Josh Johnson, who dealt with injury issues with his previous team, will miss Friday's scheduled start against the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays announced on game day morning.
Johnson, who has one loss and three no-decisions to show for four starts in a Toronto uniform since coming over in the big off-season trade with Miami, is being held out due to triceps soreness.
Recently re-acquired Aaron Laffey will get the call for Toronto. Laffey went 4-6 over 16 starts for the Blue Jays in 2012 but was not retained.
The left-hander latched on with the New York Mets on a minor league deal in the off-season, but was rocked in two starts for the National League club this month.
Acquired on waivers from the Mets this week, Laffey has a 7.20 earned-run average, giving up 16 hits and five walks in 10 innings of work. He struck out nine batters in his two appearances with the Mets.
New York (12-9) belted three homers en route to a 5-3 win over Toronto in the series opener on Thursday. Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer, and ex-Blue Jay Vernon Wells and Francisco Cervelli added solo shots for the Yankees, who have started well despite being without Derek Jeter until probably mid-July with a broken ankle.
"It's tough to not be around the team,'' said Jeter, who is expected to remain in New York for the Yankees' 10-game homestand.
Winners in 15 of 18 at home over Toronto, the Yankees have hit eight of their 31 home runs this season while taking three of four from the Blue Jays (9-14).
Cano is batting .353 (12 for 34) with three home runs and six RBIs in the last eight games. He's 17 for 34 while hitting safely in eight straight versus the Blue Jays.
Three of Wells' nine hits in his last 27 at-bats have been home runs - all while going 8 for 19 (.421) versus Toronto.
"[Wells has] got new life going over there,'' said Toronto manager John Gibbons, who was ejected in the seventh inning arguing a call Thursday. "He's a very intelligent guy and you know he's motivated.''
Ivan Nova (1-1, 6.14 ERA) starts Friday for the Yankees. Nova allowed four runs, seven hits and walked four in five innings in his last start for New York. The right-hander has failed to last more than five innings in three starts.
"He'll throw one pitch down and away and the next pitch will be up and in," catcher Chris Stewart told the Yankees' official website. "You have to be able to repeat what you need to do and if you don't, you're going to get in trouble."
Nova is 3-1 with a 4.24 ERA in seven starts versus Toronto, including 2-0 with a 3.50 ERA in three starts at Yankee Stadium.
Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie each homered Thursday for the Blue Jays, who have scored 11 of their 12 runs over the last three games off seven homers.
Encarnacion has homered in three straight games. His two-run shot Thursday is his lone hit in 25 at-bats in seven games against the Yankees.
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