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(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays return home to begin their final homestand of the season tonight against the AL East-leading New York Yankees. Nate Solder Jersey . The game marks the first home appearance for Yunel Escobar since he received a three-game suspension last week for printing a homophobic slur on his eye-black. The incident itself took place the Rogers Centre on Sep. 15 against the Boston Red Sox. Escobar had the day off on Sep. 16 before the Jays began a 10-game road trip in New York. Toronto will hand the ball in the opener to hard-throwing righty Brandon Morrow, who is winless in his last four starts (0-2). Morrow lost to Tampa Bay on Saturday, yielding five runs and five hits with four walks in four innings, dropping him to 8-7 to go along with a 3.28 ERA. "I saw powerful stuff, maybe the best overall stuff that hes had since coming back from the injury," Farrell said. "They did an outstanding job of not expanding the strike zone on the slider. "They laid off a number of them to force him to throw them for a strike and unfortunately he wasnt able to throw his breaking ball for a strike until the third inning, and by that time, they had put a number of good swings on some pitches and really ran up the pitch count." Morrow is 3-3 in 16 games (9 starts) versus the Yankees with a 4.03 ERA. Toronto helped the Yankees out a bit this week, as it split a four-game series with the Orioles. However, the Blue Jays were denied a series win on Wednesday, dropping a 12-2 decision. Carlos Villanueva (7-7) was shelled for six runs and served up four home runs despite striking out seven batters in 4 2/3 innings. "His secondary pitches were the pitches that were up over the middle of the plate that cost him," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said of Villanueva. Edwin Encarnacion had a solo homer for the Blue Jays and Anthony Gose added an RBI single in defeat, Torontos eighth in its last 10 contests. New York won for the ninth time in 11 tries on Wednesday, as CC Sabathia tossed eight strong innings to lead the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Target Field. Sabathia (14-6) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk with 10 strikeouts to snap a five-start winless streak. "I felt pretty good. The command on the fastball was there today," Sabathia said. "Thats what felt good, being able to go out there and command the ball. The fastball command was great and everything works off of that." Chris Dickerson hit a two-run homer, while Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson also knocked in a pair of runs for the Yankees, who sit 1 1/2 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles for the top spot in the AL East. New York could push that advantage to two on Thursday, as Baltimore has an off-day before starting a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Getting the call for the Yankees on Thursday will be righty Ivan Nova, who is 12-7 with a 4.94 ERA. Nova was awful on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, as he surrendered three runs and five hits with two walks in just 2 1/3 innings, but did not factor in the decision of his teams 10-9 win. Nova beat Toronto the last time he faced it and is 3-1 with a 3.45 ERA in six games (5 starts) against it. New York has won nine of 14 from the Jays this season. In another American League game with playoff implications: Rays (85-70) at White Sox (82-73) - 8:10pm et (Sports Network) - Losing two out of three to the lowly Cleveland Indians has to sting for the Chicago White Sox. The poor effort versus the Tribe pushed Chicago one game behind the Detroit Tigers for the American League Central lead, and now the White Sox will face the playoff-hungry Tampa Bay Rays tonight in the opener of a four-game series. Chicago has floundered a bit recently, having dropped two straight and seven of eight, and is coming off Wednesdays 6-4 loss versus Cleveland at U.S. Cellular Field. Hector Santiago opened the game on the hill and gave up three runs in 3 1/3 innings, while Matt Thornton was dealt the loss for allowing the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Paul Konerko, Alex Rios, A.J. Pierzynski and Alexei Ramirez each knocked in a run for the White Sox. The Tigers defeated Kansas City last night to claim sole possession of the AL Central. "We have to find a way to win games. We jump out to a lead and we have to shut them down. Tonight we werent able to do that," Pierzynski said. At least the White Sox will have veteran Jake Peavy on the mound for Thursdays opener versus the Rays, but he is just 2-5 in his past seven decisions. Peavy lost to the LA Angels in Fridays 6-2 defeat at the Big A, where he gave up five runs and eight hits in five innings. Peavys record dropped below .500 at 11-12 in his 30th start and his earned run average rose to 3.40. The right-hander is 6-4 in 14 home starts this season and 2-1 with a lofty 6.48 ERA in three career starts against the Rays. The Rays are rolling with seven straight wins and swept a quick two-game set in Boston to kick off a six-game road trip. In Wednesdays 4-2 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Carlos Pena and Ben Francisco both homered and Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Rays, who sit three games off the last wild card spot in the AL. Alex Cobb continued his recent dominance on the hill and collected the win by holding the Red Sox to a run and three hits in five innings. Cy Young Award candidate Fernando Rodney tacked on his 45th save with a scoreless ninth. "I want it to be exactly like last year," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Its starting to look a lot like Christmas. Weve just been playing so well. The mantra is one game at a time." James Shields gets the nod for Maddons club tonight and is 7-2 with a 2.04 earned run average in his last 10 