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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays wont have their usual closer available for the start of the regular season. Casey Janssen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday due to a strain in his left abdominal area and lower back. Fellow right-hander Sergio Santos will take over the closers role while Janssen is out of the lineup. Janssen, 4-1 with 34 saves and a 2.56 earned-run average last year, was limited at spring training because of shoulder soreness. But on Friday, he felt some minor discomfort in his lower back while warming up during a pre-season gamcrk Mets in Montreal. An MRI exam revealed a mild strain, general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Sunday on a conference call. "We dont expect him to be out too long," Anthopoulos said. "There was a scenario where we could have just waited maybe five or six days and try to get him back going. But we want to just have this thing resolved and not nag at him." The move was retroactive to Saturday. Janssen, 32, allowed one earned run and four hits in three innings over three pre-season appearances. Hes expected to throw on flat ground to keep his arm in shape before trying to pitch from a mound. The Blue Jays also recalled catcher Erik Kratz from triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, a day ahead of Torontos season opener at Tampa Bay. Kratz hit .400 in spring training and had been sent to minor-league camp earlier in the week after losing the backup job to Josh Thole. Santos, 30, made 29 appearances for the Blue Jays last season. He was 1-1 with one save and a 1.75 ERA. Also Sunday, former reliever Dustin McGowan pitched a simulated game and Anthopoulos said it appears hell be ready to start Friday against the New York Yankees. "Hes done so well," Anthopoulos said. "We dont expect any changes at all. So far, so good. He felt good, felt strong, and we expect him to be good to go for Opening Day in Toronto." McGowan, 32, was named to the starting rotation earlier in the week. 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City has reached new heights under manager Manuel Pellegrini as they transition from big spending/immediate impact to perennial contender. Yaya Toures seeming discontent Tuesday may complicate that, as does the little issue of Financial Fair Play.The Republic of Ireland had to settle for a point from their opening game of Euro 2016 after they gave up a lead to draw 1-1 with Sweden. Wes Hoolahans opener was cancelled out when Ciaran Clark scored an own goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovics cutback 19 minutes from the end.Former Ireland striker Clinton Morrison watched the game for Sky Sports News HQ and maintains its still a result they can use as a platform. He said: Theyll be frustrated but I think Martin ONeill will take a lot of positives from that. They were brilliant for 70 minutes.At the last European Championship, Ireland never turned up or got a point but theyve beaten that already and they turned up in Paris.Now they can take that into the Belgium game. With three teams possibly going through from the group, its not a bad result to start with at all.Morrison - a scorer of nine goals in 36 internationals - also gave us his match ratings, marking each Ireland player out of 10…Darren Randolph - 7 He did ever so well to make a save from one of his own players at 1-0 and commanded his box really well. He couldnt do a lot for the goal but was fine otherwise and can be happy with his performance.Seamus Coleman - 7 I love Seamus and hes one of my favourite right-backs in the Premier League. He didnt do a lot going forward when hes usually the one whod be getting upfield but defensively he was brilliant. He made the goal with a great run and hopefully he can do more of that.Ciaran Clark - 7 Ciaran was so unfortunate with the goal. Him and John OShea kept Ibrahimovic very quiet and overall he gave a commanding show. He has been playing in a team which has been relegated out of the Premier League but that didnt show and he was really strong.John OShea - 7 I could give John an eight but thats maybe a bit too generous. He was exceptional though and he led as a captain really well. The only thing is Ibrahimovic got on the outside of the defence at the goal but that was the only negative and he gave a captains performance.Glenn Whelan - 7 Glenn does a job where a lot of people dont see everything hes up to. Hes not always on the ball but he does a lot to break up the play and he did that really well. You could see at the end that he was knackered, he put in a good shift.James McCarthy - 7 James was close to getting himself sent off a couple of times and he was maybe lucky to stay on the pitch when Olsson went through and he clipped him. Hes a big player for us so it was good he sttayed on the park as him and Whelan will be important against Belgium.ddddddddddddShane Long - 7 He was magnificent. Shane didnt have many scoring chances but he worked unbelievably hard, won headers and got free kicks that took pressure off the team. Apart from getting on the end of some chances, he did everything he was put in there for.Jeff Hendrick - 8 Hes probably not as well-known as some of the other players in our squad but he was very influential in this one. He kept things neat and tidy and could certainly have had a couple of goals had his luck been in. Jeff was really positive.Jon Walters - 7 Hes obviously been injured and I think that maybe showed a little bit. Thats why he also only lasted an hour or so. That said, he worked really hard and gave everything he could despite having a bad Achilles. When hes fit, hes a great asset.Robbie Brady - 8 Robbie has come close to being my man of the match because he was tremendous throughout. He was up and down the line constantly and some of his deliveries into the box were first class. Wes Hoolahan - 9 Hoolahan just shades it from Brady. He took his goal superbly and his footwork was terrific. Ireland havent really got a lot of players who are technically that good on the ball in tight spaces but he was a definite exception. His close control was great and his finish was top drawer.SUBSTITUTESJames McClean - 6 He didnt really get into the game. James had enough time on the park but by that point Ireland were defending quite a lot and thats not a situation that suits him.Robbie Keane - 6 Rob was quiet too but you could see why Martin put him on. He was probably hoping a chance would fall to him on the break because nine times out of 10 hed put it away.Aiden McGeady - 5 Aidens my friend so he can get a five instead! He was only on the park for a couple of minutes at the end and there wasnt enough time to make any impact. 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