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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Los Angeles Angels placed reliever Scott Downs on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a strained left shoulder. To take Downs place in the bullpen, the Angels recalled left-hander Hisanori Takahashi from Triple-A Salt Lake City, where he had been optioned Saturday. This season, Downs has matched his career high with nine saves. He also leads the team with 17 holds and 38 appearances. In six games since the All-Star break, he has allowed nine earned runs, raising his ERA to 2.57. Manager Mike Scioscia said he did not believe Downs reduced effectiveness resulted from the injury. "It just came up during his last outing," Scioscia said. "His velocity was where it had been. He was just getting into more hitters counts." In 35 appearances for the Angels this season, Takahashi is 0-2 with a 4.37 ERA. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . Coach Laurent Blanc picked an experimental and attacking lineup, featuring several fringe players. The move soon backfired as Iceland went 2-0 up at halftime thanks to goals from Birkir Bjarnason and Ajax striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys China . Noisy Panamanian supporters planned to camp outside the Canadians hotel for the second consecutive night Monday to throw off the opposition ahead of Tuesdays important World Cup qualifier. http://hipstervancouver.com/ . Some jeers rang out around Emirates Stadium after the final whistle, a day after Van Persie completed his move to rival Manchester United. Strikers Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, who were signed ahead of the former captains defection, squandered their few chances.(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays send Ricky Romero to the hill as they open a three-game series in Detroit against the Tigers.  Max Scherzer will counter for the homeside, looking for this third straight win. Toronto enters this series 9 1/2 games behind the leaders in the wild card. The Blue Jays have struggled of late, losing five of six games and dropped two of three over the weekend to the Texas Rangers. The Blue Jays are 5-15 since they last won a series.  Romero, has lost his last nine decisions. Romeros most recent setback came on Wednesday against Chicago, which reached him for six runs in six innings. Romero was 8-1 after beating Miami back on June 22, but has not won in 10 starts since and is 8-10 on the year with a 5.53 ERA. Of course, he was an All-Star last season and won a career-best 15 games. "It feels like I havent gotten rewarded all year with anything that I do," Romero said. "Im feeling good. Ive had great weeks of workouts and bullpen sessions, and Im right where I want to be." It might not get any easier for him on Tuesday, as he is 1-4 lifetime against the Tigers with a 5.79 ERA in five starts. Blue Jays took two of three from the Tigers earlier in the seeason.dddddddddddd Scherzer won for the sixth time in seven decisions on Wednesday in Minnesota, as he held the Twins to just four hits over seven scoreless innings. He also struck out 10 and improved to 12-6 to go along with a 4.41 ERA. He walked two in a 27-pitch second inning, but struck out the last three and cruised from there. "Once I fired myself up and put the adrenaline in and started letting the fastball eat, thats when I got back in the zone and was able to collect some big strikeouts in that situation," said Scherzer, whose 178 strikeouts are within six of his career high and are second in the AL to teammate Justin Verlander. "From then on, I was able to stay in the zone." Over his last 11 outings Scherzer is 7-2 with a 3.07 ERA. He should be able to extend his recent run against the Jays, as he is 2-0 in four starts against them with a 1.67 ERA - his lowest against any opponent. Detroit has lost five of eight after a series loss to Baltimore over the weekend and finds itself two games back of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central. The Tigers, though, are 1 1/2 games back in the wild card chase. After going 16-1 at Comerica, the Tigers have lost four of five at home. ' ' '