Jays Wednesday 5/11 notes vs. Red Sox

THURDAY Off Day

 FRIDAY at Twins, 8:10 p.m. LH Ricky Romero (2-4, 4.04) vs. LH Brian Duensing (2-2, 3.00)

TV: SNET RADIO: FAN 590

SATURDAY at Twins, 4:10 p.m. RH Jo-Jo Reyes (0-3, 5.00) vs. RH Carl Pavano (2-4, 6.64)

TV: SNET RADIO: FAN 590

 

SUNDAY at Twins, 2:10 p.m. RH Brandon Morrow (1-2, 4.71) vs. RH Nick Blackburn (2-4, 3.95)

TV: SNET RADIO: FAN 590

 

 

LIND RECOVERING FROM BACK SPASMS

Jays' first baseman Adam Lind remains sidelined with back spasms, but has not been placed on the disabled list as the club senses an upturn of fortune.

“He's had a very good response to the treatment and the anti-inflammatories, so he can hit off a tee today, simulate some groundball type positions,” manager John Farrell said. “We look to progress to baseball activities further tomorrow, provided there's no lingering effects of any kind.”

The Jays, with two healthy players on the bench, may have been forgiven, but they stayed patient rather than place their cleanup hitter on the DL to call up another body.

“The biggest thing is when they rule out structural then we know we're dealing with muscle spasms, so we'll take the temporary approach,” Farrell said. “Hopefully it releases in time. He didn't have the exact same treatment that Jose (Bautista) went through (for his neck), but there were some injections that did allow that spasm to break up more readily.”

Lind, who blamed the injury on lack of core strength, was expected to report to the ballpark on the off-day in order to try and be ready sometime on the weekend in Minneapolis.

 

SCOTT PODSEDNIK ASKS FOR HIS RELEASE FROM AAA-LAS VEGAS

Minor leauge outfielder Scott Podsednik on Wednesday asked for his release from the Jays and was granted it after a month at Triple-A Las Vegas. The 35-year-old hit .254 in 14 games, with two steals. He had come to training camp as a non-roster free agent, but was sidelined early on with plantar fasciitis in his left foot and reported to minor-league camp for the long climb back.

“We had a handshake agreement as we do with a lot of our players,” Jays' GM Alex Anthopoulos said. “We don't have “out clauses” in our minor league contracts as a policy, but we do have what we call a common-sense rule, especially with guys like Scott, quality big league players.

“We were honest with him, 'Right now you're not the first guy up.' His agent called and explained it to him. We promised that we would always be transparent when we communicate.”

 

DOWN ON THE FARM

AAA-Las Vegas (17-16) beat Albuquerque 7-0 on Tuesday. LH Luis Perez tossed eight shutout innings. RF Adam Loewen hit his sixth homer of the year. 3B Brett Lawrie was 2-for-5 and is hitting .340 with seven errors in 32 games.

AA-New Hampshire (18-12) lost 3-0 to Portland on Tuesday. LH B.J. LaMura allowed two runs in seven innings and took the loss. CF Anthony Gose was 2-for-3, hitting .349 in his last 15 games.

A-Dunedin (15-17) beat Fort Myers 6-2 on Tuesday. RF Brad Glenn hit his farm system leading seventh homer. RH Ryan Tepera went five innings for the win.

A-Lansing (20-12) beat Great Lakes 10-1 on Tuesday. CF Jake Marisnick was 2-for-5. The youngster has four homers, 27 RBIs and 12 steals. RH Casey Lawrence (3-3) went six innings for the win. DH Lance Durham hit his first homer.