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TORONTO - It sure is nice, when plans go awry, for the alternative to work out. The Blue Jays, minus injured starters Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ, have twice in five days put their fate in the hands of a 39-year-old pitcher who hasnt held a regular job in the major leagues since 2007. Ortiz has given the team 12 innings in two starts, allowing only two runs. On Wednesday he was brilliant, tossing one run ball over seven innings as Toronto cruised to an 11-3 victory and a sweep of a mini two-game set with the defending world champion San Francisco Giants. "I thank God for the opportunity," said Ortiz, who at one point during spring training had about a half-dozen Spanish-speaking teammates captivated as he preached a sermon at his locker. "He gave it to me to pitch in the major leagues again and Im so happy to be here and pitch in the game. Its a great game tonight. Team play well, hit well, everything good together, so Im very happy." "He probably never envisioned he was going to be in this situation where he would make some starts in the big leagues again," said manager John Gibbons. "He came up earlier in the year; he was kind of a long guy. Hes at that stage of his career where he probably wasnt going to get that opportunity. Now hes getting it and hes taking advantage of it." Ortiz picked up his first win since September 11, 2001, when he pitched for the Cubs. That victory was in relief. Until Wednesday night, Ortiz hadnt won a game he started since April 17, 2007. "Hes done unbelievable," said catcher J.P. Arencibia. "He goes out there, gives up a run and then shuts them down for the rest of the game. Especially after we put some runs on the board, to be able to go back out and shut them down thats huge. He did a great job of just keeping them off balance. We needed that." The Blue Jays have won four in a row for the first time this season and the bats seem to be trying to make up for six weeks of inconsistency all at once. Since being one-hit by Red Sox ace Jon Lester last Friday, Toronto has scored 36 runs on 49 hits. Under the tutelage of hitting coach Chad Mottola, whos been preaching a "take what the pitcher gives you" approach, the clubs collective plate discipline has improved. "Thats what good hitters do," said manager John Gibbons. "I think early on we were strictly thinking pull, pull, pull, looking for the long ball. I think weve changed that a little bit. Now were using the whole field, taking whatever theyre throwing us. "What I think it does too, it keeps you on the offspeed pitch out over the plate," Gibbons continued. "It also allows you to foul off some tough pitches and stay alive. Were still an aggressive club. Were swinging at our pitches a little bit more now too but you still have to look out over the plate because thats where most of the games pitched." CABRERA HAS MRI Melky Cabrera, bothered by pain in both legs since late March, has been diagnosed with irritation of the right quadriceps and left hamstring. Cabrera hasnt missed a game so far this season and will continue to play as long has it is tolerable to do so. Manager John Gibbons will use Cabrera in left field when the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher. Cabrera will be the designated hitter when the Blue Jays face a left-hander. Heres the reasoning: Gibbons wants both Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind in the lineup when a right-hander is on the mound. One of them plays first base, the other is the DH. Lind wont be in the starting lineup against left-handers, meaning Cabrera can move into the DH spot. Gibbons says hes comfortable putting Emilio Bonifacio in leftfield. 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One of the NRLs best talent spotters, Sydney Roosters recruitment manager Peter OSullivan, has had his registration cancelled over his links to controversial betting identity Eddie Hayson.The NRL on Tuesday rubbed OSullivan out of the game after rejecting his submission following an integrity unit probe into whether he was a fit and proper person.The NRL has considered Mr OSullivans response and determined that his registration will be cancelled, taking effect immediately, an NRL spokesman said.OSullivan, who was responsible for uncovering Greg Inglis, Israel Folau and Latrell Mitchell, was stood down in August after details of his relationship with Hayson emerged.Its alleged $750,000 worth of transactions between Hayson and OSullivan over a 10-year period were uncovered.Hayson is the subject of a police investigation into alleged match fixing in the NRL.There is no suggestion OSullivan was innvolved in neither match fixing nor betting on NRL matches however the NRL considered their relationship to be inappropriate.dddddddddddd.Despite being stood down in August, OSullivan was spotted celebrating in the ANZ Stadium grandstand near the Roosters bench following the clubs Under-20s Cup grand final win earlier this month.OSullivan came to the Roosters in 2008 from Melbourne where he was head of recruitment during the height of the Storm salary cap scandal.OSullivan was cast as a key figure in the saga but escaped sanction.Then NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert found evidence he had deliberately concealed the true amount paid to players.However former NRL CEO David Gallop said it was only legal advice that prevented him from being sacked from the Roosters. 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