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by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
Francis gave up four runs on six hits in the first inning, before settling down to hold the Blue Jays to three scoreless innings in a row beginning in the second. He then allowed three solo home runs in the fifth and sixth innings to finish his outing.
Francis was tagged for eight runs on 10 hits in his six innings of work, while throwing 60 of 88 pitches for strikes. He struck out two batters, while falling to 2-5 on the season.
Francis carries a 6.58 ERA into his next start, scheduled for Sunday in Washington.
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
"It's an option," Sveum said.
Clevenger opened the season with the Cubs, giving them a third catcher. He is working his way back from an oblique injury. He has played two games at third, one at first, and eight games at catcher in Triple-A.
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Flaherty went 2 for 4 in the game with two singles and is batting .170 on the year. He had gone 0 for 9 during the past three games entering Tuesday.
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Tuiasosopo took starter Zach Britton deep to right field for a solo home run, his third of the year, in the fifth. He finished 1 for 3 and is batting .333.
Tuiasosopo has seen just 69 at-bats this season. He has at least one hit in six of his last seven appearances with five runs scored, four doubles, a homer and three RBI over that span.
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Machado, who leads the majors with 101 hits, went 2 for 5 with yet another double as he continues to lead the majors in two-baggers by a wide margin with 33. He's batting .324 and has five homers, 37 RBI and 46 runs scored.
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Latos has allowed six runs combined over his last two starts (13 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Sunday at Arizona. He is 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA in eight starts away from home.
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
Atchison was called in to appear in the game, but left during warm-ups due to the injury. He was activated from the disabled list prior to the game after spending more than two months on the disabled list due to elbow inflammation.
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Hardy took Verlander deep in the fourth inning for a two-run blast, his 14th of the year. It was his third homer off Verlander this season in two games. He finished the game 3 for 4 and is batting .271.
Hardy has hit in four straight games and is 7 for 15 over that span with three RBI. He has 42 RBI on the year with 14 doubles and 28 runs scored.
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Morton has allowed just two runs over his first 10 1/3 innings since returning from Tommy John surgery. He is scheduled to make his next start Sunday against the Angels in Anaheim.
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He finished 1 for 4 with his 15th home run.
Jones has hit in nine of his last 10 games with three doubles, four homers and 13 RBI over that span. He's driven in 51 runs on the year with a .301 batting average. Jones is in the top 10 in the American League in homers, RBI, slugging and runs scored.
