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LOS ANGELES -- For the second time in five days, one of the Los Angeles Dodgers veteran starting pitchers will return to the rotation after spending more than a year recuperating from surgery.Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his first start in nearly two years Thursday night when the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres begin a four-game series at Dodger Stadium.He thought he could help us win a ballgame on Thursday, Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said. He was open to whatever we felt. But we wanted to have the conversation with him about his comfort level and how he felt physically and mentally. He was really certain and excited about making a start with us.Ryu had not pitched since Oct. 6, 2014, when he held the St. Louis Cardinals to one run in six innings during the third game of the National League Division Series. During spring training the following year, Ryu felt shoulder pain after two starts. Doctors diagnosed him with a torn labrum, and he had surgery in May 2015.The 29-year-old Korean made a total of eight rehab starts this year for Class A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City despite having his program interrupted twice: once in April because of a strained groin and again in May when his shoulder continued to bother him.In his final rehab outing, Friday for Rancho Cucamonga, Ryu allowed two runs on five hits in six innings and struck out three while issuing no walks. He threw 84 pitches and averaged 86 mph on his fastball, which reached 90 mph.What I have accomplished as far as my rehab goals, gaining all my pitches in quite a few outings, I think Im pretty much ready to go, Ryu said through an interpreter.Ryu rejoins a Dodgers rotation that just got back right-hander Brandon McCarthy, who underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2015. McCarthy conceded just two hits and one walk while amassing eight strikeouts in five shutout innings to earn a 4-1 victory Sunday over the Colorado Rockies.Ryus arrival, combined with McCarthys, comes at a pivotal juncture. The Dodgers are trying to erode the San Francisco Giants lead in the National League West with three starting pitchers still on the disabled list, including ace Clayton Kershaw.Before missing all of last year, Ryu compiled a 28-15 record and a 3.17 ERA in two seasons with the Dodgers.Opposing Ryu will be left-hander Drew Pomeranz, the Padres ace who already established personal records with seven victories and 109 strikeouts and is on pace for career highs in starts and innings pitched.Pomeranz (7-7) leads San Diego not only in those categories but also owns the lowest ERA (2.65) and the lowest opponents batting average (.191) among the Padres starters.Everything lines up with top-of-the-rotation guys, San Diego manager Andy Green told MLB.com in describing Pomeranzs statistics. Hes pitched like an ace.Against the Dodgers, Pomeranz seeks his third consecutive winning decision. He has thrown three successive quality starts. In his past two appearances covering 14 innings, Pomeranz collected 13 strikeouts while permitting only one run, one walk and eight hits.I feel like I have four solid pitches that Ive used these last two times out, Pomeranz told MLB.com. Ive been pretty efficient, pretty effective with everything. Fastball, cutter, curveball, everythings coming together now.The Padres arrive at Dodger Stadium after winning two of three in Arizona against the Diamondbacks, including a 13-6 victory Wednesday. The Dodgers just dropped two of three at home to the Baltimore Orioles, including a 6-4, 14-inning setback in the series finale. White Sox Jerseys China . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. 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TORONTO -- Francisco Liriano wont have fond memories of his first home start with the Blue Jays.Joe Musgrove pitched seven innings for his first major league win, Teoscar Hernandez homered for his first big league hit and the Houston Astros beat Toronto and Liriano 5-3 on Friday night.Making his second start for Toronto since being acquired in an Aug. 1 trade with Pittsburgh, Liriano allowed five runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.I was behind in the count a lot so that didnt help, Liriano said through a translator.Liriano walked two batters and both came around to score. He has failed to reach the seventh inning 13 times in his past 15 outings.Ive been trying to look for answers, Liriano said. I try to go out there and do my job, but things have been happening a lot for me this year.Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Liriano pitched better than his line.I didnt think he was that bad, Gibbons said. Hes got a live ball. They did square a couple of balls up and they were costly.Edwin Encarnacion hit his 300th home run and Michael Saunders hit his career-high 20th, but the Blue Jays lost for the first time in four meetings with the Astros.Good for Eddie, Gibbons said. He puts himself in a different category with 300.Astros DH Evan Gattis had four hits, including two doubles. Hernandez had two hits and reached base three times while George Springer singled and walked three times.Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve had two RBI each as Houston extended its winning streak to four.Making his second career start, and facing the team that drafted him in 2011, Musgrove (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits.Its awesome, Musgrove said. Its definitely good to get that first one out of the way, get the nerves and stuff out of the way.The Blue Jays traded Musgrove to the Astros in July 2012, as part of a nine-player deal that sent left-hander J.A. Happ to Toronto.Hernandez found out Thursday that he was being selected from Triple-A, and was too excited to sleep before catching a 4:00 a.m. flight from Fresno. He finally arrived at Rogers Centre about an hour before the game, and didnt even have time to take any swings before his first at-bat, a walk.dddddddddddd He homered in the sixth and singled in the eighth.Incredible day, a day that Im never going to forget, Hernandez said.POWER TRIOToronto is the fifth team in the majors with at least three hitters with 20 homers (Encarnacion, Josh Donaldson, Saunders). The others are Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, and Seattle. The Orioles have four 20-homer hitters.GURRIELS DEBUT DRAWS NEARCuban infielder Yulieski Gurriel, who signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal with Houston on July 16, is expected to make his major league debut against St. Louis on Tuesday. Gurriel defected in February after competing in the Caribbean World Series in the Dominican Republic. He entered play Friday batting .321 with one home run and nine RBI in eight games at three minor league levels.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: OF Colby Rasmus had surgery Wednesday to remove a cyst from his right ear. He is expected back by mid-September. ... OF Jake Marisnick (right groin) was not in the lineup for a second straight game. He is day-to-day. ... OF Preston Tucker (right shoulder) was placed on the 15-day DL. ... Houston activated RHP Luke Gregerson (left oblique) off the 15-day DL and put RHP Ken Giles on the paternity list.Blue Jays: OF Ezequiel Carrera (left Achilles) went 0 for 4 and struck out three times in a rehab game at Triple-A Buffalo. Carrera is expected to come off the DL on Tuesday.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Collin McHugh (7-9, 4.69) has lost his past three decisions. McHugh matched a season-worst by giving up 10 hits in an Aug. 8 start at Minnesota.Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (11-2, 2.85) lost at Kansas City in his previous start, his first defeat since April 22 against Oakland. Gibbons confirmed Friday Sanchez will be skipped in the rotation over the next few weeks in an effort to limit his innings. ' ' '