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Stroman has gone off on reporters before, and has blocked a number of them on social media.

Interestingly, just prior to his tantrum, Stroman defended his teammates when asked about their sloppy play behind him.

“My team picks me up a ton,” he said. “They pick me up all year. I should be able to pitch better in times like that when my team doesn’t have my back. Because they’ve had my back a ton of times. So, love my guys on my team and like I said, I would go to war with them any day.”

DROPPING LIKE FLIES

Jays first basemanJustin Smoak looked at the lineup sheet prior to the game Sunday and said to no one in particular: “There won’t be any pinch-running today!”

Luke Maile and Curtis Granderson were the only two position players available off the bench, with 11 guys in the bullpen. Rookie infielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was placed on the seven-day DL with a concussion, and OFKevin Pillar was placed on 10 day DL with a SC joint sprain on Sunday. The Jays activated RHP Ryan Tepera and LHP Jaime Garcia from the 10-day DL.

Gurriel was accidentally kicked on the back of his head while sliding head-first into first base Saturday in Toronto’s 6-2 loss to the Red Sox. He was down for a minute or two and was examined on the field, and stayed in the game. Toronto head trainer Nikki Huffman said Gurriel began to feel nauseous and had a headache after the game. A Jays spokesperson said concussion symptoms can regularly present themselves up to 24 hours after an injury that may otherwise seem benign. Gurriel will be monitored by the Jays medical staff during the all-star break.