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TORONTO -- Jose Bautista made the most of his second chance. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger grounded out weakly with the bases loaded in the 13th inning Sunday, missing the chance to play hero against the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre. But when the opportunity came up again -- six innings later -- Bautista came through, hitting an opposite field single over the head of a drawn in outfield in the 19th to score Munenori Kawasaki as the Blue Jays capped the longest game in team history with a come-from-behind 6-5 win. "I was just trying to see a pitch up in the zone and drive it into the outfield," Bautista said in a quiet but jubilant Blue Jays clubhouse. "I got lucky that I connected well enough...Obviously it was a great win for us." It was the second straight extra inning walkoff victory for the Blue Jays (63-56) after the Tigers (62-53) won the series opener on Friday night by scoring three runs in the ninth to win 5-4. "We had a long day today. We battled through a lot of things," Bautista said. "Coming out on top at the end of the day is the only thing that matters and we were able to do it." The Blue Jays bullpen was superb, holding the heavy-hitting Tigers scoreless over the final 15-2/3 innings after veteran starter Mark Buehrle was pulled with Toronto down 5-0 and one out in the Detroit fourth. "They did a great job, kept us in the ball game," said centrefielder Colby Rasmus, who made two great catches in extra innings to keep the Tigers off the board. "It was huge...Thankfully we were able to push one across there. It was a grind all day." At six hours and 37 minutes, and 19 innings, it was the longest game in Blue Jays history both in terms of duration and the number of innings. Chad Jenkins (1-1) was the last of Torontos eight pitchers on the day, giving up seven hits over six scoreless innings in his longest outing of the year. "Exhausted," was how Jenkins summed up his feelings post game, adding that he would not have been able to come out and pitch another inning if the Blue Jays hadnt scored the winner in the 19th. "I was running low on fumes," said Jenkins, who noted that he had a couple of starts at Triple-A Buffalo go into a sixth inning -- but that was earlier in the season. Jenkins paid tribute to the thousands among the sellout crowd of 46,126 who stayed and cheered a game that was both one inning, and 39 minutes, longer than the Blue Jays had ever played before. "For the fans who sat through all of it, thank you, that was awesome," Jenkins said. "Its really exciting to look up and see its 7:30 and theres still people here cheering, going crazy, going nuts. It made it so much better." Both teams had their chances to end it sooner. The Blue Jays had several glorious chances. But Juan Francisco in the ninth and 15th innings, and Bautista in the 13th, failed to produce the winning run with the bases loaded. The Blue Jays left 24 runners on base. The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the 16th but Jenkins coaxed a double play from Torii Hunter to keep it 5-5. Detroit left 19 runners on base. "Despite the fact that both teams were bending at times, they werent breaking until the bottom of the 19th," said Detroit manager Brad Ausmus, who was ejected in the middle of the third inning for arguing. In the Jays 19th, Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello (13-7), normally a starter, intentionally walked Melky Cabrera to load the bases with none out to set the stage for Torontos the second straight walkoff win. Kawasaki, who trotted in with the winning run as the ball bounced against the wall over a drawn in outfield, started the inning with a single. He moved to third when Porcello fielded Jose Reyes sacrifice bunt but threw the ball away. On Saturday, the Blue Jays tied it in the ninth and then won it in the 10th. "It doesnt really matter (how). All that matters is the two wins," said Bautista. Down 5-0, the Blue Jays scored two in the sixth on Dioner Navarros ninth home run off Detroit starter David Price and added another pair in the seventh. Reyes made it 5-5 with two out in the ninth with an RBI single, making up for a first inning error that opened the door for three unearned Detroit runs. Toronto now hits the road for eight games over the next 10 days beginning Monday night in Seattle. Notes: After the game the Blue Jays optioned infielder Ryan Goins to Triple-A Buffalo and called up reliever Brad Mills. Cheap Air Max Plus White .J. - The New York Jets have signed former Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Graham Harrell, giving them some added depth at the position. Cheap Air Max Plus Grey .Y. -- Nothing seems to phase No. http://www.cheapairmaxplusshoes.com/cheap-air-max-plus-rose/ . 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Its a familiar position for Phillips, a 30-plus-year NFL coaching veteran, who was last a head coach in Dallas and has twice served as an interim head coach in the league. The first time came in 1985 when his father Bum Phillips stepped down with the Saints, the second was in 2003 when Dan Reeves resigned as Atlantas coach with three games left. "Thirty-three years Ive been either a co-ordinator on one side of the ball or a head coach," Phillips said. "I think experience helps. I hope it does in this case. Im pretty familiar with what (to do)." Phillips has had a tough month with the recent death of his father and being thrust into this role with Kubiak ailing. Hes talked to the team about dealing with adversity and thinks the players will respond well Sunday. "A lots been going on in my life and, I told the players, too, weve lost some games, but there are tougher things than losing some ballgames that people have overcome," Phillips said. "And so we can overcome losing ballgames if people can overcome some of the things that have happened." Offensive co-ordinator Rick Dennison will take over the play-calling duties, with input from Phillips, when the Texans travel to Arizona on Sunday. Dennison doesnt believe much will change offensively with Kubiak out. "Ive been with him for a long time and we have the same philosophy on how to win football games,&quoot; Dennison said.dddddddddddd "I would say just being around him in this position for the last four years we would be very similar. I dont know that were exact, but were very similar." The team said Monday the 52-year-old Kubiak suffered a transient ischemic attack at halftime of Sundays loss to Indianapolis. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery, but there is no timetable for his return to the team. Phillips said he has spoken to Kubiak, but they didnt really talk football. "Hes left it to me and he said: Do what you think," Phillips said. Dennison said Kubiak told him hed like to come by the stadium in the next few days, but he wasnt sure if that would actually happen. "I called him back and (Kubiaks wife) Rhonda answered the phone and I was in a bit of trouble," Dennison said. "So Im going to try to stay away." Phillips mixed up some things at practice Wednesday in an attempt to help the team get back on track. Cornerback Johnathan Joseph said Wednesdays practice was "energetic" and that it ran smoothly without Kubiak. "We are changing a few things in practice that we think will help," Phillips said. "We feel like we need to change something. Its not going the way we want it to go, so we have to change some things." Case Keenum will make his third start Sunday after solid performances in the first two. Phillips said Keenum has earned the right to start and has been impressed with his ability to make big plays. 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