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Leicester Citys Jamie Vardy has been banned from shooting drills during training sessions by manager Claudio Ranieri. Vardys goals have been crucial to Leicesters remarkable title push this season and he took his tally for the campaign to 21 with two second-half strikes in the victory over Sunderland last weekend.According to the England striker his manager will not allow him to participate in shooting drills as a precautionary measure to keep him fresh for the Premier League run-in. I dont really get the chance to practice that much on my finishing because we have our shooting drills early in the week when the gaffers wanting me to rest my legs, he said.So normally, when theres a bit of shooting, the gaffer tells me to go inside. Ill keep doing that if it means Im saving my legs - and goals - for games. Team spirit is key at Leicester, according to Vardy Ranieris side have embraced their role leading the pack and Vardy credits the spirit in the squad as a key component to their success. Foxes tickets ￡15k a pair Re-sale ticket prices soaring for Leicesters final home game We are always laughing. Its the same group of characters we had at the start of the season and to be honest with you thats the good thing about us. Its a squad and we are tight knit, he added. Thats how we have been from day one. Were only looking ahead to the next game. Next week. Thats all we have done all season, one game at a time.Leicester have won their last five games and will be hoping to extend that streak when they host top-four hopefuls West Ham at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Also See: Who could Leicester draw? Leicester tickets ￡15k a pair Are Leicester getting lucky? Foxes still have work to do Air Max 720 Uk Sale . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. 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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays have both changed somewhat since the teams last met.That was May 16-18 when the Rays swept a three-game series from the Jays at Rogers Centre.This time around, the Rays are trying Brad Miller at first base after he played 86 games this season at shortstop and the Blue Jays are using a six-man starting rotation.Shifting Miller from shortstop to first base will make room for Matt Duffy, who was acquired in a trade with the San Francisco Giants. Duffy will be the shortstop when he comes off the disabled list, possibly Friday.There was nothing wrong with Millers bat. He was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in the 7-5 loss to the Blue Jays while making his debut at first base.He looked very comfortable over there, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Brad is putting together a tremendous season for us.With the Rays out of playoff contention, he will be given a crash course at the position to see if it is worth pursuing next season.He will presumably be there again Tuesday when the teams meeting in the second game of the two-game series with Rays left-hander Drew Smyly (3-11, 5.14 ERA) facing Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada (7-4, 2.92 ERA)Meanwhile, the Blue Jays are pursuing the playoffs and are featuring a six-man rotation for now.The reasoning is to keep both Aaron Sanchez and Francisco Liriano starting.The thought had been to put Sanchez in the bullpen to limit his innings after the acquisition of Liriano in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates last week. Sanchez has been so successful in his first full season as a major league starter that his innings are beginning to pile upp.ddddddddddddBlue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker said he is no advocate of a six-man rotation, especially earlier in the season, but he feels that at this time, with this staff, it can serve a purpose. For the time being, it works right now, he said.It will give the starters a breather and adjustments can be made as the season continues.The Blue Jays starters this season so far have done better on four days rest, going 30-9 with a 2.91 earned-run average in 56 starts on regular rest.On five days of rest, they are 10-12 with a 4.64 ERA in 33 starts.Estrada has done better this season on his regular four days rest, going 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA. On five days rest, he is 2/3 with a 4.01 ERA.This is his first outing against Tampa Bay this season but he has been successful against them in the past. He is 1-1 with 0.86 ERA against the Rays in seven career outings, including three starts. He is 3-3 with a 2.68 ERA in 10 starts at Rogers Centre this season.Smyly has had success against the Blue Jays, going 2-2 with a 2.65 ERA in eight career outings against the Blue Jays, including five starts. He is 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in four appearances, including two starts, at Roger Centre. In three starts against Toronto this season, he is 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA.Being American League East rivals, there are few secrets between the teams.Weve seen each other so many times its just kind of a cat-and-mouse game for now, said Rays starter Jake Odorizzi, who allowed eight hits and four runs Monday and did not factor in the decision. ' ' '