TORONTO – Brett Lawries impending return from hamstring tightness creates a problem – a good problem – for manager John Gibbons. Steve Nash Jersey . That is, how does he keep the red hot bat of Juan Francisco in the lineup when first base is taken by Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind is back as the designated hitter? "Maybe Francisco can play second," joked Gibbons. In all seriousness, Francisco has been a revelation for the ballclub since signing a minor league deal on April 2 and arriving in Cleveland to meet his new Blue Jays teammates on April 20. Coming off an 18-home run season split between Atlanta and Milwaukee last year, Franciscos already hit five in 61 at-bats for Toronto. He doesnt get cheated, either, having deposited one in the fourth deck of Rogers Centre, just above Paul Beestons name on the Blue Jays Level of Excellence. Franciscos slash line of .311/.403/.623 (1.026 OPS) is well above his career .248/.308/.447 (.755 OPS) but even if his history suggests his numbers will regress the longer he plays, until it happens, Francisco needs to stay in the lineup. "Right now were looking at everything," said manager John Gibbons. "While hes hot weve got to find a way to keep him in there somehow." The obvious play is to move Brett Lawrie to second base. It doesnt have to be permanent. Lawrie, should the decision be made, hopes its only temporary. "Im going to do it because its for the team but Im not necessarily amazed about it," said Lawrie. "Im a third baseman. Its where I play. Its what Ive been doing. Its what I did to work to get here. Obviously Francisco is swinging a hot bat but were going to have to find another way to get him in the lineup, who knows, but if I do get put at second base thats how it goes. Ill just do it for my team." Look at this hypothetical starting lineup with Francisco at third base and Lawrie at second base: Reyes – SSCabrera – LFBautista – RFEncarnacion – 1BFrancisco – 3BNavarro – CLind – DHLawrie – 3BRasmus – CF One through nine, wheres the easy out? The Blue Jays would be giving something up defensively with the realignment but Francisco has proven to be more adept at third base in Lawries absence than expected. "Ive been very impressed," said Gibbons. "I think that was his rap. His defence was the reason he never really established himself but we havent seen it. Of course hes not Lawrie down there but how many guys are?" Dont count on Saturday being Lawries return date. He took ground balls on Friday afternoon and participated in batting practice for a second consecutive day. Its part of the process of ramping up the effort level, testing his sore right hamstring. "Ive still got to do some other stuff baseball-wise," said Lawrie. "Ive still got to get up to relatively full speed to see how were doing. Ran on the treadmill today at a little bit higher pace so feeling a little bit better." Lawries willing to be a team guy. He also wants the appropriate recognition for his gold glove caliber play at the hot corner. "Im a third baseman," said Lawrie. "I worked my butt off to get where Im at. Im not saying its not going to help the team. Im here to do what it is to help the team but I worked my butt off to be that good at third base and continue to do what Im doing. I work everyday over there. Still continuing to get my work in and second base, it is what it is, man, its not what Im here to do. I worked my butt off to do what I do out there." Dirk Nowitzki Jersey . -- So much for concern that running back Marshawn Lynch would be absent from the Seattle Seahawks minicamp. DeAndre Jordan Jersey . 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David Miller and Michael Bunting each scored twice for Sault Ste. Marie (23-8-4), with Sergey Tolchinsky providing a single. Justin Nichols finished with 30 saves for the Storm after replacing Matthew Mancina, who allowed three goals on 15 shots. Matt Murray turned aside 35 shots for the Greyhounds. --- BATTALION 3 STEELHEADS 2 (SO) NORTH BAY, Ont. -- Battalion forward Alex Henriksson scored the only goal in the shootout against Mississauga. Dylan Blujus and Nick Paul scored in regulation for North Bay (18-15-2). Josh Burnside and Jacob Jammes replied for the Steelheads (14-18-4). Jake Smith needed to make just 13 saves for North Bay, while Mississaugas Spenceer Martin had a wasted effort with 40 saves. Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey. --- FRONTENACS 4 PETES 1 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- Samuel Schutt scored twice as Kingston breezed past the Petes. Schutt opened the scoring just 38 seconds into the game, while Roland McKeown and Ryan Kujawinski also scored for the Frontenacs (18-11-4). 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