TORONTO - It sure is nice, when plans go awry, for the alternative to work out. The Blue Jays, minus injured starters Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ, have twice in five days put their fate in the hands of a 39-year-old pitcher who hasnt held a regular job in the major leagues since 2007. Ortiz has given the team 12 innings in two starts, allowing only two runs. On Wednesday he was brilliant, tossing one run ball over seven innings as Toronto cruised to an 11-3 victory and a sweep of a mini two-game set with the defending world champion San Francisco Giants. "I thank God for the opportunity," said Ortiz, who at one point during spring training had about a half-dozen Spanish-speaking teammates captivated as he preached a sermon at his locker. "He gave it to me to pitch in the major leagues again and Im so happy to be here and pitch in the game. Its a great game tonight. Team play well, hit well, everything good together, so Im very happy." "He probably never envisioned he was going to be in this situation where he would make some starts in the big leagues again," said manager John Gibbons. "He came up earlier in the year; he was kind of a long guy. Hes at that stage of his career where he probably wasnt going to get that opportunity. Now hes getting it and hes taking advantage of it." Ortiz picked up his first win since September 11, 2001, when he pitched for the Cubs. That victory was in relief. Until Wednesday night, Ortiz hadnt won a game he started since April 17, 2007. "Hes done unbelievable," said catcher J.P. Arencibia. "He goes out there, gives up a run and then shuts them down for the rest of the game. Especially after we put some runs on the board, to be able to go back out and shut them down thats huge. He did a great job of just keeping them off balance. We needed that." The Blue Jays have won four in a row for the first time this season and the bats seem to be trying to make up for six weeks of inconsistency all at once. Since being one-hit by Red Sox ace Jon Lester last Friday, Toronto has scored 36 runs on 49 hits. Under the tutelage of hitting coach Chad Mottola, whos been preaching a "take what the pitcher gives you" approach, the clubs collective plate discipline has improved. "Thats what good hitters do," said manager John Gibbons. "I think early on we were strictly thinking pull, pull, pull, looking for the long ball. I think weve changed that a little bit. Now were using the whole field, taking whatever theyre throwing us. "What I think it does too, it keeps you on the offspeed pitch out over the plate," Gibbons continued. "It also allows you to foul off some tough pitches and stay alive. Were still an aggressive club. Were swinging at our pitches a little bit more now too but you still have to look out over the plate because thats where most of the games pitched." CABRERA HAS MRI Melky Cabrera, bothered by pain in both legs since late March, has been diagnosed with irritation of the right quadriceps and left hamstring. Cabrera hasnt missed a game so far this season and will continue to play as long has it is tolerable to do so. Manager John Gibbons will use Cabrera in left field when the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher. Cabrera will be the designated hitter when the Blue Jays face a left-hander. Heres the reasoning: Gibbons wants both Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind in the lineup when a right-hander is on the mound. One of them plays first base, the other is the DH. Lind wont be in the starting lineup against left-handers, meaning Cabrera can move into the DH spot. Gibbons says hes comfortable putting Emilio Bonifacio in leftfield. 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This is what you want, said shortstop Francisco Lindor, who leads the Indians with a .364 Series average.Cleveland ace Corey Kluber pitches against Kyle Hendricks, the major league ERA leader. Kluber has a chance to become the first pitcher to win three World Series starts since Detroits Mickey Lolich in 1968.Throwback stuff.The game has changed, the 76-year-old Lolich said Tuesday. Its a totally different game than what we played back in our days. It just doesnt happen.Addison Russell hit a grand slam and tied a Series record with six RBI in Chicagos 9-3 win Tuesday night that forced this captivating matchup to the limit.Chicago is trying to become the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals and the first to do it by winning Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.Now its one night, winner take all.Its a kids dream, Russell said.Even after losing two straight, the Indians remain confident.Kluber is 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA in four postseason starts, starting with 16 consecutive scoreless innings against Boston in the Division Series and Toronto in the AL Championship Series.Thats our guy. Thats our stud, Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis said.A 30-year-old right-hander, Kluber started on three days rest for the first time in his big league career in Game 4 against the Blue Jays. He left after five innings with the Indians trailing 2-1 in a 5-1 defeat, then threw 88 pitches over six innings as Clevleand beat the Cubs 6-0 last Tuesday in the Series opener.He came back on three days rest in Game 4, needing 81 pitches for six innings of one-run, five-hit ball in a 7-2 win that gave Cleveland a 3-1 lead.Obviously, hhes a special guy, Hendricks said.dddddddddddd You can just see it, the way he takes to the mound. Hes always locked in.Nine pitchers have won three starts in a single Series, none since Lolich went 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 21 strikeouts while tossing three complete games against the St. Louis Cardinals.Good players, good pitchers, can do special things. Hes in that category, Indians manager Terry Francona said. It was kind of an easy decision after talking to him.The 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner, Kluber was 18-9 with a 3.14 ERA this season as Cleveland won the AL Central for the first time since 2007. His win in the All-Star Game at San Diego in July gave the American League home-field advantage in the Series.I never connected those dots at that point in time, he said.Already, he is the first pitcher to win Games 1 and 4 in the Series since Cincinnatis Jose Rijo in 1990. In addition to Lolich, the only others to win three Series starts were Charles Deacon Phillippe of Pittsburgh and Bill Dinneen of the Boston Americans (1903), the New York Giants Christy Mathewson (1905), the Philadelphia Athletics Jack Coombs (1910), Pittsburghs Babe Adams (1909), Clevelands Stan Coveleski (1920), Milwaukees Lew Burdette (1957) and Bob Gibson (1967).Hendricks, a 28-year-old right-hander, went 16-8 and didnt get a decision in his Game 3 Series start, when he allowed six hits in 4 1/3 scoreless innings of a 1-0 loss.This is the ultimate dream, he said. When youre out in your backyard as a kid, playing Little League at the field with your friends, this is the moment you dream about: Game 7, 3-2, two outs, something like that, bottom of the ninth. But its always Game 7 of the World Series.Behind the starters, Chicago closer Aroldis Chapman has thrown 62 pitches in the last three days. Clevelands Andrew Miller hasnt pitched since Saturday and closer Cody Allen has been rested since Sunday.Were all ready to go, Miller said. Hopefully were fresh.---AP investigative researcher Randy Herschaft contributed to this report. ' ' '