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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. Lanny McDonald Flames Jersey . -- Ricky Ray knew right away the news about his injured right shoulder wouldnt be good. The Toronto Argonauts quarterback hurt the joint in last weeks 35-14 home loss to the Calgary Stampeders. Hell be out approximately six weeks after partially tearing the teres major muscle when he was taken down hard to the turf by defensive lineman Charleston Hughes. "As he hit me and I was falling down, I felt my arm above my head and kind of knew it wasnt going to be good," Ray told reporters Friday. "When I got slammed down I knew right away something wasnt right. "Its frustrating to be out this long but youve just got to try and stay in it mentally." The good news, though, is Ray, who suffered a separated shoulder in 2007 with Edmonton, wont require surgery. "Any time you dont have to have surgery on something, its a nice thing to hear," Ray said. "As bad as it was knowing I was going to be out an extended period of time its comforting to know its going to heal on its own and nothing else is required to get it fixed." Hughes has been the recipient of threats from irate fans for his hit on Ray. On Thursday, Argos head coach Scott Milanovich said there was nothing wrong about Hughes hit, a belief supported by Ray. "Thats unfortunate, I felt like it was a clean hit and its physical," Ray said. "Hes just trying to get in there and put a hit on the quarterback. "I was just scrambling out and he got a good hit on me from the backside and I just felt awkwardly." With Ray on the sidelines, sophomore Zach Collaros becomes Torontos starter and will lead the Argos (5-3) against the Montreal Alouettes (3-5) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. Collaros led Toronto to a 38-12 home win over B.C. earlier this season when Ray was out with a knee injury. Ray said hell be readily accessible for Collaros but wont constantly be talking to the young quarterback. "My philosophy is Im not going to just be in his ear all the time," Ray said. "I wouldnt want somebody there after every ball I throw being like, Oh, did you see that? "When I play, I like to just focus on what Im doing and if I have a question Ill ask it and try and get help. Im just trying to be there so if he have a question for me I can answer it for him . . . he knows how to play the quarterback position and can play it pretty well. Im just there as an extra set of eyes to help him out when he does come with a question." Losing Ray will be a big blow to Torontos offence. The 33-year-old has completed 148-of-189 passes (78.3 per cent) this season for 1,824 yards with 15 TDs and no interceptions. Ray was especially sharp in his four last starts, completing 69-of-79 passes (87.3 per cent) for 907 yards and nine TDs before his injury. Ray anchors the CFLs top passing attack (320.6 yards per game) and the Argos are third in scoring, averaging 30.5 points. Collaros certainly impressed against B.C. in his CFL starting debut. After a full week of working with the starting offence, Collaros completed 21-of-25 passes for 253 yards and three TDs while adding 28 yards rushing in the July 30 victory. Collaros was forced to come in cold off the bench against Calgary and wasnt as sharp, finishing 16-of-26 passing for 221 yards with an interception -- Torontos first this season. Collaros definitely brings a different skillset to Torontos offence than Ray. The former Cincinnati Bearcats star is a very mobile quarterback and isnt afraid to use his arm and legs to make plays. Ray is a more traditional dropback quarterback who has pinpoint accuracy. Ray is confident Torontos offence wont skip a beat with Collaros taking the snaps. "Hes a good player," Ray said. "You see the skills he has to make plays, extend plays out of the pocket. "Hes a smart kid, to, he knows how to get through his progressions and be accurate with the football and make plays in the pocket. He also has that extra ability to make plays outside the pocket." Ray was very durable during his nine seasons in Edmonton, missing just six regular-season starts. Ray has been forced to deal with more injuries -- and subsequently miss more playing time -- since coming to Toronto prior to the 2012 campaign. The good news for the Argos, though, is after missing three starts last year with a knee injury, Ray made a triumphant return and anchored Torontos late-season march to a Grey Cup title. "As an athlete you dont want to get hurt . . . but what can you do about it?" Ray said. "Its not like theres a quick fix for preventing injuries. "Its a physical game and sometimes it just happens." If theres a silver lining to this latest injury, its forced Ray to learn more about the muscles of the shoulder. Before now, he admits hed never heard of the teres major. "No, I didnt," he said with a chuckle. "They were talking about the rotator cuff and I thought that was one muscle but I guess its like four different muscles "Anatomy is not my strong suit." Al MacInnis Flames Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Mark Giordano Flames Jersey . 