Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez continues to have problems with his finger, as the right-hander was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday for the third time this season.

The teamsaid Sanchez has a laceration on his middle finger. He allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings against Baltimore on Friday.

He has already made two DL trips this season -- for a blister on his middle finger and for a split fingernail on his middle finger.

The Toronto Blue Jays have suspended Kevin Pillar for two games for yelling an anti-gay slur at an Atlanta Braves pitcher.

The suspension came shortly after Pillar apologized in a statement, saying he was "completely and utterly embarrassed" by the word he directed at Jason Motte.

Pillar was angry at Motte for allegedly quick-pitching him to get a strikeout.

"I regret saying it," Pillar told reporters. "I'm going to use myself as an example of how there are words out there you can't use. It's not a word I use ever. ... It's something that just came out."

Benches emptied in Wednesday's game between the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays after Jose Bautista hit a home run, stood at home plate and stared toward Eric O'Flaherty before flipping the bat away.

Jace Peterson said something to Bautista as he rounded first, and Kurt Suzuki was waiting for Bautista when he touched home.

"That's something making the game tough to watch," O'Flaherty said, referring to previous home run celebrations by the Toronto slugger. "It's turned into look-at-me stuff. He hit a home run with [the Braves holding] a five-run lead and throws the bat around. I'm just tired of it. I've seen it from him enough."

O'Flaherty then brought up a punch that Bautista took just over a year ago during a scuffle with Rougned Odor of the Texas Rangers.

"I'm surprised he's ready to fight after last year," O'Flaherty said.

Bautista said he hoped to move on.

"I understand why [the Braves] would be upset in that situation, and I just told them how I felt," he said. "Basically just let them know that I wasn't trying to show up anybody and hopefully it's in the past. It has nothing to do with [frustration], but it was definitely not something that was fitting for the moment.

"Sometimes our competitive juices come out in the wrong moment. We have to deal with it between the lines like men -- I feel like I did that and hopefully that's enough."

Doug Fister is beginning to draw interest from Major League clubs.

The Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets had scouts in attendance to watch Fister throw in California last week.

Fister, 33, spent last season with the Houston Astros, throwing 180 1/3 innings with a 4.64 ERA (85 ERA+).

Marcus Stroman lasted just three innings on Wednesday night, his shortest outing in three years, because of tightness in his right armpit.

"It's not something I'm slightly concerned with," Stroman said. "Just general tightness in my armpit. Just caution on the side of being safe."

Stroman allowed five runs on six hits against the New York Yankees.

"Got to be smart, get him out of there," John Gibbons said. "Plus, tough night for him, anyway. He wasn't going to last much longer, anyway."

John Gibbons disguised his voice to call into the team's postgame radio show Monday night.

Gibbons was feeling playful after the Toronto Blue Jays' 7-1 win over the New York Yankees.

"First-time caller," Gibbons said without giving his name. But he did ask the host: "Is it the same bozos every night?"

Gibbons said the host inquired, "Is this John from the Bronx?"

Blue Jays Talk host Mike Wilner had challenged Gibbons' decision to start Luke Maile over Russell Martin at catcher Monday.

"I think it was great on Gibby's part there to catch that Maile," Gibbons said. "I thought that Maile did a great job. I heard you before the game, and what an expert you are, man, and I'm glad you were wrong once again."

Wilner tweeted that it took him a moment to realize who was on the line and called the moment "phenomenal."