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Eric Chavez dealing with sore back
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TORONTO -- Eric Chavez didn't come through the Detroit series unscathed after all.
Joe Girardi had planned to rest Chavez against Toronto's three lefthanded starters after playing him four straight in Detroit, but he said he was unavailable even if he wanted to use him. "Chavy hasn't felt great after playing those four days in a row," Girardi said Sunday. "I don't think it will...
