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TORONTO - Josh Johnson didnt last long enough to get the victory as the Blue Jays season-high winning streak extended to six with Mondays 2-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. But he was dominant over seven and a third, the most innings hes logged in a single game this season and, as is the mantra for starting pitchers these days, Johnson gave his team a chance to win. “Great outing,” said manager John Gibbons. “You look at since hes been back, two out of the three have been dominating performances. That game in San Francisco, of course he came up with the blister, but this is the first one back since then. He had everything going on. A good live fastball that had a lot of jump on it and a good breaking ball.” Johnson struck out a personal season-high 10 hitters, becoming just the second Jays pitcher this year to fan double digits (R.A. Dickey punched out 10 Giants on May 14.) Mixing his mid-90s fastball with devastating curveballs and sliders, he had a bulldog mentality in holding Colorado to five hits. “Just aggressive, a lot more aggressive than the last outing,” said Johnson. “Just trying to pound the zone, throw my slider, throw my curveball, kind of both sides of the plate, mostly in to lefties but it worked out.” “He needed that. Hes looking to bounce back and contribute and I think he felt really good tonight,” said Gibbons. Brett Cecil finds his niche Brett Cecil came on in relief of Johnson with one out in the eighth inning. The Rockies had runners at second and third in what still was a scoreless game. He induced a lineout from Carlos Gonzalez, one of the National Leagues premier left-handed hitters, and after an intentional walk to Michael Cuddyer, got a ground ball from Todd Helton to end the threat. Consider Cecils role in the Blue Jays bullpen today: hes become Gibbons left-handed go-to guy. A little less than three months ago he was approached by a group of reporters at his locker in Dunedin. Cecil had just emerged from a meeting in which hed been informed hed made the team as a long man in the bullpen. There had been doubt and had he not had such a good spring, he may have been cut. By the way, Cecils intentional walk of Cuddyer snapped a streak of 25 consecutive hitters retired dating back to May 31. Reyes and Morrow return to game action After playing in simulated games on Friday and Saturday, Jose Reyes returned to pro ball action on Monday for the first time since severely spraining his left ankle on April 12 in Kansas City. Reyes went 2-3 with two singles, two runs scored and a strikeout playing five innings for Single-A Dunedin. Meantime, Brandon Morrow made his first of what will be either two or three rehab starts. Morrow, on a 50-pitch count ceiling, allowed three runs on five hits over two innings. Manager John Gibbons says he expects Reyes and Morrow to play for either Double-A New Hampshire or Triple-A Buffalo. Theres no firm timeline for either players return. With a run of 10-straight games against American League East rivals starting on Friday, its reasonable to expect Reyes to rejoin the club if not for the beginning of the stretch, shortly into it. Dome no home for Rockies With the loss Monday night, Colorados franchise record at Rogers Centre dropped to 0-7. Womens Ravens Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Youth Ravens Jerseys . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. http://www.officialravensnflauthenticshop.com/ . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. 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The Big 12 announced Friday that its championship game, which returns next season, will match the top two football teams in the conference standings.The conference considered going to divisions out of its round-robin format but opted against it in the end -- despite a 7-3 vote among football coaches Wednesday in favor of splitting into divisions, sources told ESPNs Brett McMurphy.There are a number of advantages to matching our top two teams, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement. Given our round-robin, nine-game scheduling model, it is expected the Big 12 champion will be uniquely positioned for College Football Playoff consideration.I would argue there will be no path more difficult than our champions, where it will have played every team in the conference, faced at least one [Power 5] nonconference opponent, and then plays in our championship game. The guaranteed No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup will be a great game for our fans, and its hard to imagine a stronger position for a conference champion.Bowlsby said the Big 12 would continue to use the same tiebreakers to determine the title game participants, with head-to-head matchups being the lone deciding factor when two teams finish with the same record. In the event three or more teams are tied, the Big 12 would compare conference records, then conference records against the next-highest-pllaced team(s), then scoring differential and then a draw -- in that order.ddddddddddddIn June, the Big 12 voted to bring back its championship game beginning in 2017. Since contracting to 10 members in 2011, the Big 12 had staged a round-robin format and has been the only Power 5 conference without a championship game.After failing to put a team in the first playoff, the Big 12, in order to give the conference a larger presence on the final weekend of the season, voted to re-implement the championship game. The conference also was told by the CFP selection committee that it was at a disadvantage, compared to the other Power 5 conferences because it was the only one that didnt give its champion the opportunity to win a 13th game.Data consultants hired by the league also argued that the Big 12s previous format had diminished its chances of putting a team in the playoff.Bowlsby has said a championship game could net the league at least an additional $27 million in revenue a year.The Big 12 is expected to announce where it will hold its championship game next month, and sources told McMurphy that Arlington, Texas, is the prohibitive favorite to host the 2017 game. Kansas City, Missouri, and San Antonio also are in the running. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '

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