. ESTRADA SET ON THE DL
The starter Marco Estrada was placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to July 10) with a left gluteal strain
Outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. was recalled from Buffalo's triple-A, Estrada will be back at the # Attack on Sunday and will be re-evaluated LHP Jaime Garc ia (in Florida) threw a round Thursday and "felt good".
"We thought (Estrada) to be ready to leave (Saturday) but it's not worth pushing him in. So (putting him on the DL) erases a spot," said Gibbons
AROUND DIAMOND
Left-handed Teoscar Hernandez was eliminated for Friday's game and was replaced by Smith. In Gibbyspeak, Hernandez has a left heel that "barks" … The first base player Justin Smoak was the DH in Friday's match. Gibbons said that Smoak suffered a muscle cramp a few nights ago in Atlanta where it was very hot. Kendrys Morales debuted at the beginning … The former Jay Steve Pearce, who was traded to Boston on June 28, was not in the Red Sox's lineup Friday after being hit at the leg by Happ Thursday. He suffered a left tibial contusion.
REVIEW HAPP-BETTS REVISITED
Gibbons said that he enjoyed JA Happ-Mookie Betts fighting Thursday night despite the fact that the 13-bout clash was finished with Betts breaking a big snap on the green monster in the left. The Boston media saw this as something wonderful, a point of view described the clash as "magical".
"Just as everyone over there (at the Red Sox) would have appreciated if (Betts) says the director.
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