BALTIMORE - One unmistakable figure made his return to the Blue Jays on Saturday while another unmistakable figure was shipped out to make room for him on the roster. Brett Lawrie is back. Munenori Kawasaki was set to join his teammates with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Lawrie was getting comfortable at his Oriole Park locker as the stall to his left, which belonged to Kawasaki, was being emptied of uniforms and baseball gear. After 10 minor league rehab games, the last three of which were started at second base for the Bisons, Lawrie was at second against the Orioles and playing in his first major league game since spraining his ankle on May 27. "It actually makes a little bit of sense to me," said Lawrie of playing second, which he did on Saturday for the first time in his major league career. "We can get more of our guys in the lineup. If I can play second base and play Eddie over at third maybe or even put Lindy at first base. The more guys we can get in the lineup the better of were going to be. Wherever I can help the team." It took 93 games but, finally, manager John Gibbons has Lawrie and shortstop Jose Reyes on the field together for the first time. "Were excited to have Brett back," said Gibbons. "Its been a while. They both had the same type of injury and that takes a lot of time so its two days before the All-Star break, figured wed get him up here, let him play a couple of games and then go from there." Gibbons is hoping Lawrie can provide a spark to a club which has dropped 12 of 18 games since a franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak ended on June 24. In his most recent game with the Bisons, Lawrie struck out four times and walked in five plate appearances. He struck out seven times in 13 plate appearances in three games for Buffalo. Still, Lawrie says hes feeling more comfortable in the batters box each day. "Its definitely on the way back," he said. "I was seeing the ball every game. I saw the ball a little bit better, a little bit better down there so I just took some reps and I feel like Im definitely on the mend." After an 0-for-4 day on Saturday, in 38 major league games this season, Lawrie has a slash line of .203/.261/.364. The Blue Jays have acknowledged Lawrie was rushed back from a rehab assignment in April, as he was recovering from an oblique strain suffered before the World Baseball Classic, because of the void left when Reyes injured his ankle. The club attributes some of Lawries offensive inconsistency to the early activation. Whether Lawrie ends up a full-time second baseman, whether he goes back to playing third or whether hes a hybrid depends on a number of factors not limited to his performance. General manager Alex Anthopoulos has talked about Lawries versatility giving the Blue Jays options. While Anthopoulos wouldnt speculate on the degree to which hell be involved in the trade market leading up to the July 31 non-waiver deadline, should he acquire an infielder its likely to affect Lawries position on the field. In the meantime, Gibbons wants to see how Lawrie takes to a position he hasnt played since his days in the Brewers system. "I think hell adjust just fine," said Gibbons. "He used to play second base. Hes a good athlete. Hes got all the skills you need to play anywhere on that field so yeah, well see how it plays out, see how he does there and well go accordingly." "I like to differentiate between the two," said Lawrie. "I like how third base, I like how square I am to the field and stuff like that. It allows me to use my athleticism and quickness right off the bat. I like second base as well because I have a lot more ground to cover. Ive got ground to cover to my right, to my left, double play balls and stuff like that. 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Im so happy for the young girls, they trained very hard.Early on in this tournament, Lang Ping -- who captured an Olympic title with the 1984 Chinese national team in Los Angeles then later spent a four-year stint coaching the Americans -- challenged her players to find ways to grow from their struggles with the world watching.All along, Lang Ping believed her emotional China players had the talent and determination to compete with the top programs in the world.And oh, did they show it. Once they found a groove.China took a 23-22 lead in the fourth set when Ting Zhus kill sent Maja Ognjenovic to the floor with a hard ball to the face, and the match was over shortly thereafter. Lang Ping raised both arms in the air and Fangxu Yang sprinted over to embrace her. Many more hugs followed.The Chinese exhibited that same fire and fight a year ago while winning the World Cup in Japan, then got to Rio de Janeiro earlier this month and worked through some initial rough, inconsistent Olympic moments.When the Chinese squad lost its Olympic opener in five sets to the Netherlands back on Aug. 6, Lang Ping challenged her players: to learn, to support one another through the ups and downs, to grow from each defeat and triumph on the pressure-packed Olympic stage.China responded, and seemed to play better when the moments got bbigger.ddddddddddddefore the tournament I never thought that we could win the gold, Lang Ping said. I was thinking if we were lucky we could win a medal. You never know, our young players, at the beginning of the tournament we didnt play well. But at important times, we were really lucky we played well.Lang Pings group of women found its top level of volleyball over the recent days in Rio de Janeiro and spoiled things for a volleyball-crazed country in the process. China took down the two-time defending Olympic champion Brazilian women on their home turf in Tuesdays quarterfinals to show this team had arrived -- and, until Saturday night, that had been Chinas shining moment.The Chinese had much more fight still in them.With our young team you never know. One day great, one day not, Lang Ping said. We just had to be patient.Serbia had pulled off an improbable upset of its own by taking down the top-ranked U.S. women in a thrilling five-set semifinal Thursday.The Serbian women wore their socks pulled up Saturday, the words Play to Win written on the back. Their hands entwined, they sang in unison during the national anthem in an undeniably proud moment for the players, their supporters in the Rio stands and all of those others back home.For Serbia, there will still be so much to celebrate from this remarkable run to the championship in Rio. This is the programs first Olympic medal, ever.In this moment I must inform you about small history. In Europe, in the youth category Serbia is No. 1, in junior category Serbia is No. 1, said Aleksandar Boricic, President of the European Volleyball Confederation. We wait for the result in the Olympic Games if the senior team can be No. 1. Its a great future, they have many young players. In this kind of competition, Olympic Games, world championships, sometimes you need more lucky balls. 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