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 Encarnacion will be in the Blue Jays' lineup Friday night against
the Chicago White Sox. He is batting .277 with 26 home runs 70 RBIs
this season.
The club will send outfielder Anthony Gose to Triple-A Buffalo,
according to Sportsnet.
---Minor league pitcher Francisco Almonte was handed a 72-game
suspension without pay from the commissioner's office after a
positive test for performance-enhancing drugs.
Almonte, a right-hander, tested positive for metabolites of
Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the
Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
The suspension is effective immediately after Almonte signs with
another major league organization.
---The Minnesota Twins activated right-hander Ricky Nolasco from the
15-day disabled list.
Nolasco will start Friday night's game against the Kansas City
Royals. He was on the DL with an elbow injury.
In 18 starts this season, Nolasco is 5-7 with a 5.90 ERA.
---The Cleveland Indians activated outfielder Michael Bourn from the
15-day disabled list.
Bourn was on the DL since July 6 with a strained left hamstring. He
played six games in a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A
Akron and Triple-A Columbus that started Aug. 5.
For the season, Bourn is batting .267 with nine doubles, seven
triples, three home runs, 21 RBIs and 37 runs scored in 66 games.
---The Chicago Cubs traded 2009 first-round draft pick Brett Jackson
to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league relief pitcher Blake
Cooper.
Jackson, a former top prospect of the Cubs, is in Triple-A. The
outfielder made his major league debut in 2012 but has a .175
batting average with 59 strikeouts in 44 major league games.
---The Detroit Tigers are ready to call up right-handed reliever Jim
Johnson from Triple-A Toledo but he wants one more minor league
outing, according to the Detroit News.
The Tigers picked up Johnson less than two weeks ago and signed him
to a minor league contract. He was released by the Oakland A's on
Aug. 1.
Johnson, a former closer, had a 7.14 ERA in 38 appearances with
Oakland before the team let him go. The A's still owe him his $10
million salary for this year.
---Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is scheduled for knee
surgery on Monday that likely will end his season.
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The Rockies announced Thursday night that Gonzalez will undergo a
procedure on the left patellar tendon but did not specify the length
of the recovery or when he might return to baseball activities.
---Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander, who only pitched
one inning in his last start on Monday because of shoulder soreness,
will not pick up a baseball until Tuesday, Detroit manager Brad
Ausmus said.
Verlander could throw a bullpen session during the middle of next
week if the pain is gone.
---The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-hander John Axford as
right-hander Stolmy Pimentel was placed on the 15-day disabled list
with a mild right ankle sprain, according to Pittsburgh manager
Clint Hurdle.
Axford was 2-3 with 10 saves an ERA of 3.92 with the Cleveland
Indians this season.
"He's got great experience. Has been through a lot, wants the ball,
wants to pitch. I think he's going to be a healthy addition for our
club," Hurdle said of Axford, who was picked up on waivers by the
Pirates on Thursday.
---The Chicago Cubs, who are in the midst of 21 games in as many
days, will promote right-hander Dan Straily from Triple-A Iowa to
start Saturday. Straily is expected to be sent back to Iowa
immediately afterward.
---New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, on the disabled
list with right elbow inflammation, will throw a 25-pitch bullpen
session Saturday at Tropicana Field, manager Joe Girardi said.
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