TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to have center fielder Kevin Pillar back in the lineup on Tuesday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (8-13, 4.51 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays in their first meeting this season with the Angels, who will turn to left-hander Tyler Skaggs (1-2, 5.19 ERA).Pillar injured his left thumb on a slide into second base on Aug. 7 in Kansas City. He likely will be reinstated from the disabled list after going 6-for-7 with a double and two RBI in two games for Class A Dunedin on a rehabilitation assignment.The move will give the Blue Jays more flexibility in the outfield. Melvin Upton Jr. has been playing center field in Pillars place and recently has started to find himself at the plate.Upton has batted .333 (6-for-18) with three home runs and six RBI in his last five games. When Pillar returns to play center, it means Upton can move to one of the corners, probably right field with Michael Saunders returning to his regular spot in left field.Ezequiel Carrera would resume his role as the teams fourth outfielder.It is not certain when Jose Bautista will return from a sprained left knee. He is eligible to return from the disabled list on Thursday for the final game of the series.Third baseman Josh Donaldson returned to the lineup Sunday following a two-game absence because of a jammed thumb, sustained in an at-bat on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.The Blue Jays lineup is beginning to return to normal, and they hope it will mean more offensive production. They lost two of three to the Indians in Cleveland with each game decided by one run.The Angels, meanwhile, are dealing with injuries to their bullpen with Huston Street and Cam Bedrosian on the disabled list.Deolis Guerra, J.C. Ramirez and Fernando Salas did the job from the bullpen on Sunday in a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Salas picked up the save.Both Guerra and Ramirez have a chance to prove that they belong in the Angels plans for next season.They are part of the bullpen answers right now, manager Mike Scioscia said. Anytime someone gets an opportunity and they are throwing the ball well, obviously they make their own role, especially in the bullpen. Both those guys are doing a great job, and hopefully well get some more leads to hold and see how they continue to do.The Blue Jays have added a left-hander to their bullpen for the Angels series after Aaron Loup was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to replace starter Aaron Sanchez. Sanchez was sent to Class A Dunedin in a move that will limit his innings, which are at a career-high 156 1/3. He is 12-2 with a 2.99 ERA and will return to pitch against the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 31.He allowed five runs (four earned) in four innings in a no decision Saturday against the Indians, a game won 6-5 by the Blue Jays.Manager John Gibbons said that Sanchez has showed no signs of fatigue.I havent seen anything to indicate that, Gibbons said. He looks the same and the results look the same.The Blue Jays are trying to protect the 24-year-olds arm but his performance has complicated the issue.Its not easy, Gibbons said. Nobody wants to do it. We hope were doing the right thing. We think we are and hes on board with it.Dickey is 6-3 with a 4.51 ERA in 26 games, including 10 starts, in his career against the Angels.Skaggs will be making his sixth start of the season for the Angels. 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HOUSTON -- Houstons coaching staff emphasized to the players that Boston led the league in fourth-quarter scoring.So when they Rockets found themselves down by six entering the final frame they knew theyd have step things up to escape with a win.Harden made sure they did that, scoring 13 of his 37 points in the fourth before Al Horford missed a shot just before the buzzer to allow the Rockets to hold on for a 107-106 victory Monday night.The fourth quarter we just picked up ... we just wanted to lock in and get stops and offensively be aggressive, Harden said.The game was tied before Harden scored five straight points to make it 107-102 with less than a minute remaining. Avery Bradley made a jump shot and Harden received a flagrant 1 foul for elbowing Marcus Smart in the face. Smart made both free throws before Isaiah Thomas missed a layup.But Houston knocked the ball out of bounds with 5.2 seconds left, giving Boston one last chance. Horford drove into the lane, but his shot rolled off the rim and Harden grabbed it to secure the victory.I felt good when I shot it, but it just didnt go down, Horford said.Horford had 21 points and Thomas added 20 for the Celtics, who had won two straight.It was the ninth 30-point game this season for Harden, who also had eight assists and seven rebounds.An 8-2 run by Houston, powered by a pair of 3-pointers by Eric Gordon, cut Bostons lead to one with about 8 1/2 minutes left. Smart made a 3-pointer for the first of seven straight points for the Celtics that made it 96-88. Smart also had a big defensive play in that stretch when he blocked a one-handed dunk attempt by Montrezl Harrell.Houston scored eight straight points, topped off with a dunk from Harrell, to take a 102-100 lead with about 3 1/2 minutes left.Harden raved about Harrells work.You see how hes flying around everywhere, Harden said. He does a lot of different things, some things that dont show up on the stat sheet that helped contribute to this win.The Celtics trailed by 12 early in the third quarter before using a 15-2 spurt to take a 68-67 lead with about 7 minutes left in the quarter. Boston made three 3-pointers in that span, capped by one from Horford. Houston missed five shotss, including four 3s, and had two turnovers to help the Celtics close the gap.ddddddddddddWe guarded at a different level and our first unit played pretty well in the third, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. In one stretch in the fourth we turned the ball over and that was hurtful.The Rockets were up by three points with 2 minutes left in the first half before Smart fouled Harden on a 3-point attempt and he made all three free throws. Houston had extended the lead to seven when Smart again fouled Harden on a 3-point try and his three free throws made it 58-48 at halftime.TIP-INSCeltics: James Young missed the game with an illness. ... Thomas received a technical for arguing a call at the end of the first half. ... Bradley finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. ... Smart had 13 points.Rockets: Made 12 3-pointers to extend their NBA record of consecutive games with at least 10 3-pointers to 20. ... Trevor Ariza started despite dealing with back spasms and had 15 points and eight rebounds. ... Gordon finished with 19 points and made four 3-pointers to give him six straight games with at least four 3s.PERFECTHarden tied a franchise record for most free throws without a miss by making all 18 of his attempts on Monday night. Kevin Martin also went 18 for 18 on March 20, 2011 against Utah. He lamented committing the offensive foul on Smart late instead of drawing the foul and getting a chance to go to the line and set the record.Of course I wanted two free throws at the end of the game instead of a flagrant, but we won, he said. Thats all that matters.LATE PUSHThe Rockets have developed a knack for scoring late. After managing just 13 points in the fourth quarter of a 105-103 loss to Oklahoma City on Nov. 16 the Rockets have picked things up, averaging 27.9 fourth-quarter points in the last 10 games.THEY SAID ITStevens on Harden: Harden is a really good player. I dont know what else to say. We could go through and dissect every play, but overall he is just a really good player.UP NEXTCeltics: Visit Orlando on Wednesday.Rockets: Hosts the Lakers on Wednesday. Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL Autographed Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Camo China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 ' ' '