TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are the top team in the American League standings and lead the major leagues in several statistical categories.

As good as Canada's lone big-league squad has been this season, the club is set to get even better.

Reinforcements will soon be on the way for the Blue Jays, who beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Thursday in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series.

Outfielder/designated hitter George Springer — one of the team's top performers this season — will likely return at some point during a three-game series against the Texas Rangers that starts Friday night.

"He's been right in the middle of everything this year," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. "And not just with his performance, but I think with what we're doing on the bases and with wha

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