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Charlie Furbush (1-3) faced only one batter to get the victory, striking out Josh Hamilton with runners at first and second to end the ninth. Rookie Yoervis Medina got three outs for his first major league save. Hamilton grounded into a double play his first three times up and struck out his next two at-bats. The 2010 AL MVP, who signed a five-year, $125 million contract in December, is batting .213 with 10 homers and 24 RBIs in 69 games. "Its hard for me to tell why hes struggling because Ive only faced him a handful of times," Furbush said. "He just working through whatever hes working through to try to get back to the big power numbers that hes had in the past." "I just try to do the things Ive got to do to make myself successful." Kyle Seager sparked the winning rally with a two-out double in the 10th against Garrett Richards (2-4). Morales, who struck out his previous three times up, then lined a 3-2 pitch off the glove of shortstop Erick Aybar to give Seattle the lead. Seattle grabbed a 2-0 lead on consecutive homers by Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak in the second inning against Joe Blanton. But Mark Trumbo connected in the bottom half, and Albert Pujols tied it with a leadoff drive against Tom Wilhelmsen in the eighth. "There were a couple of guys in the bullpen we wanted to try and stay away from, and Tommy was the guy to go to right there," said manager Eric Wedge said, who got 16 saves from Wilhelmsen in 20 opportunities before removing him from that role. "It was a fresh inning, and we had to send him out there for the next inning, too. We were planning on saving Medina to close, so we couldnt go to him right there." Jeremy Bonderman pitched six innings of six-hit ball and Oliver Perez got three outs before Wilhelmsen yielded Pujols 12th homer on an 0-1 pitch. Until then, right-handed batters were only 5 for 48 against Wilhelmsen, who had not allowed a home run this season in 29 1-3 innings. The 30-year-old Bonderman, who missed the previous two seasons due to injuries and Tommy John surgery, is 1-0 with a sparkling 0.90 ERA over 20 innings covering his last three starts. The Mariners signed him to a minor league contract in January. "When you lookk at the physical shape hes in and how hard hes worked to come back, it was a good guy to give an opportunity to — and it was worth it," Wedge said. Dougie Hamilton Jersey. The Angels, who outscored Seattle 30-4 in the previous three meetings, got their first run when Trumbo drove Bondermans first pitch of the second into the rock pile in left-centre for his team-high 16th homer and first since June 1. It ended Bondermans streak of 14 consecutive scoreless innings, equaling his career best from 2007 with Detroit. Blanton gave up six hits in 6 2-3 innings and tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, following an eight-day stretch between starts to work with pitching coach Mike Butcher on his fastball command. Blanton, whose no-decision left him at 1-10, still shares the major league lead in losses with former Philadelphia Phillies teammate Cole Hamels. He has a 5.62 ERA in his first 14 starts with the Angels after signing a two-year, $15 million contract in December, and has surrendered giving seven home runs during his last four starts. "Throwing strikes is one thing, and commanding the zone is another," manager Mike Scioscia said. "Joe has the ability to throw strikes. Its just making that quality pitch in a good zone that has kind of waivered a little bit in his game, and thats when hes had trouble." Ibanez led off the second with his 14th homer. Smoak, who came off the disabled list Tuesday after missing 18 games because of an oblique strain on his right side, drove the next pitch to right field for his fourth of the season. "It was nice to come back and pop one on the first swing," Smoak said. "I figured hed try to get ahead. He left a fastball in the middle and I put a good swing on it." Smoaks drive landed in the first row above the 18-foot right field wall. Angels manager Mike Scioscia came out to suggest fan interference to the umpires, but the ruling was upheld after a video replay. NOTES: It was only the second time in 806 major league games that Hamilton grounded into more than one double play. He did it twice on June 18, 2010, with Texas at Boston. ... Ibanez has hit safely in his last 13 games at Angel Stadium — one off his career best streak at this ballpark. His first career homer off Blanton came in his 50th at-bat against him. ... The Angels have scored no more than three runs in any of Blantons last 10 starts while he was still in the game. ... The Angels have played in a major league-high 26 games that were decided by a one-run margin (10-16). ... The Mariners have hit 49 home runs on the road, compared to 29 at Safeco Field. ... 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