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| TORONTO - The starting pitcher tossed a brilliant game. The manager made the correct move going to his bullpen. The Blue Jays lost the game. Whats the saying about best laid plans? All it took was one pitch. The scenario: Blue Jays up 2-0 with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Marcus Stroman, to that point, had two-hit the White Sox. Only two White Sox hitters, Adam Dunn (three times) and Jose Abreu had reached base off the Toronto starter. Dayan Viciedo was due up as the go ahead run. Manager John Gibbons made the call to the bullpen for Dustin McGowan, his most trusted right-handed reliever not named Casey Janssen. McGowans first pitch was a slider. It was a cement-mixer, as seamheads like to say, in that the slider didnt break. It caught the entirety of the plate. Viciedo was looking for it, stayed back and launched a go-ahead three-run home run into the leftfield seats. There was no doubt where the ball was headed the moment Viciedo made contact. The White Sox led 3-2 and wouldnt cough it up en route to a 4-3 victory. Gibbons, it says here, made the right move going to McGowan. It gave Viciedo a different look. It allowed Stroman to leave the game feeling good about his performance. The result, clearly, was undesirable. The strategy made sense. Still, Gibbons admitted he second-guessed himself. "Yeah, of course," he said. "I mean, if you could do things over you leave him in but my thinking was (Stroman) pitched his butt off, its unchartered territory, you dont want him to lose the game right there. Thats the way it goes. You always look back on things like that. I had a plan. It just didnt work." The Blue Jays bullpen blew its 10th save of the season, which puts it in the middle of the pack. Pittsburghs 14 blown saves rank as the worst in the majors. Torontos number is made less hideous when you factor in that six of the blown saves came in a span of 15 games from mid-April to early May. Yet, after McGowan was tagged with Chicagos third and fourth runs on Saturday, Torontos bullpen ERA climbed to 4.45. Thats fifth-worst in baseball. The late-game meltdown sullied the second consecutive strong start by Stroman, who was coming off an eight-inning, four-hit performance in a win over the Yankees on Monday. "Its tough to deal with but its part of baseball," said Stroman of the Viciedo home run. "I have 100 per cent faith in Dustin to come in and get that out every time. He makes a pitch like he knows he can and were not even having this conversation. I know McGowans going to be right back to it. Im not worried about it. Hes been great for us all year, coming out of the pen, so Im not stressing about it at all." The Jays were held to two runs, a Darin Mastrioanni two-run homer in the fourth, on four hits over seven innings by White Sox ace Chris Sale. He picked up the win to run his record to 7-1. ABREU IMPRESSES BLUE JAYS Jose Bautista was planning to speak to Jose Abreu about taking part in the home run derby, part of the All-Star Game festivities on July 14 in Minneapolis. Manager John Gibbons is impressed with the 27-year-old Cuban rookie, whose 25 home runs tie him with Edwin Encarnacion and the Orioles Nelson Cruz for the most in baseball this season. "A pretty good looking player," said Gibbons. "The numbers speak for themselves. Those kids that come over from Cuba, theyre all pretty damn good so that really shouldnt surprise anybody. They put a lot of money into him for a reason and theyre reaping the benefits right now. Hes got a nice, short, simple swing and hes producing with it." Abreu leads the majors with a .633 slugging percentage. To go with his 25 home runs, he has 16 doubles and a triple, meaning almost 57-percent of Abreus hits have gone for extra bases. Fake Basketball Jerseys Authentic . 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His best performance was in a 4-3 win over Montreal on Friday, where he posted a season-high three points (two goals, one assist), including the game-winning goal.Jose Mourinho will have learnt from the mistakes he made during his second spell at Chelsea, according to former England U21 manager Peter Taylor. Sky sources understand Mourinho is set to replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester United manager, with his agent Jorge Mendes due to fly into Manchester on Tuesday for talks. The 53-year-old has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea last December after overseeing the Blues worst start to a Premier League season, just months after leading them to the title. When Van Gaal left Uniteds team hotel in London he told Sky Sports News HQ reporter James Cooper its over Mourinho, who won two Premier League titles during his first spell at Stamford Bridge between 2004 and 2007, was dismissed amid rumblings of player unrest at the club.And Taylor believes the Portuguese will be well aware of the importance of keeping the United squad on his side. I think even the Special One would learn from his last club and last situation, he told Sky Sports News HQ. Mourinho and Man Utd A timeline of events involving Jose Mourinho, LLouis van Gaal and Manchester United.dddddddddddd.. Its obvious he upset a few too many star players there. I think a lot of the Chelsea players were to blame. In the end the Chelsea management decided to change the management and not all the players. The players are very powerful these days and you have to keep in with them. Mourinho left Chelsea amid reports of player unrest at Stamford Bridge Mourinho is set to inherit a United side that secured FA Cup success on Saturday by defeating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Wembley. Van Gaal has been heavily criticised this season for a perceived negative approach and Taylor believes Mourinho may have to adapt his own style to appease the United fans. Taylor believes Mourinho will have to play a more attacking style Hes one of the best managers in the world. But whether his style matches Manchester Uniteds style, I am not 100 per cent sure, he added.He might have to change on that, I am sure the people if they interview him they will tell him how they want him to do it. When he was in his second season at Real Madrid, some of the attacking play they produced then was absolutely outstanding. Thats the type of play that Man United are expecting. Win a trip to Kansas City, USA! 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