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BALTIMORE -- The Texas Rangers reinstated outfielder Shin-Soo Choo from the 15-day disabled list Thursday and placed him in the leadoff spot against the Baltimore Orioles.Choo was placed on the DL on July 20 with lower back inflammation. He missed 13 games since serving as a designated hitter on July 19.Choo said he was ready to play five days ago, but being on the DL gave him extra time to heal.Throwing was the hardest part, he said. Hitting, I could have handled the bat.There was no need for him to go on rehabilitation assignment.If he had gone any longer, wed have thought about a rehab (stint), manager Jeff Banister said. Watching what we saw during simulated BP, live BP, we felt good where he was timing-wise.This was Choos third stint on the disabled list this season. He previously missed time with a right calf strain and a left lateral hamstring strain.Choo is batting .260 with seven homers and 17 RBI in 33 games.To make room on the roster, the Rangers optioned reliever Dario Alvarez to Triple-A Round Rock. Alvarez allowed three runs and five hits in 1 2/3 innings since being acquired from Atlanta on July 27. Greg Little Jersey . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Curtis Samuel Jersey . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. http://www.thepanthersofficialstore.com/ . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. 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PHOENIX -- Patrick Corbin remains winless at home this season.The Arizona left-hander gave up a two-run home run in the first inning to Josh Donaldson, and the Diamondbacks never recovered in a 10-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.Corbin (4-9) was tagged for six runs, five earned, on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings to fall to 0-7 at home.Ive looked at video a bunch and havent seen anything mechanically, he said. Just the results arent there. Im trying to get better and working on things in between starts. Hopefully can figure something out.Arizona manager Chip Hale wasnt all that critical.Early, he was not getting ahead in the count and obviously got hurt, he said. Left the ball out over the plate to Donaldson and he hit it out. Second, third, fourth innings, really got ahead in the count, threw a lot of first-pitch strikes and controlled the zone. I thought he really pitched well.Edwin Encarnacion also hit a two-run homer and Marcus Stroman went eight strong innings for the Blue Jays.Donaldsons homer landed in the Chase Field swimming pool. Encarnacions soaring shot off Daniel Hudson, projected at 471 feet by Statcast, landed far down the walkway beyond the left field seats in the eighth.That was the loudest ball Ive ever witnessed live in a stadium, by far, Stroman said. I was under (in the clubhouse) and I ran out and saw where it landed. It was pretty special. Hes the man.It was Encarnacions 26th home run of the season and ninth in his last eight games at Chase.I havent seen many like that, manager John Gibbons said. He rakes it in this place.Stroman (8-4) allowed a run and eight hits to help the Blue Jays sweep the two-game series. He bounced back from a rough outing in Oakland.I didnt commaand the ball as good in Oakland, he said.dddddddddddd. Spinning pitches were left kind of more middle. I just had more action on my pitches today.Darwin Barney tripled in two runs and brought another home with a sacrifice fly for Toronto. Devon Travis had three hits, two of them doubles.Tuffy Gosewisch hit a three-run homer in the ninth for Arizona.Donaldson ended Corbins day with two outs in the sixth with a shot that hit just below the home run line in the porch in left-center field.Arizona got its run in the first when Jean Segura scored on right fielder Junior Lakes errant throw to third.BARNEY IN LEFTBarney, an infielder by trade, made his first career start in left field and made two nice catches, one up against the wall.Hes a great athlete, Gibbons said. He catches fly balls all the time. Why cant he catch them out there, too?Barney was inserted in the lineup after Michael Saunders left the team for personal reasons.Gibbons said Saunders is expected back for Fridays game in Toronto against Seattle.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (left oblique strain) said he threw hard for the first time while playing catch from 120 to 150 feet on Tuesday. Hale said Greinke could have bullpen workout in the next few days. C Welington Castillo, struck in the hand by a pitch on Monday night, was fine, Hale said. He was out of the lineup Wednesday but was available.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: Arizona takes Thursday off before embarking on a 10-game road trip. The Diamondbacks send RHP Archie Bradley (3-5, 4.37 ERA) to the mound in Cincinnati against Reds RHP Dan Straily (4-6, 4.07). ' ' '