Blue Jays place Ryan, Romero on DL; recall pair of pitchers

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04/24/2009 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays have added pitchers Brian Burres and Bryan Bullington to the major league roster after B.J. Ryan and Ricky Romero were recently placed on the disabled list.

Ryan, the team's closer, is on the disabled list with tightness in his right trapezius, which is a muscle in the upper back. He is out indefinitely after struggling to a 11.12 earned run average over 5 2/3 innings this season.

Romero was placed on the disabled list Thursday, retroactive to Monday, with a strained oblique. The Blue Jays' website says Romero may return by the middle of May. The rookie pitcher has been throwing well to start 2009, compiling a 2-0 record with a 1.71 ERA in three starts.

Burres hasn't appeared in a major league game for Toronto this season after spending the last three seasons in Baltimore. In 79 career games -- 39 starts -- he is 13-18 with a 5.88 ERA.

Bullington, the first overall selection in the 2002 draft, has yet to win a game in his brief major league career. In parts of three major league seasons with Pittsburgh and Cleveland, the 28-year-old is 0-5 with a 5.45 ERA in nine games -- five starts.

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Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.

Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.

"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."

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