TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays already taxed bullpen was put to the test Saturday. Eight relievers followed starter Mark Buehrle to the mound as Toronto edged the Texas Rangers 4-3 in an 18-inning marathon that tied the longest game in Blue Jays history. Torontos bullpen has now pitched 237.1 innings, the most in Major League Baseball. The overuse has forced the Blue Jays to rely heavily on pitchers from triple-A Buffalo. "These guys know what happens, its been happening all year, when we get depleted down there, " said Toronto manager John Gibbons. "Its an 18-inning game and then the one we had last week (17 innings in San Diego). So you know what happens you get the merry-go-round coming from Buffalo you know but youve got to do it, were strapped." Right-hander Brad Lincoln pitched four innings in Saturdays win -- which ended on a two-out single by Rajai Davis in the 18th inning -- but was sent down to triple-A after the game with a replacement to be named on Sunday. "Im not going to (let) what happened after the game, take anything away with what I did during the game," said Lincoln. "The business side of it does kind of sting but playing two 18-inning (one 18 and one 17) games in a week you kind of expect it. I have a feeling Ill be back soon. "I just have to do down there and keep doing what Ive been doing." Gibbons agreed with the right-handers assessment. "Thats one of the crap parts of the game," said Gibbons. "The guy goes out there and pitches all those innings, gives you a chance to win the game." Aaron Loup (3-3) pitched one inning after taking over from Lincoln to get the win for Toronto (27-34) after Casey Janssen blew his first of 13 save opportunities this season by giving up two runs in the ninth. The 18 innings equalled both teams club records for a game. The Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Angels in 18 innings on July 28, 2005. Gibbons was the Blue Jays manager then, too. It was the fifth time the Rangers have played 18, the last time coming June 24, 2004, against the Seattle Mariners. Toronto is the first team to play two games of 17 innings or more in a span of eight days since the 1980 Padres. Almost forgotten by the end were the seven-inning outings by Buehrle and Texass Yu Darvish. Adam Lind had four hits for the Blue Jays while Colby Rasmus drove in two runs with a third-inning triple. Jeff Baker hit his eighth homer of the season in the seventh for the only run against Buehrle. The victory before a crowd of 44,079 at Rogers Centre gave the Blue Jays their third win in a row while the Rangers (36-25) have lost three straight. Emilio Bonifacio started the winning rally with a one-out single against Ross Wolf (1-1) who was pitching in his seventh inning. Wolf threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt with two out and Bonifacio reached third base and Davis singled past third base to end the game. "I think that was the first time I threw one away to be honest with you," said Wolf. "It doesnt happen very often and it came at a bad time. I take the blame for that loss because it shouldve never happened, throw it away, especially with a runner on. Bonifacio, hes fast, but the good thing is we had two outs." The 6 2/3 innings were a career high for Wolf. Davis had entered the game as a late-inning defensive replacement in left field. "Considering I got in in the eighth and still played a full game, its pretty remarkable," Davis said. "I think its the longest game of my career. "I had a feeling he was going to try and sink it in, just to get ahead. It seems liked thats been his pitch and I was able to square it up enough." Buehrle left the game after seven innings with a 3-1 lead and stood to win but Janssen could not close it out in the ninth. Three consecutive pinch hitters came through for the Rangers -- Leonys Martin singled with one out, David Murphy walked and A.J. Pierzynski flared a single to right to score one run. Elvis Andrus tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Darvish allowed five hits, three walks and three runs (two earned) while striking out seven in seven innings and is winless in his past four starts for the Rangers. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Rasmus hit a two-run triple to right centre on a hanging slider and continued home on a throwing error on the relay by second baseman Jurickson Profar. The two-out hit by Rasmus followed a one-out walk to Edwin Encarnacion and a single by Lind. The Rangers had a threat in the 10th when they loaded the bases with none out but it ended on a double play on a thwarted sacrifice fly attempt. Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan who was making his first major-league appearance since Sept. 26, 2011, started the 10th by walking Lance Berkman. Third baseman Mark DeRosa who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth committed an error on Adrian Beltres grounder and McGowan hit Nelson Cruz with a pitch to load the bases. McGowan struck out Baker before being replaced by left-hander Juan Perez. Martin hit a fly out to right field. Berkman tagged up and tried to score but right-fielder Jose Bautista threw him out at the plate. Notes: Rangers third baseman Beltre, who is being used as designated hitter in the series to protect his legs from the artificial turf, extended his hit streak to 13 games with a second-inning single. ...The Blue Jays designated left-hander Evan Crawford for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for McGowan who was activated from the 60-day disabled list for Saturdays game. ... It appears that right-hander Chien-Ming Wang who opted out of his minor- league contract with the New York Yankees will start for the Blue Jays against the White Sox on Tuesday in Chicago. Wang, 33, made nine starts for the Yankees triple-A team at Scranton Wilkes-Barre and was 4-4 with a 2.33 earned-run average. ...Right-hander Josh Johnson (0-2, 5.40 earned-run average) will start the series finale for the Blue Jays on Sunday, his second start since returning from the disabled list. The Rangers will start right-hander Justin Grimm (5-4, 5.13 ERA). ...Left-handed reliever Darren Oliver (shoulder strain) has pitched two innings at single-A Dunedin and could be reinstated from the disabled list Sunday. Bobby Orr Jersey . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- An off-court investigation and ankle injury slowed down Reggie Lynch earlier this year.Now his coach believes the redshirt junior is one of the Big Tens best players in the middle.Lynch and Jordan Murphy each had a double-double and Minnesota pulled away to beat Northern Illinois 77-57 Sunday.Lynch scored 11 of his career-high tying 18 points in the second half. His 11 rebounds were two off a career best.Murphy had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota (10-1). Nate Mason finished with 11 points and Akeem Springs and Dupree McBrayer had 10.I played pretty good, but everyone all around did very well, Lynch said.Accused of sexual assault in May and not allowed to practice with the team until it was announced in August he would not be charged with a crime, Lynch, who transferred from Illinois State, also missed the Nov. 25 game with an injured ankle.He just needs as many reps as he can, but I thought he was terrific today, said coach Richard Pitino. To me, I think hes one of the better centers in the league. . Hes a game-changer for us.Lynch feels like hes had a groove the whole time.I know how to play the game, he said. My teammates are finding me and everyone is playing really well. Even if Im in a little bit of pain on defense or trying to score I know my team has my back.Lynch and Murphy combined for 12 of Minnesotas first 21 second-half points as the Gophers, who led by six at the break, built a 50-38 lead. Springs, who played two seasons at Northern Illinois, had a 3-pointer and layup in that stretch.I thought that Lynch, he came out and it seemed like he wouldnt miss a shot in the first half. We tried to slow him down in the second half, but it just wasnt enough, said Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery.The Huskies (4-5) loost for the fourth time in five games.dddddddddddd They were led by Marshawn Wilsons 19 points. Dontel Highsmith had 10.Northern Illinois has lost 14 straight games to Big Ten opponents since Dec. 14, 1999.Minnesota finished with a 48-28 rebounding advantage and was 25-for-30 from the free-throw line after entering the game with a 67.8 percent rate.PASSING FANCYMinnesota finished with 17 assists on 24 baskets.I think our whole team is really, really willing passers, Pitino said. Theyre very unselfish. . They look like theyre having fun together. Theyre constantly looking to share the ball.WELCOME HOMEA smattering of cheers could be heard when Northern Illinois Wilson made a play. He went to high school about 10 miles from Williams Arena and was a finalist for the states 2015 Mr. Basketball award. He had 13 points in his first six games before Sunday.BIG PICTURENorthern Illinois: The Huskies need to shoot better away from the basket. Northern Illinois had zero points outside the paint in the first half and finished with 10. The Huskies were 2-for-11 on 3-point attempts.Minnesota: The Gophers, who struggled in a 74-68 win over the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Wednesday but beat Georgia Southern by 37 on Friday, continue to seek offensive consistency. They shot just 30 percent in the first half despite a 5-for-21 start, but 53.6 percent in the second 20 minutes.UP NEXTNorthern Illinois: Plays its only home game in a 35-day stretch Wednesday against Olivet Nazarene. The Huskies have four road games in that span.Minnesota: The Gophers are home Wednesday against LIU Brooklyn before a nine-day layoff for final exams. 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