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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. 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