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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Colby Rasmus drove in two runs, Dioner Navarro hit an RBI double and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Friday. Pedro Alvarez doubled twice and scored both runs for Pittsburgh. Rasmus hit an RBI single in the first inning off Gerrit Cole. Navarros double scored Rasmus. Cole struck out two and gave up three hits in two innings. After spending last season with the Chicago Cubs, Navarro signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Blue Jays in the off-season. Navarro, who batted .300 with 13 home runs for the Cubs, said he has been taking extra swings to improve at the plate. His main focus, however, is getting to know the pitching staff. "Every time I get the opportunity, I jump in the cage. But right now its all about the pitchers," Navarro said. "Especially with me coming to a new team (and) seeing a lot of new faces. Its all about them. I will get my swings in. I will do my work." Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle allowed one earned run in two innings. He gave up two hits, one walk and struck out one. Blue Jays outfield prospect Ricardo Nanita hit an RBI triple in the eighth. Matt Hague hit an RBI single and Gaby Sanchez doubled for the Pirates. Toronto star Jose Bautista, who homered and doubled twice in the first two exhibition games, was given the day off. STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Buehrle threw 43 pitches. He said his command was good overall, but he felt like he had trouble keeping his sinker in the strike zone. "I wasnt happy with how sharp it was today," he said. "I wasnt throwing too many sinkers for strikes. But its the first outing. Things are going to turn and get better as we go along." Manager John Gibbons disagreed and said the left-hander looked better than he did during camp last season. "I thought Buehrle for his first start was really good," Gibbons said. "I told him I thought he was a little sharper in this camp than he was (at the same point) last year. It showed today, thats a good sign." Pirates: Cole had a rocky first inning, giving up three hits and two runs. But the right-hander settled down in the second, striking out Dan Johnson and Ryan Goins and getting Maicer Izturis on a grounder. "I dont overcook their first outing," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of his pitchers. "They need to get out there. They need to reacquaint themselves with adrenaline, mound, rhythm and all that." "I thought Coles second inning was much more effective, just in terms of downhill plane, getting the ball downhill, mixing in the breaking ball." HAPPY TO BE BACK For the first time since sustaining a season-ending forearm injury last May, right-hander Brandon Morrow appeared in a game with the Blue Jays. Morrow allowed two hits and one run in two innings. He said he felt comfortable on the mound and was happy to finally see game action. "I felt great. I felt on time with my delivery," he said. "I was most happy with the life I had on my fastball and did what I wanted to." Navarro said he felt Morrow had strong command of his pitches, despite giving up a run. "He kept the ball down good, threw a couple good sliders and a couple good splitters," Navarro said. "I know people want to see zeroes on the board, but these guys are locating their fastball and then working off the fastball. As spring training goes on, velocity is going to go up." TRAINERS ROOM Sergio Santos was scheduled to appear in relief for the Blue Jays on Friday, but the right-hander was told to stay home after getting a stomach virus on Thursday night. Santos, who was 1-1 with a 1.75 ERA in 29 appearances last season, is expected to return to the Blue Jays on Saturday. His first outing has been rescheduled for March 4 against Philadelphia in Clearwater. Chad Jenkins took Santos place and allowed no hits in one inning of relief. 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Cincinnati has lost back-to-back games in overtime, wasting a chance to take a commanding lead in their division.TORONTO - Canada looks to kick-start its rise from the depths of the FIFA rankings when it takes on Panama on Tuesday in the unfriendly confines of Panama City.Canada currently languishes at a career-low No. 122, sandwiched between Niger and Liberia. FIFA also has the Canadian men ranked 16th in CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean.Panama stands 56th in the world and fourth in CONCACAF.Canadian coach Benito Floro is pragmatic about the low-rent soccer neighbourhood his team is currently occupying in the rankings.While acknowledging that Central American countries play more games than Canada so can collect more points in the rankings, Floro is not making excuses.I think its fair, the Spaniard said via an interpreter Monday in a media conference call from Panama City. Were trying to improve and to get more games to try to improve in the rankings.Canadas best ranking was No. 40, achieved in December 1996. Its average ranking is 76 since the ratings began in August 1993.Under Floro, Canada is 1-5-3, having defeated Jamaica, lost to Colombia, Mauritania, Australia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia and tied Mauritania, Bulgaria and Moldova.The Jamaica victory in September ended a 16-game winless slide that started prior to Floro and included a 10-game 959-minute scoring drought.On the plus side, Canada is 1-1-2 in 2014, performing admirably most recently in a 1-0 loss to third-ranked Colombia.Floro, whose coaching resume includes a stint at Real Madrid from 1992 to 1994 as well as teams in Spain, Ecuador, Japan, Mexico and Morocco, says results are not very very important for us. His emphasis continues to be teaching and getting the tactics and style of play right.Hes very detailed and I think the players are really starting to see the results of buying into his ideas, said veeteran forward Dwayne De Rosario.ddddddddddddPanama will be a stiff test at home, which is just what Floro wants. He knows his team will have to get used to the heat and hostility in Central America when it comes to matches that count.Canada lost 2-0 at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in World Cup qualifying in September 2012 just four days after beating the Panamanians 1-0 at Torontos BMO Field on a 77th-minute De Rosario goal.The local fans subjected the Canadians to a loud, all-night party outside their hotel last time in Panama City. That shouldnt happen this time since both teams are sharing the same hotel. Floros current squad in Panama features a select group of veterans with a lot of youth.Six of the starters from that 2012 Panama loss are in Floros tour party: goalie Lars Hirschfeld, defender David Edgar, midfielders Patrice Bernier, Julian de Guzman and Atiba Hutchinson and De Rosario. Four of the substitutes that day are also in the current Canadian squad.Canada and Panama tied 0-0 at Denver in the 2013 Gold Cup, the last game before Floro took chargeAsked about young forward Lucas Cavallini, who is not in camp, Floro said he was an interesting player who had declined numerous invitations to join the national team.Right now he will have to wait for the other strikers that have been showing up to see what the development is and whats going to happen with them, he said.Floro was also asked about Ethan Finlay and Tesho Akindele, two MLS players who can also play for the United States.Floro said he has been following Finlay but the Columbus Crew winger would have to come to a national team camp to be evaluated properly. Akindele turned down an invitation for this camp with Floro saying the FC Dallas forward has a very tough decision to make right now.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter ' ' '