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Chacin looking to get Blue Jays back on track

Apr 28, 2007 - 1:19 PM Texas (9-13) at Toronto (11-11) 1:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) - The Toronto Blue Jays had their three-game winning streak snapped Friday. Gustavo Chacin will try and get them back on track.

Chacin takes the mound against Kevin Millwood and the Texas Rangers in Saturday's second game of a three-game series.

Toronto dropped the opener, 5-3, as Josh Towers allowed three home runs in a five-run third inning. Brad Wilkerson, Mark Teixera and Sammy Sosa all connected for Texas, which snapped a three-game skid.

Sosa, who is five homers shy of 600 for his career, has been on a tear. He has homered in each of his past two games and driven in at least one run in each of his last five.

If Chacin (2-1, 5.32 ERA) is going to slow down Sosa and company, he must be better than his last start. After retiring the first nine batters Sunday against Baltimore, the lefthander allowed six runs.

Millwood (2-3, 5.46) has struggled in his five career starts against the Blue Jays. The righthander is 1-3 with a 6.11 ERA, although his lone win came at Rogers Centre.

In his last outing Monday, Millwood was blitzed for five runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings of a 5-4 loss to Seattle.

The Blue Jays will get a boost if slugging third baseman Troy Glaus, who is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list, can play. He has been sidelined since April 12 with a bone spur in his left heel and is a game-time decision.