RHP Aaron Sanchez is throwing without issues or tenderness from blisters in his finger and may throw off a mound soon. There is no timetable on his expected return or if he will return this season,

RHP Aaron Sanchez was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a blister on his right middle finger. It's the fourth time this season that Sanchez has been placed on the DL because of the blister on that finger. Sanchez has started eight games this year and is 1-3 with a 4.25 ERA.

RHP Aaron Sanchez was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a blister on his right middle finger. It's the fourth time this season that Sanchez has been placed on the DL because of the blister on that finger. Sanchez has started eight games this year and is 1-3 with a 4.25 ERA.

RHP Anibal Sanchez (2-0) won for the second time in his six starts this season by pitching 5 2/3 innings against Minnesota Friday. Sanchez threw 102 pitches, the most he has thrown since he threw 103 on May 4, 2016. Sanchez used a big mix of speeds to keep the Twins off-balance, including two changeups that registered 67 and 65 miles per hour. Sanchez has a 4.11 ERA as a starter this season, giving up 16 earned runs in 35 innings.

RHP Aaron Sanchez, who has been bothered by a blister on his right middle finger, will be examined by a hand specialist. Sanchez, who has had three stints on the disabled list this year because of the blister, was scheduled to make his next start Monday, but that start is now questionable.

RHP Aaron Sanchez, who hasn't lost to the Red Sox since 2015, faces Boston in the third game of the series at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Sanchez, who picked up his first 2017 win in an injury marred 2017 after going 15-2 last year, is 4-1 with a 3.48 ERA lifetime against the Red Sox and 3-0 with a 2.05 at Fenway.

RHP Aaron Sanchez made just his seventh start of the season Friday night and is beginning to look like a solid pitcher again. "He was really good," manager John Gibbons said. "He looked good. He was popping it pretty good, threw some good breaking balls. He looked like the old guy. That's a good sign. He's a big part of our team. We need him. He's definitely the freshest guy out there. His finger feels good. It wouldn't surprise me if he got on a nice little roll." Sanchez scattered seven singles, walking two and fanning four. He said his right middle finger blister was no longer a concern.

RHP Aaron Sanchez will make the start Friday in Detroit when the Blue Jays return to action following the All-Star break against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Sanchez made his first start since May 19 Friday against the Houston Astros after being on the disabled list with a blister and split nail on his right middle finger. He allowed eight runs (five earned) against the Astros. The set up for the rest of the rotation has not been announced.

RHP Aaron Sanchez allowed eight runs (five earned) in 1 2/3 innings in the 12-2 loss to the Houston Astros Friday in his first start since May 19. Sanchez allowed seven hits and four walks and failed to record a strikeout for the first time in his career as a starter. "Not enough strikes, but in saying that I thought he was close a lot of the time," manager John Gibbons said. "They got couple of scratch hits early right out of the gate, the first two guys and he got the big (double play) groundball and then (Carlos) Correa hit one (a homer) that was pretty impressive because i don't think it was too bad a pitch." Said Sanchez: "I felt great, I think the best part about tonight is that I didn't think about my finger once. I went out there, I was aggressive I felt like I was who I was before all this stuff happened. l think that's s a plus. I think it was just one of those days where things didn't go my way. A couple of hard-hit balls, a couple of soft-hit balls, and walks they will always kill you. I thought there were a lot of close calls."

RHP Aaron Sanchez was activated from the 10-day disabled list on Friday prior to his start against the Houston Astros. It will be Sanchez's first start since May 19 against the Baltimore Orioles. The right-hander, who went 15-2 and made the American League All-Star team last season, has been plagued by a blister on his middle finger. Sanchez is 0-1 with a 3.33 ERA in five starts this season.

RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-1, 3.33 ERA) will make his first start since May 19 on Friday when he faces the Houston Astros in the second contest of a four-game series at the Rogers Centre. He allowed six hits, two walks and three runs while striking out four against the Orioles in a no-decision at Baltimore before going on the disabled list with an ongoing problem with his right middle finger that included a blister and a split finger nail. In his final rehabilitation start with Tripe-A Buffalo on Sunday, he allowed five hits, three walks and four runs in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss against Syracuse. He is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in four career games (two starts) against Houston.

RHP Aaron Sanchez will start Friday versus Houston after missing more than a month with a blister on his right finger. Including Thursday's game, Sanchez will have missed 52 games with two different stints on the disabled list.

RHP Aaron Sanchez (blister) made a rehab start Sunday for Triple-A Buffalo and threw 76 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. Sanchez also reached 95 mph a few times while allowing four runs and five hits. More important, Toronto manager John Gibbons said Monday, Sanchez felt "really good" and there were no signs of pain. Sanchez may be activated at some point when the Blue Jays host the Houston Astros this weekend, though Gibbons did not have an official announcement Monday.

RHP Aaron Sanchez (right middle finger) took the loss Sunday pitching for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons against the Syracuse Chiefs on his rehabilitation assignment. He allowed five hits, four earned runs and three walks and had four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. "Everything's been good," Sanchez said. "Just (wanted) to get to my pitch count and make sure I was doing the things I needed to do." He made 76 pitches, 40 for strikes.

RHP Aaron Sanchez is scheduled to make a rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday. Sanchez was placed on the disabled list May 20 because of a laceration on his hand.

RHP Aaron Sanchez allowed six hits, two walks and three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings in his first rehabilitation start at Class A Dunedin on Tuesday. He struck out three and threw 66 pitches.

RHP Aaron Sanchez, who is on the disabled list with a broken right middle fingernail, is rehabbing at the Blue Jays' Dunedin, Fla., complex. "He threw BP Thursday," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Tuesday he'll pitch in a game down there, his first one. If that goes well, he'll pitch five days later and we'll kind of see where he's at." Sanchez, who was 15-2 in 30 starts last season, is 0-1 with a 3.33 ERA in five starts and 24 1/3 innings this year.

RHP Aaron Sanchez, on the disabled list with blisters on his middle finger, will throw live batting practice Thursday in Florida. If that goes well, he'll get in a game with with Dunedin of the Class A Florida State League, Toronto manager John Gibbons, who added that a return before the All-Star break is a possibility. "Realistically, it would be close before the All-Star break, but he could be back before the All-Star break," Gibbons said. "That Sunday before the All-Star Game."

RHP Aaron Sanchez, on the 10-day disabled list with a troublesome right middle finger injury, is expected to throw a bullpen session in the next couple of days, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He's very close to getting on the mound, then it'll be a couple of rehab starts," Gibbons said. Sanchez first experienced an issue with his fingernail and blood blisters in spring training. He has been on the disabled list three times and last pitched May 19 in Baltimore.

RHP Aaron Sanchez (blister, right middle finger), who is on the 10-day disabled list, played catch on Monday. According to Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, Sanchez is expected to play catch one or two more days and if all goes well, hell progress to a bullpen session and ultimately a rehab assignment. "He'll need a couple rehab starts," Gibbons said. Sanchez hasn't pitched since May 19. He's 0-1 with a 3.33 ERA in five starts.