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ARLINGTON, Texas – Adam Lind has a problem. Its an issue hell gladly deal with. Entering Saturdays play, since May 1, Lind is hitting a red hot .373, his on-base percentage .417. Hes been the Blue Jays most consistent hitter. So whats the matter? "Ive done more interviews about my hitting in the last few weeks than in the last three years," Lind joked. Hed prefer to locker in a corner and toil in anonymity. Hes enjoying his recent run but he knows, from first-hand experience, success can be fleeting. Lind, 29, has seen the high of 35 home runs, 114 RBI, career-high power numbers he set in 2009. The low would come in 2012, a little more than a year ago now, when he was designated for assignment and removed from the 40-man roster. The relationship with hitting coach Chad Mottola has been critical to Linds turnaround. The two first got to know each other well in 2006 as teammates at Triple-A Syracuse. Then, in September of that season, both were playing in Toronto – Lind getting his first taste of big league ball, Mottola as a veteran journeyman. Mottola retired to become the Blue Jays roving hitting instructor. He watched, occasionally up close and sometimes from afar, as Lind thrived. When it all fell apart, Mottola reminded Lind of the need to get back to what was working. "I like to work with whats working good rather than talk about the bad," said Mottola. "When Adam came down last year he had a little bit of doubt in his mind if he could still do this but I was convinced he could. So having the relationship we had where I could look him in the eye and say, I promise you, you still have it in you and well slow the game down to help you out to do it." Lind had become a dead pull hitter. He was flying open through his swing, leaving Lind exposed to breaking balls and off-speed pitches. Mottola wanted him to stay through the ball but Lind worried his body had changed, he was bigger, and he wouldnt be able to adjust. The work continued through spring training and into April. Lind started the year 0-for-14. Mottola preached the process and by the end of the month, Lind had walked 12 times and despite a batting average of .244, had an OBP of .397. Hed yet to hit a home run (Lind now has six – four in May and two in June) but the signs were there. "I think at the beginning there definitely was a power sacrifice," said Mottola. "I think at the beginning, when he was walking so much, the goal was to see pitches to make 90 (miles per hour) look 90 again rather than make 90 look 120. Until we did that it didnt matter and now that hes hitting from a better place the powers been fine ever since the first 70 or 80 at bats that he was taking walks and slowing the game down." Lind, in the final guaranteed year of his contract, is looking to have a $7-million option picked up for 2014. For the time being, hes gone from reclamation project to a key piece of the middle of the Blue Jays order. JOHNSONS NEXT START RESCHEDULED AGAIN Josh Johnson, initially scheduled to pitch on Saturday before being rescheduled to Sunday, will now start on Monday. The 67" right-hander is dealing with a painful blister on his right middle finger. "They want to try to let it completely heal so it doesnt become a problem," said manager John Gibbons. "The thinking too is down here, as hot as it is and as wet as youre going to be sweating all the time, you might make it worse." Johnson aggravated the blister playing catch on Thursday. INJURY UPDATES - Jose Reyes: Played a simulated, two-inning game in Dunedin on Friday. Had three at bats and played shortstop. Reyes is expected to play for Class-A Dunedin on Monday evening at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. First pitch is 6:30pm et. - Brandon Morrow: Threw a 40-pitch bullpen session in Dunedin on Friday. Expected to make first rehab start, for Class-A Dunedin, on Monday evening. - Brett Lawrie: Expected to come out of his walking boot in the next day or two. - Sergio Santos: Threw long toss on Friday. Expected to throw a bullpen session, in Dunedin, on Tuesday or Wednesday. - Kyle Drabek (Tommy John Surgery – June, 2012) will pitch in an intra-squad game on Tuesday. - Drew Hutchison (Tommy John Surgery – August, 2012) has thrown live batting practice and will pitch in a simulated game on Tuesday. ENCARNACION DESERVES ALL-STAR CONSIDERATION Never before an All-Star, Edwin Encarnacion deserves to represent the Blue Jays and compete for the American League at next months Midsummer Classic in New York City. "Right now Im not thinking about that," said Encarnacion. "Im just thinking about winning games, thats what we need right now. 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We cant wait to play in the Garden.Pastrnaks team-leading fourth goal of the season came in his 100th career game and was a fortunate one, as he banked a long centering pass off Jets defenseman Tobias Enstrom and in late in the second period. The goal extended his point streak to three games and gives him six points on the season.I tried to beat (Jets defenseman Tyler Myers) wide but he made a good gap so I turned around, tried to look up, centered the puck and got a good bounce there, Pastrnak said.Winnipeg captain Blake Wheeler opened the scoring 10 minutes into the game. Boston trailed for all of 19 seconds, however, as Dominic Moore tied things up at 10:19 of the first period.Its kind of the exact opposite of the last couple games -- not a whole lot of time in the (offensive) zone, but we were capitalizing on our chances, Wheeler said.We didnt get the bounce that we needed at the right time. We were in pretty (good) control of that game until (Pastrnak) scored there at the end of the second period. It just felt like we spent a lot of time in the box in the third period and could just never really get into a rhythm to try to tie it up.Rookie Brandon Carlos first-career goal added insurance for the Bruins with 1:59 remaining in the third period and Zdeno Chara scored an empty-netter inside the final minute.Bostons Tuukka Rask turned away 34 of 35 shots, while Winnipegs Connor Hellebuyck stopped 21 of 24.We want to be able to consistently generate in a certain manner, things that you think you can replicate and do again. That was the real positive forr us, Jets coach Paul Maurice said.dddddddddddde spent zone time against a pretty well-schooled defensive team and we were able to generate that. There was some finish, some shot-blocking, some quickness just with the final release of the puck that didnt go for us.Wheeler opened the scoring when he was sprung by Alexander Burmistrov with a breakaway pass as Wheeler stepped out of the penalty box. He deked Rask and slid the puck behind the Bruins goaltender on his forehand for his third goal and fifth point in his third game of the season.The Bruins responded immediately as Moore scored his first of the season.Boston took the lead briefly early in the second -- before a coachs challenge video review by Maurice determined Chara was unable to keep the puck onside before his shot from the blue line deflected off Winnipeg defenseman Ben Chiarot and past a screened Hellebuyck.Neither team was able to convert on the power play, with the Bruins going 0 for 4 and the Jets 0 for 5. Winnipeg is just 1 for 13 on the season after finishing last season 30th in the NHL in power-play efficiency.Those penalties were deserved. We did a good job of killing them and when we had the opportunity to get some scoring chances, I thought we were pretty good, Bruins coach Claude Julien said.Our back end wasnt pretty as far as getting pucks out, but the battle factor was there.Game notes Jets D Dustin Byfuglien continued his heavy log of ice-time this season. The 31-year-old entered Monday leading the NHL in average ice time with 29:38 per game, and kept the pace up with 30:05 Monday night, including 5:20 while anchoring the power play.UP NEXT:BRUINS: Their home opener is Thursday night against New Jersey.JETS: Round out a three-game home stand as they welcome Toronto on Wednesday. ' ' '