starts. The Rays are 8-2 over that time and gave him plenty of run support his previous time out in a 12-1 win versus Toronto last Friday. Shields struck out nine and held the Blue Jays scoreless through seven innings. Shields, who is 15-9 in 31 starts with a 3.65 ERA this season, lost to the White Sox back on May 29, when he was torched for six runs, five of which were earned, and 10 hits in six innings. The right-hander is 3-3 with a 4.95 ERA in 10 career starts against Chicago. Chicago swept that early-season series from May 28-30 and has won six of the past nine matchups between the two clubs. Tom Brady Black Jersey . "We may have fallen short yesterday, but we never feel sorry for ourselves and never make excuses," the teams managing general partner said in a statement Friday. "Great teams -- and organizations -- use disappointment as a motivation for future improvements and success," he said. Danny Woodhead Jersey .ca looks back at 10 memorable storylines from the history of the event in 10 days. http://www.usnflpatriots.com/rob-gronkowski-jerseys . The quarterback is hoping his career avoids the same fate. Smith is trying to break back into the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who signed him in the off-season as an insurance policy during organized team activities and training camp. Aaron Hernandez Limited Jersey .S. Open on Thursday, but two-time champion Venus Williams was sent packing. Venus, participating in the U.S. open for a 14th time, was bounced out of the tournament by sixth-seeded German Angelique Kerber, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, in a match that lasted past midnight at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Rob Gronkowski Black Jersey .J. -- For the past 45 years, Herb Turetzky has had the best seat in the house to watch the Nets play basketball. MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins rookie Ryan Tannehill had a so-so showing Friday night, which was more than some of his offensive teammates could say. In his first game as the Dolphins starting quarterback, Tannehill went 11 for 27 for 112 yards and one interception, and Miami lost to the Atlanta Falcons 23-6. Four of Tannehills passes were dropped, including a potential 4-yard touchdown throw that Anthony Fasano bobbled in the end zone. Shaky pass protection was also a problem for Tannehill, who was sacked once, forced to run twice and hit several other times. "We didnt have a whole lot of rhythm," coach Joe Philbin said. "There were a couple that were dropped. Im sure there were a couple where the accuracy could have been better. There were others where we could have had better protection. You know how that goes. Usually when it rains, it pours. It wasnt pretty at all." Miami (No. 27 in the AP Pro32) fell to 0-3, and with the regular season two weeks away, first-year coach Philbin said hes concerned about the state of his team. "We have a lot of work to do," Philbin said. "Weve got to get better in a hurry." Atlanta (No. 13) improved to 1-2. "I was really pleased with some of the things we did tonight," coach Mike Smith said. "The effort was good in all three phases." The Falcons held Miami to three points in Tannehills seven possessions. Atlantas first-team offence couldnt muster a touchdown, either, until Miamis defensive starters left the game at halftime. Matt Ryan played midway into the third quarter and went 18 for 26 for 220 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown to Roddy White against reserves. "We moved the ball pretty effectively, but we made mistakes on third down and in the red zone," Ryan said. "All in all, not bad." Both teams played their starters for the entire first half, when the Falcons outgained the Dolphins 175-166 and took a 9-3 lead. Dominique Davis, an undrafted rookie free agent bidding to become Ryans backup, hit Tim Toone deep for a 39-yaard score in the fourth quarter. Steve Gregory Jersey. Tannehill was given the No. 1 job this week, but his promotion failed to inspire an offence that has sputtered this exhibition season. His best sequence was a 13-play, 78-yard drive that reached the 4, but his third-down pass went through Fasanos hands, and Miami kicked a field goal. "I feel confident in where Im at right now," Tannehill said. "Were really close. Its just a mistake here and a mistake there." Tannehills interception came on a tipped pass that was caught by safety Thomas DeCoud. The rookies quarterback rating was 37.9, but he said the speed of the game has slowed down since he began training camp. "I felt like I had a great handle on everything that was going on," he said. "All the different looks they were showing I felt like I understood. I could see what they were doing. I didnt feel like I was confused at any point in the game. Its a fast game, and youve got to play fast. I felt like as an offence we played fast. We just didnt execute to a T." Miamis Reggie Bush, who played only briefly, ran for 18 yards on the first play of the game and finished with 17 on five carries. Receiver is considered perhaps the thinnest area for the Dolphins, and they totalled seven dropped passes, including three by tight end Fasano. The Falcons moved the ball well in their own territory. They started one possession at their 11, and on the first play Ryan hit Julio Jones deep for 49 yards. That led to one of three field goals by Matt Bryant. "We just took our shots," Jones said. "Were trying to be an explosive team." Ryan led Atlanta 66 yards for a touchdown against backups. Michael Turner carried 10 times for 35 yards, and Jones made four catches for 90 yards. The Dolphins No. 1 defence got off the field without giving up points for the first time this exhibition season by stopping the Falcons on downs on the opening series. Cameron Wake finished with 1 1/2 sacks for Miami. The final eight minutes were played in heavy rain. ' ' '
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