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The Blue Jays have a 24-day run up until the All-Star break that should tell us everything we need to know about whether they can make the post-season, even as the second Wild Card. Garrett Celek Super Bowl Jersey . Over that span, they have just one off day, and 20 of the 23 games on the slate are against teams that are currently ahead of them in the standings. John Gibbons and company are riding an eight-game win streak and open a crucial three-game set with Baltimore at the Rogers Centre. The Orioles are holding down the first Wild Card spot in the American League, six games ahead of the Blue Jays, but they are also just one game back of division-leading Boston. The Jays are 3-4 so far this season against the Os and 12-20 against the AL East. After that series, the Jays hit the road for three in Tampa Bay and four at Fenway Park in Boston. After that grind, they are back home for four games against Central-leading Detroit and three against the only team behind them at this point, Minnesota. Then its back on the road for three against Cleveland and finally three at Baltimore before the break. The Jays have to maintain a winning record over than span, something like 15-8 or 16-7 to pass a couple of teams and stay right in the thick of the Wild Card race at the very least. The two teams - outside of their own division - that the Blue Jays really have to be concerned about are Texas and Oakland. Last years Cinderella kids, the As lead the West by a game on the Rangers. One of these teams will definitely be in the playoffs, quite possibly both. Thats where the Houston Astros come in. Though playing better lately, having won six of their last eight, the Astros still have the worst record in the American League at 28-46. Thanks to the unbalanced schedule, Oakland and Texas have plenty of games left against Houston over the second half to pad their record. Oakland is already 9-0 against the Astros, and still play them 10 more times. Texas, meanwhile, has 13 left with Houston of its remaining 89 games. The Rangers are already 5-1 against the Astros. To be fair, the Blue Jays also have seven dates with Houston. But the Jays still have the decidedly most difficult schedule. Theyve also finished their season series with Texas, going 6-1, their best record against any team so far this season. If Oakland and Texas qualify for the Playoffs, then the Jays will have to finish above three teams in their own division, which right now would be Tampa Bay, the Yankees and Baltimore or Boston to make it to the post-season for the first time in 20 years. It sounds cliche, but the only thing the Blue Jays can really worry about now is their own performance. They have just got to ignore the Houston factor and start to beat up on the teams in their own division. Coming Soon The Blue Jays have one more Interleague series at Rogers Centre this season. Normally it wouldnt be that big a deal with the lowly Dodgers coming to town. But it will be the first time that Blue Jays fans will get an up-close look at rookie sensation Yasiel Puig. The way Interleague match-ups rotate yearly, he may not be back for a few years. Puig, the Cuban defector, has put together some incredible numbers in just 16 games. Hes hitting .452 with a .477 on-base percentage, and this with just one walk. He has six home runs and 12 runs batted in, and had made a couple of incredible throws from the outfield. The only Dodgers player who has more home runs than Puig has in just 16 games is Adrian Gonzalez who only has eight in a full season. Lets hope Puig is healthy and still with the big club by the time the Dodgers hit town from July 22-24. Its part of Torontos 10-game homestand right after the All-Star break where they also host the Rays and Astros. Doing It All Cardinals star catcher Yadier Molina has a chance to join some very select company this season. Granted there is just over half a season to go, but Molina is batting .366 and is leading the National League and the entire Majors in batting average. Buster Posey of the Giants broke a long draught for catchers by winning the NL batting title last year. Prior to that it was the Reds Ernie Lombardi, 71 years ago in 1942. He also did it in 1938. Before him the only other National League catcher to win a batting title was Eugene "Bubbles" Hargrave of the Reds in 1926. Only one American League catcher has ever accomplished the feat - Minnesotas Joe Mauer won three crowns in 2006, 2008, and 2009. To win a batting title while playing the most demanding defensive position in simply phenomenal. Marquise Goodwin Super Bowl Jersey . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. Solomon Thomas Super Bowl Jersey . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. http://www.49ersofficialfanshop.com/mike-person-jersey-sales.html . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. HOUSTON -- Even with the attention sure to focus squarely on current Houston (and former Denver) quarterback Brock Osweiler, the most pressing concern for the Broncos in advance of their showdown with the Texans on Monday night is regaining the momentum that carried them through an undefeated start by Week 4.The league went from moderately surprised to wholly accepting of the Broncos quick dash from the starting gate, simultaneously stunned by how well Trevor Siemian performed in his first few weeks as a starting quarterback in the NFL while reverential toward a defense that continued to pound opponents into submission in a manner matching that from last seasons run to the Super Bowl championship.But consecutive losses to the Falcons at home and the Chargers on the road in a five-day span wiped a bit of the shine off the Broncos (4-2). Almost as hastily as observers acknowledged the Broncos power following their 27-7 win over the Buccaneers on Oct. 2, the tables have turned to point out their chinks in the armor.The last two games for us looked a lot alike unfortunately, said Broncos coach Gary Kubiak, who is back following a one-game illness hiatus. Very slow starting football games. We corrected ourselves. Defensively played well in the second half. Offensively weve been really struggling up front. Weve got to play better.As is to be expected of a team with a championship pedigree, the Broncos have focused their attention of self-improvement, discussing accountability and communication as the pillars for reconstructing a winning ship. From a technical standpoint the Broncos could stand to do a better job of running the ball, something they did with expertise while beating the Panthers and Colts to open the season.The Broncos amassed 282 yards and three touchdowns on the ground in recording those opening two victories. In the four contests since theyve misplaced that efficiency, going from 4.7 yards per carry in Weeks 1 and 2 to just 3.3 yards per carry in the four subsequent games, totaling 309 yards and one score on 95 rushes.C.J. Anderson, the Broncos leading rusher with 330 yards and three touchdowns on 94 carries, and the offensive line will have an opportunity to rediscover their stride against the Texans, who featuree the 29th-ranked rushing defense in the NFL. Dre Greenlaw Super Bowl Jersey. .The last four weeks, you definitely dont want to put what we put on tape -- especially the last two weeks, Anderson said. Its a collective thing.Us as playmakers, we have to find a way to make more plays. Myself, ... I have to find a way to step out of more tackles just to make those big plays.Of course Osweiler will serve as the main attraction at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Osweiler attempted 30 passes over three seasons off the Broncos bench before finally earning playing time last season, parlaying a 5-2 record as a starter into $37 million guaranteed from the Texans as a free agent this past offseason.Statistically, Osweiler has been inferior to Siemian, who ultimately won the job that was giftwrapped for Osweiler once Peyton Manning retired. And, like the Broncos, the Texans are leaning on the running game to stabilize a shaky offense.Running back Lamar Miller who, like Osweiler, signed with the Texans as a free agent, rushed for a season-high 149 yards and a touchdown against the Colts last Sunday night. He is third in the AFC in rushing with 520 yards and cemented his standing as the focal point for the Texans with his breakthrough performance in their 26-23 overtime win.We had eight plays over 10 yards -- a couple of them that got called back, too, Texans offensive coordinator George Godsey said. When youre in space and you get past that first level, making that next defender miss. He did that quite a few times. Some of those big plays over 15 yards were not only just the receivers downfield but also him creating some extra lanes there to get a few more extra yards.But no matter the contributions of Anderson or Miller or the respective run defenses, all eyes will focus on Osweiler. No amount of deflection will change that.Bottom line Im going to treat this game no different than any other game, Osweiler said. Im going to prepare the same way, Im going to prepare extremely hard. Im going to go out and have a great week of practice and Im going to understand the challenge ahead of us, but Ill look forward to that challenge. ' ' '