Pitching depth remains Jays’ major concern

The Toronto Blue Jays can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel.

The club reported that both shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and third baseman Josh Donaldson would play Monday night for the class-A Dunedin Blue Jays on a rehab assignment in Fort Myers, Fla.

Unfortunately, the Jays’ rotation is still hammered by the injury bug with no fewer than three regular starters — J.A. Happ (left elbow), Aaron Sanchez (right middle finger) and Francisco Liriano (left shoulder) — still on the disabled list.

What that means is that tripleA call-up Mike Bolsinger, who has started three games for the Jays this month, will get at least one more start on the weekend against the Texas Rangers. Bolsinger is 0-2 with a 6.32 ERA in the three starts.

Toronto pitching coach Pete Walker said he believes Bolsinger will rise to the challenge, despite his limited success at the majorleague level so far.

“You know what, he had a tough start his last one (a loss on May 15 against the Atlanta Braves), but he kept us in the game (Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles) and got some ground balls against probably one of the best lineups you’ll face in baseball, and I think he did a good job,” Walker said.

“I thought he was more aggressive, I thought his tempo was better and he gave us a chance, and I think he can be better than that, to be honest with you, from what we saw (Saturday). He made a few mistakes that hurt him, but yeah, he’ll definitely get the ball again and we need him to step up.”

Right-hander Joe Biagini gets the start against the Brewers in Milwaukee on Tuesday, followed by Marcus Stroman on Wednesday. Biagini gave up six runs, five of them earned, in the first inning of last Wednesday’s 8-4 loss to the Braves.