TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays inserted right-hander Josh Towers into the starting rotation on Thursday and designated righty
Tomo Ohka for assignment.
Towers
Ohka
"It wasn't working out so we'll make an adjustment," manager
John Gibbons said.
Towers is 2-3 with a 5.15 ERA in 10 games this season. He went
1-3 in four April starts before being demoted to the bullpen.
"He's the logical choice," Gibbons said. "He's been pitching
good in that role out there."
Towers, who's in the second year of a two-year, $5.2 million
contract, will start in Ohka's place in San Francisco on Monday.
Ohka was 2-5 with a 5.79 ERA in 10 games, all starts. He allowed
five runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay on
Wednesday, his shortest start of the season.
The move frees up a roster spot for catcher Gregg Zaun, who is
scheduled to join the team in Los Angeles on Friday for the start
of a three-game series against the Dodgers. Zaun has been on the
disabled list since April 25 with a broken right thumb.