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PHOENIX --The Diamondbacks have turned their current homestand into a study in the art of the walkoff.Three wins this week, three walkoffs.Three lost leads, three recoveries.The latest came Friday, when Brandon Drury scored on a two-out wild pitch after doubling with one out and taking third on a groundout. Drury broke for home when Blake Woods first pitch to Juan Segura was in the dirt.The play wasnt close, and the result wasnt new.Drury hit a walkout sacrifice fly in a 10-9 victory over Altanta on Wednesday, after the Braves tied the game with a four-run rally in the ninth inning.Paul Goldschmidt hit a walkout homer in the ninth inning for a 9-8 victory Monday, the first game of the seven-game homestand, after Freddie Freeman tied the game with a homer in the top of the inning.Cincinnati will attempt to break the trend in the second game of a three-game series Saturday evening, when right-hander Anthony DeSclafani opposes Zack Godley at Chase Field.Any time you pick our teammates up and help the team win games, thats a really good feeling all the way around, Drury said. You have to keep battling and pick your teammates up. Thats what the name of the game is, and were going to keep on do that. I do feel like things are keep turning and we are going to play really good baseball.Arizona has won eight of 13 and 12 of 19 after falling 22 games below .500 the first week of August.Arizona welcomed the return of center fielder A.J. Pollock on Friday. Pollock, an All-Star in 2015, had been on the disabled list after re-fracturing his right elbow in an exhibition game three days before the start of the regular season. He was activated Friday and went 0-for-5, although his slow grounder to second base in the 10th inning drove in Phil Gosselin to tie the game at 3, forcing another inning.Its like opening day for me, Pollock said. You have to get all of the first stuff out of the way. It was good to be out there.Pollock received nice ovations each time he batted, and he made a stretching catch to take extra-bases away from Cincinnati second baseman Brandon Phillips on a long fly to right-center field for the second out of the fourth inning.I felt good out there, Pollock said. Physically, it is not an issue any more. It is good to be out there with the team, and to get this win is huge.Cincinnati got another strong outing Friday from left-hander Brandon Finnegan, who struck out a career high 12 in six innings. He struck out the side in the first and fifth innings, and he gave up only three hits. Finnegan struck out eight and gave up one hit in seven scoreless innings in his previous start against the Dodgers.Everything was working for me and I was hitting spots, Finnegan said. It was a good night.Arizona kept Cincinnatis hottest bat, Joey Votto, at arms length in the first game of the series. Votto was 1-for-3 with a single and three walks (two intentional). Arizona intentionally walked him with runners on first and third and two outs in the ninth inning to bring up Adam Duvall with the game tied at 2. 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And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers.TORONTO - Manager John Gibbons is shuffling his struggling starting rotation through the early part of the week. J.A. Happ will pitch Mondays series finale against the Oakland Athletics. Todd Redmond will be recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and pitch Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. Josh Johnson, who was scheduled to pitch on Monday, moves to Wednesday. Esmil Rogers will return to the bullpen. Got it? First, Johnson: The big right-hander experienced tightness in his right forearm during his most recent start, a 7-2 win over the Seattle Mariners last Tuesday. "During the game it got a little tight but it was no big deal," Johnson told TSN.ca. "Woke up the next day and it was pretty sore and then it just kind of stayed sore. (Saturday) and (Sunday) its been feeling much, much better." Johnson has made minor mechanical adjustments in an effort to better stay on top of his pitches. He wasnt sure if the adjustments were the reason for his discomfort. He insists the issue isnt serious. "No panic," said Johnson. Happ will throw on regular rest, a luxury afforded him and the ballclub by last Thursdays off day. Following Mondays start, Happ will leave the team to attend his grandfathers funeral. The Blue Jays dont have to make a formal rosterr move on Redmond until Tuesday.dddddddddddd One option would be to place Happ on the bereavement list, which would require him to miss a minimum of three games, irrelevant given that hes a starting pitcher who works every fifth day. Rogers went 2-5 with a 5.48 ERA in 13 starts. His problems have spiked of late. Rogers has allowed 22 runs (20 earned) in his last three starts. With 96 2/3 innings pitched this season, Rogers is well beyond his previous career high set in 2011 when he threw 83 innings in 18 appearances (13 starts) for Colorado. 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTIE PITS RIOT Many thanks to the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs for inviting me to be part of Sunday mornings media softball game at Christie Pits. The event marked the 80th anniversary of the Christie Pits riot. The incident occurred on August 16, 1933, after a playoff baseball game between the predominantly Jewish Harbord Playground and St. Peters. A group of Nazi sympathizers descended on the park and displayed a swastika. Later, when confronted, a large fight broke out which grew to include about 10,000 people and lasted for six hours. BIRTHDAYS Two Blue Jays celebrated birthdays on Sunday. Colby Rasmus turned 27. Melky Cabrera is 29. ' ' '