the highest bid of USD 99,000 from Ranchi Rays.Gurbaj has been out of contention from the national team for over a year, after being suspended for nine months by Hockey India in August 2015 on charges of indulging in groupism and creating disharmony within the team during the Hockey World League Semi

TORONTO -- The Tampa Bay Rays are the only team in the American League East with a losing record.They do have a winning record against the Toronto Blue Jays, however.The Rays, who ended a three-game losing skid with a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday, bring a 9-7 record this season against the Blue Jays when the teams open a three-game series Monday at Rogers Centre.A good bounce back win for the guys (Sunday), Rays manager Kevin Cash said There were a lot of people frustrated (Saturday, a 5-1 loss) and the last three games but really frustrated (Saturday).The teams are 5-5 at Tropicana Field, but the Rays have a 4-2 advantage in Toronto. They swept the Blue Jays in a three-game series in Toronto on May 16-18.The Blue Jays lost two of three games at Tropicana Field Sept. 2-4. They lost their lead in the American League East and now trail by two games after losing two of three to the first-place Boston Red Sox, who won the rubber game Sunday, 11-8.The Rays will recall right-handed pitcher Dana Eveland from Triple-A Durham for the series.They also are dealing with an injury to first baseman Logan Morrison, who left after one at-bat on Sunday with a wrist injury.He probably irritated, theres a sheath in your wrist, Cash said. Were going to get some more doctors to look at it. Hes going to go with us to Toronto and when we go to Baltimore well probably send him to Tampa.The Blue Jays are 2-7 in September and have lost five of their past six games. They have played sloppy baseball, but seemed to pick things up after a players-only meeting before the 3-2 win over Boston on Saturday.Theres still a lot of time left, said Troy Tulowitzki, who had a grand slam among his three hits Sunday. What, 20 games left? Theres a lot of time, plus, we still play these guys (the Red Sox three more games). A lot of things can happen. I think weve been jockeying for position the whole year, just right now were two games back. We wouldve liked to have won the series but unfortunately we didnt but well move on.The Blue Jays will start left-hander Francisco Liriano (7-12, 5.27 ERA), who replaces R.A. Dickey in the rotation, on Monday. Dickey will be available from the bullpen before he makes his next start during the four-game series Thursday-Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.Liriano will be making his first start since Aug. 26. His past two outings have been from the bullpen.He is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA in six outings (four starts) since he was acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 1. He is 2/3 with a 5.32 ERA in nine career games (eight starts) against the Rays.Right-hander Jake Odorizzi (9-6, 3.86 ERA) will start for the Rays on Monday. He is 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA in 10 career starts against the Blue Jays. He is 2-2 with a 4.96 ERA in six career starts at Rogers Centre. In four starts against Toronto this season, he is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA.The Blue Jays are having such a tough time that they even lost when scoring eight runs on Sunday. They are now 22-1 when scoring eight or more runs.Well be all right, Tulowitzki said. Veteran lineup. Well go through some good times, some bad times. I think ideally you want the middle of the order to click all at the same time but sometimes that doesnt happen. I think when they do click at the same time thats when you see those big offensive games, hopefully we can get that going here soon.Jose Urquidy Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Houston Astros Gear . 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That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games.Midfielder Gurbaj Singh was the most expensive player at the 2017 Hockey India League closed bid, fetching the highest bid of USD 99,000 from Ranchi Rays.Gurbaj has been out of contention from the national team for over a year, after being suspended for nine months by Hockey India in August 2015 on charges of indulging in groupism and creating disharmony within the team during the Hockey World League Semifinals in Antwerp, Belgium.German forward Christopher Ruhr was the most expensive foreign player, being bought by Ranchi Rays for USD 75,000.Other notable bids were for Tom Craig (Kalinga Lancers), Robert van der Horst (Jaypee Punjab Warriors) and Seve Van Ass (Uttar Pradesh Wizards).Many franchises invested in younger players, with 18-year-old defender Hardik Singh bought by Jaypee Punjab Warriors for USD 39,000.Among other youngsters, Shamsher Singh and Ajay Yadav were bought by Uttar Pradesh Wizards,, while Indias U-17 Asia Cup winning captain Nilam Sanjeep Xess went to Kalinga Lancers.ddddddddddddIn the closed bid process, six franchises participating in HIL 2017 -- Dabang Mumbai, Delhi Waveriders, Jaypee Punjab Warriors, Kalinga Lancers, Ranchi Rays and Uttar Pradesh Wizards -- picked up their players to complete their teams for the next seasons event.All teams were operated with a USD 725,000 cap on the purse. Having retained their squad for a significantly lesser amount, Ranchi Rays and Jaypee Punjab Warriors had a larger purse available for the bidding process.Other notable players available in the closed bid included Indian goalkeeper Sushant Tirkey, Netherlands internationals Jaap Stockmann, Mink van der Weerden and Olympic Gold medallist Lucas Rossi of Argentina. ' ' '