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TORONTO -- Pitching was dominant when the Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros played a four-game series at Minute Maid Park last week.The Blue Jays won the series 3-1 by an aggregate score of 10-5.The teams open a three-game series at Rogers Centre on Friday with indications that the hitters could be slightly more effective.The Astros are coming off a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in which they won 15-7 and 10-2, and had 35 hits combined in the two games. The 25 runs matched the total from their previous 11 games.Its been crazy, feast or famine right now for us, said catcher Evan Gattis, who homered and had four RBI in the second game.After dropping the first game of the series to the Twins, the Astros won the next three and are 43-27 since May 22. Carlos Correa has homered in three straight games and Jose Altuve was 5-for-8 in the doubleheader.We had one continual day of offense that didnt stop, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. It was a fun day; a long day, pretty exhausting, but to walk out of here with two wins after being down by a lot of runs in the rain is a pretty good feeling.The Twins led 5-0 in the third Wednesday before the game was called because of rain, forcing a doubleheader Thursday.The Blue Jays went 4-3 on a trip to Houston and Kansas City despite being outscored 19-17.Their offense also showed signs of revival as they won two of three games from the Tampa Bay Rays, winning 7-5 and 7-0 with a 9-2 loss in between upon their return home.You get in those ruts where you are having trouble scoring runs, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. People dont want to hear it, but thats baseball. If you have been around baseball awhile, you see that. You battle your way through it.Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the Blue Jays win Wednesday to snap a club-record string of 17 straight solo home runs. They had not homered with a runner in scoring position since July 20, an 18-game span.The Astros will be without closer Ken Giles for the series. He is taking paternity leave and was preparing to return to Houston to be with his wife, who is expecting their first child.Luke Gregerson is expected to be reinstated from the disabled list Friday to take Giles spot in the bullpen.The Astros start rookie right-hander Joe Musgrove (0-0, 0.79 ERA) against Toronto left-hander Francisco Liriano (6-11, 5.34) in the opener.Musgrove made a superb major league debut against the Blue Jays on Aug. 2 when he took over from starter Lance McCullers, who was forced from the game with an elbow injury. 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In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes.INDIANAPOLIS -- Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke plans to spend his final months on campus doing the same old things.Hell continue rooting for his alma mater, promises to lend a helping hand if asked and seems content taking a backseat to everything and everyone else around campus. Yes, after spending almost 25 years as the front man for Boilermaker sports, Burke is ready to step down and revel in becoming just another fan.Im going back in the stands, he said during Wednesdays farewell news conference. Ive been a John Purdue Club member since 76. Ive had football tickets forever. I have a lot of friends in the community, and I feel like Mike (Bobinski) knows the former AD wont be looking down over him. So Im just going back into the stands.Burke announced his retirement plan in February. After a six-month search, school administrators announced Aug. 9 that they had hired Bobinski, who plans to finish his own AD duties next week at Georgia Tech.The official handoff is scheduled for Sept. 1.So rather than create an awkward transition with two bosses essentially splitting duties, Burke plans to turn everything over to Bobinski next week. Burke, meanwhile, will complete his quarter-century of service at Purdue in a yet-to-be-defined role that will run through June.Since taking the job in January 1993, Burke has seen just about everything -- three straight Big Ten titles in mens basketball, national championships in womens basketball and womens golf, even a Rose Bowl trip following the 2000 season. His steady, confident demeanor helped Purdue remain poised when the football and mens basketball teams hit tough times.Hell always remember the golf match he had with Drew Brees, when the former Heisman Trophy finalist and Super Bowl champion offered to donate money for a new education center.While Burke did his best work behind the scenes, he presided over numerous renovations and expansion projects, countless celebrationss and formed the 25-85 goal -- a term that asked each team to aspire to Top 25 status on the field and produce a Graduation Success Rate of at least 85 percent.ddddddddddddBut what stood out most to those who worked for Burke were his honesty, loyalty and unwavering commitment to put students first.Ill tell you the group hes loyal to the most is the students, football coach Darrell Hazell said. Hes really loyal to the students and the student-athletes; he has a special relationship with them and I think it may be because he was one of them.Burke also takes prides that so many former athletes have credited their professional successes off the field to what they learned by playing at Purdue.But he has grown weary of the 60 to 70-hour workweek, the 2 a.m. wake-up calls, the coaching searches and the day-to-day rigors of the job. He figures its time he spends more time with his wife, Kate, than in the office.And though Burke hasnt decided what the next chapter in his life will be, he insists that Bobinski is inheriting an athletic department on the move in all sports, including football, despite the shrinking crowds.We think what weve put in these last three years will pay dividends, Burke said when asked about the decline in football attendance. Look, the fans are there. We saw it at the end of Gene (Keadys) tenure, we were down to about 9,000 in basketball. Look at it now. So we know the fans are there.Burke tried to leave Purdue before, announcing his resignation in 1998 so he could return to private business. A few weeks later, he rescinded the resignation.This time, he promises, its over.I told (President) Mitch (Daniels) Id help him any way I can, Burke said. But Im not going to just hang around because there is life after this job.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '