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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Canadian Erik Bedard pitched into the fifth inning in his bid to win a spot in Tampa Bays rotation, helping the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Saturday. Bedard, from Navan, Ont., allowed three runs and six hits in 4 1-3 innings. The left-hander is competing with Jake Odorizzi and Cesar Ramos to earn the fifth starters job as a fill-in for the injured Jeremy Hellickson, whos recovering from elbow surgery and expected to miss the first six to eight weeks of the season. The 35-year-old started 26 games and was 4-12 with a 4.59 ERA in 32 appearances with the Astros last season. Through four spring appearances, including two starts, hes 2-1 with a 7.15 ERA. Rays manager Joe Maddon reiterated that the decision on the No. 5 starter will not be based on statistics alone. "Thats good because the ERA isnt good now," Bedard said. "Every teams different. Sometimes they look at that and some teams dont," the former Orioles and Mariners pitcher added. "They know its spring and youre working on your stuff and just getting ready for the season." Mikie Mahtook hit a grand slam and Evan Longoria added a RBI single off Blue Jays starter Sean Nolin, who allowed five second-inning runs. Four Tampa Bay relievers -- Brandon Gomes, Grant Balfour, Joel Peralta and Brad Boxberger -- combined to hold the Blue Jays hitless over the final 4 2-3 innings. Kevin Pillar had a RBI triple off Bedard, then scored on the leftys wild pitch for a 2-0 Toronto lead in the second. "The pitching was spectacular," Rays manager Joe Maddon said, noting that Gomes, whose ERA remained at 0.00, was exceptionally sharp in 1 2-3 innings. "He cant throw any better than he is right now," Maddon added. STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Nolin began with a perfect first, then walked three and allowed five hits during Tampa Bays five-run second. His spring training ERA ballooned from 4.91 to 11.81 after the 1 2-3 inning outing. Rays: Maddon said Bedard, Odorizzi and Ramos likely will all have at least one more appearance before a decision is made on the fifth starter. "Theyre all three in the running," Maddon said, declining to say who has the inside track. Bedard is trying to keep the competition in perspective. "Im not really worried. Ill just do what I can, and the decisions theirs," Bedard said. "Theyll do what they want, and thats fine with me." TRAINERS ROOM OF Wil Myers fouled a pitch off his right quad muscle during the Rays split-squad game against the Pirates in Bradenton and was removed from the lineup for precautionary reasons. Rays RH Juan Carlos Oviedo has resolved visa issues in the Dominican Republic and reported to camp Saturday. The former Royals and Marlins reliever spent the entire 2013 season on the disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery. He will throw to some batters during Mondays off day, and a decision on when hell pitch in a game will be made after that. HOWS IT GOIN? Toronto infielder Ryan Goins went 0 for 3, leaving him at .171 with no extra-base hits and no RBIs in 12 spring games. He spent time at second base and shortstop against the Rays, the positions he played last season while making his major league debut. The 26-year-old Goins hit .252 with two home runs and eight RBIs for Toronto after being called up in August. Toronto manager John Gibbons said Goins might be pressing a bit. "He knows he belongs in the big leagues," Gibbons said. "Hes a young kid." NO WORRIES Most of Torontos top hitters got the day off and didnt make the 2-hour drive. Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera were among the regulars out of the lineup. The Blue Jays havent scored more than five runs for 12 straight games against big league squads. "We havent had that big outburst yet," Gibbons said. Miguel Layun Jersey . The start of the seasons fifth and final major was delayed two hours due to heavy rain in the area. 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He had spent 16 days on the disabled list before being activated Thursday. He was batting just .203 when he came to bat in the 11th inning on Sunday.Munich, Germany (SportsNetwork.com) - Bayern Munich continued its dominance of the Bundesliga by cruising to a 2-0 defeat of Freiburg at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. Bayerns last defeat in league play came on April 12 when the club suffered a 3-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund, but a run of four straight wins helped the Bavarians complete the campaign in style, while a 16-match unbeaten streak to start the new season has seen the club continue its impressive domestic form. The hosts were made to wait until the 41st minute of Tuesdays affair for an opener, which came from Arjen Robben. The Dutchman got on the end of Franck Riberys headed cross and nodded home from close range, breaking the deadlock with his 100th goal for Bayern. The club doubled the advantage in the 48th minute when Juan Bernats shot wwas saved by Roman Burki, but Thomas Muller was well-positioned to nod the rebound into the back of the net.dddddddddddd Manuel Neuer was untested in the Bayern net, keeping the clubs 13th clean sheet of the season. Bayern improves to 42 points on the season to move 12 points clear of second- place Wolfsburg, though the nine-point gap can be restored with a victory over struggling Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Stuttgart climbed out of the cellar on Tuesday as Florian Klein recorded the lone goal in the clubs 1-0 win at Hamburg. Hannover, meanwhile, received a first-half goal from Salif Sane and a second- half penalty from Joselu to earn a 2-0 home win over Augsburg. Wrapping up Tuesdays Bundesliga action, Mainz and Cologne played to a 0-0 stalemate to share the points on hand. ' ' '