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TORONTO -- John Farrell didnt regret putting Francisco Cordero into the game in the eighth inning on Sunday, even though that move quickly soured. Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo homered against Cordero to break a 3-3 tie and the Los Angeles Angels went on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6. J.P. Arencibias homer in the seventh had tied the game as the Blue Jays came back from a 3-0 Angels lead provided by Alberto Callaspos two-run homer in the fifth. "Coco (Cordero) was the most fresh and ready to go," Farrell said. "Darren (Oliver) and Jason (Frasor) were not available because of recent usage." Farrell added: "In those last two innings Coco and Casey (closer Janssen) were both going to be in that game even if its a tie going into the ninth. Unfortunately, a couple of balls found their way over the middle of the plate and thats a very good hitting team." Cordero (3-5) gave up a leadoff homer to Trout, his ninth. Albert Pujols singled with one out and Trumbo hit his 20th homer of the season. Cordero was booed loudly as he left the game after a double by Kendrys Morales. The Blue Jays had runners at second and third with two out in the bottom of the eighth against Ernesto Frieri but Adam Lind struck out. The Angels scored four runs in the ninth off Jesse Chavez on a sacrifice fly by Torii Hunter, a single by Pujols, a single by Peter Bourjos off Scott Richmond, a wild pitch and a fielders choice grounder by Morales. Colby Rasmus hit his 15th homer of the season, a three-run blast with two out in the ninth against Jordan Walden, but the deficit was too large for the Jays to overcome. Arencibias 11th homer of the season came against reliever Jason Isringhausen (3-0) and meant that L.A. left-hander C.J. Wilson did not get his sixth consecutive winning decision. Wilson hurt couldnt get an out from five batters in the two-run sixth. He finished with three hits and five walks allowed and one of the two runs he had against him was earned. The Blue Jays (40-39) got a second good start from left-hander Aaron Laffey, who held the Angels (44-35) to four hits and three runs, two earned, in six innings. L.A. scored an unearned run in the first inning after Trouts lead-off double. The rookie sensation tagged up after right-fielder Rajai Davis caught a fly ball from Pujols for the second out of the inning. Davis dropped the ball on an attempted throw and Trout came around to score. Davis started in right field for Jose Bautista, who usually plays there but was used as designated hitter for Sundays game. Laffey, who was making his second start for the Blue Jays, gave up his first earned runs in the fifth inning when Callaspo hit his sixth homer of the season after Howie Kendrick singled. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with none out in the sixth on walk by Omar Vizquel, a single by Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., and a walk to Rasmus. Bautista hit a grounder to second with double play potential but Kendrick let the ball get past him for an error, allowing Vizquel to score. Rasmus mistakenly continued running and was well on the way to third, forcing Lawrie to make a dash toward home plate. He delivered a forearm to catcher John Hester in a collision at the plate. Lawrie scrambled back to touch home for the second run. Angels manager Mike Scioscia was thrown out in the subsequent argument with plate umpire James Hoye. Scioscia, a former major-league catcher, had no problem with Lawrie. "I think thats clean," he said. "I think Lawrie went after him because hes obviously trying to dislodge the ball. Its a tough play." The umpires decision, however, rankled Scioscia. "In 35 years, Ive never seen a catcher get bowled over at the plate, hold the ball and the runner be called safe. Never seen it," he said. "It was clear that there was a glove on him somewhere in the collision and it was clear that he didnt touch the plate because he went back to tag the plate." Farrell had a different view. "The throw took Hester across the plate as (Lawrie) was looking to score," said the Blue Jays manager. "It was a bang-bang play and at the same time he stepped on home plate at the moment of the collision and was safe. "When you see the ball at second base you know theres going to be a play at the plate so youve got to brace yourself." Lawrie, for his part, also thought it was a clean play and that he was safe. "The throw took the catcher from his side of the batters box across the plate and allowed him to come in front of home plate," said Lawrie. "For me as a runner I cant tell where the ball is whether its behind me or any which way it was. 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Hawaiian sensation and BJ Penn training partner "Sugar" Shane Nelson will take on top Canadian prospect Graham Spencer at MFC 35: Explosive Encounter – a bout that will be featured on the AXS TV main card emanating live from the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, Oct. 25. The Spencer-Nelson fight joins a card topped by a co-main event pitting Elvis "The King" Mutapcic against Joseph "Leonidas" Henle for the MFC world middleweight title. Nelson (15-6) has signed a multi-fight deal with the MFC, and is ecstatic about making his debut in the 145-pound division after a successful run at lightweight that included a stint on "The Ultimate Fighter – Season 8: Nogueira vs. Mir." "I intend on making a statement. Im not taking Graham lightly but Im not coming to lose," said Nelson, who trains out of Hilo, Hawaii. "Ive been wanting to come to the MFC for a while and now Im very glad to get pen to paper and get the deal done." 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