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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Toronto Blue Jays still arent scoring much on the road, and an overall three-week funk has dropped the former division leaders 1 1-2 games out of first place in the AL East. Even normally reliable Mark Buehrle is struggling, not having won a start since June 1. That isnt even the worst news for manager John Gibbons ballclub. Edwin Encarnacion had to leave the game after hearing "a pop" in his right leg while legging out an infield grounder in the first inning of the Blue Jays 5-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. The Toronto slugger, who went into the night tied for second in the majors with 26 home runs, will undergo an MRI in the next day or two. "I wouldnt guess itd be a quick thing," Gibbons said. "He said he felt something pop in his quad. Thats all I know right now. Id be very surprised if he went on the DL but I dont know that for sure yet." As tough as losing their top offensive threat was, the Blue Jays seemed even more irked about a play in the eighth inning that they felt should have been overturned by replay. With Oakland leading 3-1, Melky Cabrera was thrown out trying to score from first base on a double to left by Jose Bautista. Oakland left fielder Craig Gentry retrieved the ball and shortstop Jed Lowrie made a strong relay throw home to catcher Derek Norris, who appeared to tag a sliding Cabrera on the back. Home plate umpire Bill Miller called Cabrera out, and after a brief review, the call was upheld. "He missed him by a good foot or two," Bautista said. "I dont really know which replay they were looking @ but clearly they must have had a different video feed than the one we had. This whole replay thing has become a joke in my eyes. I think they should just ban it. They should just get rid of it." Bautista vented his anger over the call for nearly five minutes, almost entirely unprompted. "I dont know what kind of agenda the people that are doing the replays are on, what their plan is ... but obviously getting the right call on the field is not what theyre doing. I dont see the point in having this replay system that doesnt work," he said. Gibbons tempered his frustration over the call. "The bottom line is we played a crappy game tonight," he said. "Theres no way around that." Encarnacion drove in Torontos only run in the first inning before getting hurt. He beat out a possible double play ball, allowing Jose Reyes to score. Encarnacion stepped on the first base bag, limped for a few steps and then tumbled to the ground. Buehrle (10-6) gave up three runs and 10 hits over six innings. Buehrle walked one and struck out three. He had a four-game winning streak against the As end. Josh Donaldson hit a home run and Scott Kazmir (10-3) won for the fifth time in his last six decisions. He walked two and struck out eight, improving to 6-1 in eight home starts. Kazmir retired 20 of 23 hitters after giving up singles to Reyes and Cabrera to start the game. NOTES: The Blue Jays claimed OF Cole Gillespie off waivers from Seattle. Hes expected to start Sunday. ... Bautista is expected to play in right field on Sunday after getting a couple days as DH to help him rest a sore hamstring. ... Blue Jays IF Steve Tolleson was held out of the starting lineup with a twisted ankle. ... RHP Drew Hutchinson (6-6, 3.81) will start Sundays series finale for the Blue Jays. Hutchinson struck out a season-high 10 in his last start, a 4-1 victory over Milwaukee. ... Newly acquired Jeff Samardzija will make his Oakland debut in the series finale. Erik Durm Jersey .com) - The Carolina Hurricanes hope to remain perfect at home in January on Friday night as they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to PNC Arena. Shinji Kagawa Jersey . 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Clayton Richard (4-9) allowed five hits and a pair of runs over seven innings, while fanning five.The atmosphere has improved around the Toronto Maple Leafs and finding some more success on the power play would only bolster the upbeat mood. The Maple Leafs are looking for their re-tooled power play to help get a five-game homestand off to a strong start against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. You can listen to all the action on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto starting at 5pm et. Jontathan Bernier will make his fifth straight start for Toronto. Justin Peters will start for the Capitals. Toronto (11-8-3) has earned five points over its past three games, a vast improvement after drawing the ire of fans while being outscored 17-5 during a three-game slide. That losing streak included a 6-2 defeat at Buffalo on Nov. 15 before a 9-2 home loss against Nashville three days later - a dreadful performance that led one fan at Air Canada Centre to toss his Maple Leafs jersey on the ice. Coach Randy Carlyle believes things have picked up since then with Toronto scoring 12 goals in three games. Its a dramatic change, but you cant hide from the fact that what happened in our own building with the loss to Buffalo was pretty demoralizing to our group, he said. It put a lot of pressure on everybody involved. We responded with more of a workman-like attitude, but in this market you better be prepared to roll with the punches. The Leafs delivered a gutsy effort Wednesday, rallying twice before eventually falling 4-3 in overtime at Pittsburgh. However, the power play continues to be a concern after it failed on three chances to drop to 1 for 23 over the last six games. Carlyle is planning to make changes, but didnt go into specifics. When you make adjustments to power-play units, to top offensive units, you try to do it in the mindset that youre going to stimulate something a little different, he said.dddddddddddd Thats all were trying to do. We think there are options available to us. Leo Komarov could be one of those options after finding the net twice against the Penguins, giving the center three goals and an assist in the past two games. His four goals on the season match his total as a rookie from 2013-14. Toronto has dropped three of four meetings with Washington (10-8-4), but won 2-1 in a shootout on Nov. 23, 2013, in its only home matchup over that span. The Capitals, playing four of their next five on the road, are coming off a 3-1-1 stretch. They blew a two-goal first-period lead before doing the rest of the scoring in a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Friday, two days after falling 3-2 in overtime in the opener of the home-and-home set. You go into this obviously looking for four points when you play someone, and we got three, coach Barry Trotz said. We gained a little ground, but importantly, we didnt lose any ground. Star right wing Alex Ovechkin has been helping with four goals in as many games, matching his total from the previous 15. He totaled three in the two meetings with the Islanders, including two on the road. Ovechkin has 27 goals and 22 assists in 33 career games against the Maple Leafs, including 16 and six, respectively, in 16 visits to Toronto. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with 22 points - one more than Ovechkin - after picking up six in the past four games. The center, however, has one point in his last four at Toronto. 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