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CLEVELAND -- The Browns are shuffling quarterbacks. What else is new?With their quarterback room looking like a medical supply store, the team released veteran quarterback Charlie Whitehurst on Tuesday and promoted rookie QB Kevin Hogan from the practice squad to the active roster.Whitehurst injured his left knee in the final minutes of Sundays 33-13 loss to New England. The longtime backup known as Clipboard Jesus reached an injury settlement with the team before he was let go.Whitehurst was signed earlier this season after starters Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown were injured in the seasons first two weeks.The Browns were desperate to find an experienced backup for rookie Cody Kessler, a third-round pick who was supposed to spend the season on the sideline learning but was rushed into action because of the injuries.Kessler sustained an injury to his ribs and chest late in the first quarter Sunday and was replaced by Whitehurst, who completed 14 of 24 passes for 182 yards and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Connor Hamlett.Whitehurst, though, hyperextended his knee in the fourth quarter and limped through the Browns locker room on Monday with an elastic wrap on his knee. He did not speak with reporters.The Browns are hopeful Kessler will practice Wednesday and McCown will return for the first time in a month and could play Sunday when Cleveland visits Tennessee.Browns coach Hue Jackson will wait to see which of his QBs is healthier before deciding whether to give Kessler his fourth start or go back to the 37-year-old McCown, who has displayed toughness in two injury-filled seasons with Cleveland.Cleveland has started three QBs already this season, and including wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, have had five take snaps.Cleveland has started 26 quarterbacks since 1999.Jacksons first season with the Browns, who have lost seven in a row and 14 of 15 since last season, has been made more challenging by the injuries to his quarterbacks. However, he doesnt plan to alter his game plans to protect them.Sometimes, things happen, he said. Each one of these injuries has been a little different. It is football and these things are going to happen to players.We just have had our share of bad luck, in my opinion. It is unfortunate, but we will get this turned around to where we will have maybe too many quarterbacks standing at some point.Trust me, we dont ever go into a game thinking we are going to get our quarterback hit or on this particular play. He can get hit.Sometimes, defenses guess right and they do things and they make adjustments and sometimes guys have to kind of protect themselves a little bit. Those things will happen from time to time. We have been unfortunate this year. It has happened more than once, twice, two, three, four times so we have to live with that, too, and we have.Hogan was drafted in the fifth round by Kansas City and played in the exhibition season before the Chiefs waived him on Sept. 3. 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Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. BALTIMORE -- The bullpen door kept swinging open, and one Toronto pitcher after another made his way to the mound seeking to keep the powerful Baltimore Orioles in check. Five Blue Jays relievers combined for five shutout innings, and Toronto overcame home runs by Chris Davis and Adam Jones in a 7-3 victory Saturday. J.P. Arencibia gave the Blue Jays the lead with a two-run single in the sixth, Edwin Encarnacion hit his 25th homer and Maicer Izturis had three hits to help the Blue Jays secure their fourth win in 11 games. But the key was the bullpen. Aaron Loup (4-3) got the victory with 1 1-3 innings of hitless relief. Loup replaced starter Todd Redmond, who allowed three runs in four innings. Dustin McGowan, Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar followed before Casey Janssen entered with one out in the ninth and struck out Nate McLouth and Manny Machado for his 18th save in 19 chances. "The bullpen came in and theres not much to say other than theyve really been lights out the whole year and continue to pitch that way," Arencibia said. Baltimore managed only three hits over the final five innings after Davis and Jones went deep to give the Orioles a 3-2 lead. "They hammer mistakes. If you make them against these guys, theyre going to make you pay," Arencibia said. "Thats why they are as good as they are." One of the positives this season for the last-place Blue Jays has been the performance of their bullpen. When rested, its tough to beat. "Those guys have been used pretty good this year, but with one more game before the (All-Star) break we knew we could do that today," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. The strategy worked perfectly. "Theyve got a good bullpen," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Once they got the lead there, they can really match up with you." Davis increased his major league-leading home run total to 36 with his third long ball in three games, a solo shot in the second inning. Reggie Jackson is the only player in AL history with more home runs before the All-Star break, hitting 37 in 1969. Baltimore led 3-2 before the Blue Jays took the lead in the sixth against Jason Hammel (7-6). Singles by Adam Lind, Colby Rasmus and Izturis loaded the bases for Arencibia, who lineed a single to left.dddddddddddd Toronto pulled away with three runs in the seventh. Jose Bautista hit an RBI double, then Lind and Rasmus delivered run-scoring grounders. Torontos Brett Lawrie, activated from the disabled list before the game, went 0 for 4 in his first big league start at second base. Lawrie was moved from third base so that the steady hitting Izturis could stay in the lineup. Hammel gave up six runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings. The right-hander is 0-4 with a 5.59 ERA in eight starts since May 27 and has surrendered 19 home runs this season compared to nine all last year. Asked to assess his latest performance, Hammel replied, "Unacceptable. Far too many base runners. Get behind hitters. Fastball-hitting club that I am feeding fastballs. Its easy to hit when you know whats coming. I am not throwing sliders for strikes. Not throwing curveballs where I want them. Changeup is non-existent. Im beating myself right now." Although he has a winning record, his 5.24 ERA is more indicative of his first-half performance. "These guys are battling for me," Hammel said. "You may get runs, you may not. But youve still got to make pitches during that time. And Im not doing it." The game drew a crowd of 46,150, the fifth sellout of the season at Camden Yards. Baltimore won the previous four. Hammel faced three batters before falling behind 2-0. Jose Reyes led off with a double, and Encarnacion hit a one-out drive over the centre-field wall, his second homer in two games. Davis hit an opposite-field homer to left on a full count in the second inning to get the Orioles within a run. Baltimore went up 3-2 in the fourth. After Jones opened the inning with his 18th home run, Redmond hit Davis with a pitch and Brian Roberts delivere