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Toronto Blue Jays (3-6, 5th AL East) at Kansas City Royals (6-3, 1st in AL Central) PITCHING MATCHUPS: Friday, 8:10pm ET: LHP J. Wholesale MLB Jerseys .A. Happ (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Luis Mendoza (0-0, 1.50)Saturday, 7:10pm ET: RHP R.A. Dickey (0-2, 8.44) vs. RHP James Shields (1-1, 3.75)Sunday, 2:10pm ET: RHP Brandon Morrow (0-1, 5.59) vs. RHP Ervin Santana (1-1, 3.21) WHOS HOT: SS Jose Reyes has an eight-game hitting streak (14-31, 1HR, 1 2B.) WHOS NOT: Two of the Blue Jays three starting pitchers in this series are looking for bounce-back performances. In R.A. Dickeys last start, he allowed the Red Sox seven earned runs on 10 hits. Boston went on to win the game 13-0. Brandon Morrow opened the just-completed series in Detroit, going 3 2/3 innings and giving up five earned runs on nine hits while walking two and striking out none. FAVOURABLE MATCHUP: The sample sizes are relatively small but four Blue Jays have hit .500 or better for their careers against Luis Mendoza. They are: Edwin Encarnacion (4-5, 1 RBI;) Maicer Izturis (3-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI;) J.P. Arencibia (3-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI;) Jose Bautista (3-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI.) NOT-SO-FAVOURABLE MATCHUP: Saturdays Royals starter, James Shields, has won 11 of 21 career starts (all with Tampa Bay) versus the Blue Jays (11-5, 3.24.) Shields 11 wins against Toronto are his highest total against one team. Shields was acquired by the Royals, from the Rays, along with RHP Wade Davis and IF Elliot Johnson on December 9, 2012. The trade sent top OF prospect Wil Myers, P prospect Jake Odorizzi and two other minor leaguers to the Rays. 2012: The Blue Jays won six of eight games against the Royals last season, including sweeping a four-game series at Kaufmann Stadium April 20-23. Wholesale Jerseys USA . After being swept at Yankee Stadium, the Jays open a three-game weekend set against the Boston Red Sox. Wholesale Jerseys . TSNs exclusive live coverage begins Saturday at 9 p.m. ET with Canadas opening draw against USA. Coverage runs March 17-25 and features every Canada draw plus the playoffs and Final (see complete broadcast schedule below). http://www.wholesalestitchednikejerseys.com/ . The defending champions looked set to snatch a victory in injury time when Andres Iniesta was fouled in the area, but Sevilla goalkeeper Javi Varas stopped Lionel Messis penalty to cap his excellent performance of nine saves. "All penalties are complicated, and both luck and all the work you have put in play a part," Varas said. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . The 37-year-old blueliner, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent on Sunday, scored one goal and added 12 assists in 76 games in 2011-12 split between the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Free SHipping . TSN2s live coverage begins Sunday, April 8 at 8pm et/5pm pt with the Chicago White Sox taking on the Texas Rangers - and Japanese phenomenon Yu Darvish - at Rangers Ballpark.DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. -- Bryce Milson and Jeremie Malouin each had two goals as the Drummondville Voltigeurs won their second straight game, 5-1 over the P.E.I. Rocket on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Jordan Murray scored the other goal for the Voltigeurs (15-12-0), while goalie Louis-Philip Guindon made 22 saves on 23 shots. Louick Marcotte had the lone goal for the Rocket (13-10-2). Milson opened the scoring less than two minutes into the game with his fourth of the season, but Marcotte tied it with a short-handed goal midway through the opening period. It was all Drummondville from there as Milson scored his second midway tthrough the second period and Murray made it 3-1 with a power-play marker at 17:07. Wholesale Jerseys Cheap. Malouin rounded out the scoring with two in the third period, including an empty-netter to give him 14 goals on the season. Antoine Bibeau made 25 saves on 29 shots for the Voltigeurs. Oceanic 5, Olympiques 3 At Rimouski, Que., The Oceanic (15-9-4) scored five unanswered goals and then held on to beat Gatineau (9-16-1). Maxime Gravel, Scott Oke, Jess Tanguy, Francis Beauvillier and Peter Trainor scored to give Rimouski a 5-0 lead after two periods. Tomas Hyka scored twice and Taylor Burke added a goal in the third for the Olympiques. ' ' ' 
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