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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The Seminoles have allowed 14 plays of 30 yards or more, which is tied with Oklahoma State for worst among Power Five teams.Coach Jimbo Fisher hopes his unit has found some confidence though after last Saturdays win at South Florida where they forced punts on nine straight possessions, including eight three-and-outs.After four weeks of facing dual-threat quarterbacks, the Seminoles face a traditional passer in Mitch Trubisky. Fisher said that the junior, who has a 74.5 percent completion rate, might be the most accurate quarterback his team will face this year.The Tar Heels (3-1, 1-0) are having problems again stopping the run and getting off the field. In last weeks win against Pittsburgh, they went from a struggle-filled first 45 minutes to forcing three-and-outs on the Panthers last two series to give the offense a chance to make its last-second comeback win.They fought all the way down to the end to set up the comeback, defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said. What weve got to find is how to do that throughout the game because were not there yet.North Carolina is allowing 240.3 yards per game which is second worse among Power Five schools. The Tar Heels face another top back today in Florida States Dalvin Cook, who is coming off a career-high 267-yard day against USSF.ddddddddddddere are some other things to watch as the Tar Heels and Seminoles meet for the first time since 2010:D?J? VU? UNC lost its opener to South Carolina last year, then won 11 straight to win the ACC Coastal Division and play then-No. 1 Clemson in the title game. The Tar Heels have at least set themselves up for a shot at a repeat, shaking off a loss to Georgia in the opener with three straight wins. The road, though, this year is tougher with Florida State and then No. 14 Miami on Oct. 15.COMPOSED TRUBISKY: Trubisky has thrown for nearly 900 yards with two of the top four single-game passing performances in program history over the last two weeks. He has yet to throw an interception this year, too, and has a program-record 202 straight passes without a pick to break a record that had stood for 19 years.RETURN GAMES: UNCs T.J. Logan ranks third in the ACC and 23rd in the nation in kick returns, averaging 27.7 yards per attempt. Florida States Bobo Wilson is first in the ACC and fifth nationally in punt returns, averaging 20.4 yards. Both also have a touchdown.RELAXED FRANCOIS: FSU quarterback Deondre Francois accounted for 244 yards of total offense last week. He had only 169 yards passing but is doing a better job of making checks at the line. Last week he checked into a run play which resulted in a Cook 75-yard touchdown.KEEP AN EYE ON: Florida State receiver Travis Rudolph. The junior leads the team in receptions (16), yards (233) and touchdowns (three) but has been held to three receptions for 54 yards the past two weeks.---AP sports writer Aaron Beard in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, contributed to this report.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy and his work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '
