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TORONTO - Some news and notes from the Blue Jays clubhouse: PILLAR SOAKS IT IN “It was everything I thought it would be,” said Pillar. “The bright lights, the noise, the stadium crowd, the speed of the game. Its definitely real when you play against guys you grew up watching.” Pillar made a highlight reel, head-long, diving catch to rob Bostons Jonny Gomes of a hit in the fifth inning. JOHNSON HAS MRI “Its kind of exactly where it was," said Johnson. “Kind of away from all of the repair and everything and never felt anything in there.” Performed by famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, Johnson had the Tommy John elbow ligament replacement procedure in 2007. The Blue Jays will send the results of Johnsons MRI to Andrews for further evaluation. ROGERS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITY While Rogers didnt pick up the victory in Wednesday nights win, he left after six innings with the lead after allowing one run on five hits. For a guy whod allowed 20 earned runs in 12 1/3 innings over his previous three starts, it was a welcome turnaround. “I dont care whos going to face me, whos going to pitch for the other side,” said Rogers. “A lot of people pitch (against me) like Verlander or Lester (Wednesday) night. A lot of good pitchers Ive faced this year. Im going to do my job. This is a big opportunity for me.” After being removed from the rotation days earlier, Rogers was making a spot start after Josh Johnson went on the disabled list with a right forearm strain. Manager John Gibbons suggested Rogers had earned the right to make another start. Esmil Rogers 28th birthday was a happy one. Josh Johnsons MRI on his injured right forearm revealed a strain. The diagnosis came as no surprise after the pitcher insisted the pain wasnt related to his elbow.Kevin Pillar went 0-4 in his major league debut on Wednesday night. 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Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With an anemic offense and a depleted defense, the reigning Super Bowl champs find themselves in a peculiar position: looking up at both Oakland and Kansas City in the AFC West.The Broncos 6-3 record would be good enough to lead five other NFL divisions.Yet, their 30-20 loss at Oakland on Sunday night dropped them behind both the Raiders (7-2) and Chiefs (6-2) in the division theyve owned since Tim Tebow was running the read-option in Denver and not the bases in the desert.Theyre battered, too.Defensive end Derek Wolfe suffered a fractured right elbow, middle linebacker Brandon Marshall wasnt quite himself after returning from a pulled hamstring and cornerback Aqib Talib stayed home after getting a cortisone injection in his lower back.Talib said he was feeling better, but the Broncos might want to keep him out of next weekends game at New Orleans, too, so they can take advantage of the bye week and get him ready to return Nov. 27 against Kansas City.We know were in a decent position right now, defensive end Jared Crick said. By no means is the sky falling on us.The Broncos have lost three of five for the first time since the first month of the 2012 season when Peyton Manning was getting a feel for his new team and his post-surgical throwing arm.Theyll learn over the coming weeks whether their latest loss was a speedbump or something much bigger. But getting outgained on the ground 218 yards to 33 shows they were dominated in the trenches, the fulcrum of any football teams fortunes.Weve just got to find a way to stay on the damn field, coach Gary Kubiak said Monday.He didnt pin the blame on any one player, but did say the solution wasnt swapping quarterback Trevor Siemian, who took some more big hits, for backup Paxton Lynch.No, I feel really good about what Trevors doing, Kubiak said. But Trevors like any other player. Trevors got to get better. So, were looking at it as a group. Ive got to do a better job for Trevor and (quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp) and (offensive coordinator Rick Dennisonn) do.ddddddddddddUp front, weve got to do a better job and we can help Trevor running the ball. But hes making a lot of plays. He got us back in the game with a tremendous play to Jordan (Norwood), so hes doing some good things, Kubiak said. But like all of us, like I said, were looking to be more consistent.The only consistency the Broncos offense has displayed is a season-long trend of playing poorly in the first and third quarters.Heres how their scoring has broken down:First quarter: 16 points.Second quarter; 77 points:Third quarter: 20 points.Fourth quarter: 101 points.The first and third quarters are essentially scripted. Like all teams, the Broncos use their best plays, the ones theyve refined all week at practice, to start the game. Then, at halftime they make their adjustments and dig into the playbook to come out with a counter-punch.Exacerbating matters is that the Broncos have given up points on their first defensive series seven times in nine games, so theyre playing catch-up from the get-go.Yeah, its a concern, Kubiak said. Its a big concern.Kubiak insisted its not a matter of having the wrong players for the right scheme or vice versa.I think weve got the guys. We just need to stay focused on what were doing. I believe in our people. I believe in what were doing, Kubiak said. Its been good enough six times and not good enough three times. So, I stay focused on that. Theres a lot of football left to play. We just need to keep battling.Getting trounced in the trenches was a blow to the Broncos pride.I mean, you cant really wash it away because its on paper now. But at the end of the day, were not down on ourselves, defensive tackle Sylvester Williams said. Weve got to go out there and have a big week this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '