Blue Jays get bad injury news on Tepera, Axford before 13-6 loss to Phillies

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 4:16 PM CDT Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019 Last Modified: 5:08 PM CDT Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019

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CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front.

According to the Blue Jays’ website, relievers Ryan Tepera and John Axford have suffered injuries that will keep them out for at least the start of the season. Tepera has been diagnosed with inflammation in his right elbow while Axford, of Simcoe, Ont., has a stress reaction on a bone in his right elbow. Both players are scheduled to be re-evaluated later.

Meanwhile, outfielder Dalton Pompey of Mississauga, Ont./, was scratched from Thursday’s lineup when he bumped his head on a bat in his locker. Pompey has a history of concussion issues.

In this April 20, 2018, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Tepera delivers against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning of a baseball game, in New York. The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Julie Jacobson, File

And reliever Bud Norris was scheduled to pitch an inning of relief in Thursday’s game, but was pulled for an unspecified issue during his warmup.

The injuries leave the Jays’ bullpen depleted heading into the season. Toronto plays its opener against visiting Detroit on March 28.

Starter Sam Gaviglio was roughed up in Thursday’s pre-season game, surrendering eight earned runs over 3 1/3 innings.

Gaviglio gave up a two-run home run to Bryce Harper, the first of two homers on the day for the new Phillies star, as well as a two-run shot to Andrew McCutchen and a three-run homer to Andrew Knapp.