ATLANTA - Right-hander Gavin Floyd was activated from the disabled list on Sunday and will start on Tuesday against St. Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . Louis as a replacement for Ervin Santana, who has swelling below his right thumb. Santana, a right-hander, said he jammed the thumb on an inside pitch from Cincinnatis Homer Bailey on April 25. He said the thumb felt fine after that game. He said he had swelling on his hand below the thumb in his last start against the Marlins on Wednesday. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said Santana is expected to miss only one start. Gonzalez said he tentatively expects Santana to start on Saturday against the Cubs. Santana said the swelling is improving each day. He said hes never had a similar injury. "No, this is my first time hitting," he said with a smile. Santana played in the American League with the Angels and Kansas City before signing a one-year deal with the Braves. Santana, 3-0 with a 2.41 ERA, had a light wrap on his right hand on Sunday. The Braves optioned left-handed reliever Ian Thomas to Triple-A Gwinnett, clearing a roster spot for Floyd. Santanas injury temporarily clears a spot for Floyd in the rotation. When Santana returns, Gonzalez faces another difficult decision only days after moving David Hale to the bullpen to clear a rotation spot for left-hander Mike Minor. "We always talk about how it will take care of itself," Gonzalez said. "It will take care of itself for a week, and then well make a decision. Were not going to go with a six-man rotation." Floyd signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Braves in December after his 2013 season with the White Sox was shorted by an elbow injury. He had surgery last May to repair the ulnar collateral ligament and a torn flexor muscle in his right elbow. At the time of the surgery, there were projections that Floyds rehabilitation would last longer than a year. "I just went out and did all the work I had to do and did all the things I could," Floyd said. "A year later, Im active and healthy and real happy about that. "Im excited about pitching and excited to get out there Tuesday and after that what happens will be dealt with." The rotation includes Santana, Minor, Julio Teheran, Alex Wood and Aaron Harang. Gonzalez said this week he doesnt want to move Wood, a left-hander, to the bullpen — at least not immediately. Gonzalez kept that option open for later in the season as the team might need to limit Woods innings. Harang had the NLs best ERA before giving up nine runs in a loss to the Marlins in his last start. Floyd, 31, has a 70-70 career record with Philadelphia and the White Sox. His best season came in 2008, when he was 17-8 with a 3.84 ERA with Chicago. He hasnt won more than 12 games or had an ERA under 4.00 since 2008. Thomas was 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 games. Gonzalez said he wants Floyd to work as a starter at Gwinnett so he can develop his slider. "Its hard to work on your secondary pitches when its second and third and youre facing Bryce Harper," Gonzalez said, referring to the typical situation Thomas faces as a reliever in the major leagues. The move leaves Luis Avilan as the Braves only left-handed reliever. Avilan is 3-1 with a 7.04 ERA. Wholesale NFL Jerseys .com) - The San Antonio Spurs are one win away from yet another title and they will go for it Sunday night against the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at AT&T Center. Wholesale Jerseys . The veteran right-hander went out and provided a promising flashback performance against the New York Yankees, even after another leadoff homer by Brett Gardner. The Rangers clinched their first series in a month with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. TORONTO -- Kobe Bryant didnt need a huge game to dismantle the Toronto Raptors, just one good look with a few seconds left on the clock. The Lakers superstar drained a long fadeaway jumper from the baseline with 4.2 seconds to play Sunday to lift Los Angeles to a 94-92 victory over the Raptors. The Lakers victory spoiled an excellent afternoon for Jose Calderon, who scored a career-high 30 points for Toronto (9-20), and came after the Raptors had battled back from an 18-point deficit. "Thats his instinct, especially late in the game, thats why you really cant have a close game," Torontos DeMar DeRozan said of the Lakers star who famously dropped 81 points on the Raptors back in 2006. Linas Kleiza added 15 points, Leandro Barbosa finished with 12 and DeRozan doled out a career-high seven assists in what was very nearly the Raptors second consecutive big upset, coming two days after Toronto beat the Boston Celtics. The games final few seconds drew angry boos from the crowd of 19,311 at Air Canada Centre -- just shy of a sellout -- after Rasual Butler tried to call a timeout on Torontos possession with 3.6 seconds left. Officials ruled Butler didnt signal for the timeout before the allowable five seconds to inbound the ball, giving possession to the Lakers. Raptors coach Dwane Casey, who was also hollering for a timeout from the bench, was livid with the call, but bit his tongue after the game for fear of being fined by the league. "I like my money, what little money I make I like it, so Im not going to comment on it," said Casey. "Its a tough call." Bryant said the refs made the right call. "I wasnt surprised because it was five seconds," Bryant said. "I didnt go to college but I can count. It was five seconds, good defence on our part." The Lakers galloped out to an 18-point first-quarter lead in what looked like the beginning of a long afternoon for the Raptors and their fans. But Toronto chipped away at L.A.s lead to make a game of it, and trailed just 73-67 heading into the fourth quarter. Calderons second of back-to-back three-pointers with 3:13 left pulled the Raptors even at 84-84. Ed Davis then slammed home a huge dunk, and Kleiza scored on a hook shot to put Toronto up 88-84 with 2:11 to go, bringing the crowd to its feet. The fans didnt sit down over the final thrilling two minutes that saw Bryant drain a three, then feed Metta World Peace -- formerly Ron Artest -- for a basket to put the Lakers up by one with 31 seconds to play. Wholesale Stitched Jerseys. Calderon then connected on a long jump shot with 17 seconds left before Bryant, taking an inbounds pass from World Peace, stepped back to sink what would be the winning basket from the baseline in the dying seconds. "Its tough, its always tough to lose a close game like that when youve dug yourself out of a hole," Casey said. "I was proud how we dug ourselves out, but not happy with how we dug the hole. "Two great efforts against two of the top teams in the league." Calderons previous career-high of 27 points came almost four years ago to the day -- Feb. 11, 2008 versus San Antonio. The Raptors guard, however, shrugged off his performance that came two nights after he dished out 14 assists, with no turnovers, against Boston. "It doesnt matter, we lost so I dont care," Calderon said. "Its tough, when we had a chance to beat another great team like L.A. But we couldnt today so weve got to grab the positive part, we can compete against everybody, weve got to believe we can do it." The game was the third in a tough seven-game homestand for Toronto. The New York Knicks are in town Tuesday, followed by the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Pau Gasol added 16 points and 17 rebounds, while Andrew Bynum added 14 points for the Lakers (16-12), who were coming off a loss on Friday to overnight phenom Jeremy Lin and the Knicks. The Lakers led 34-19 after the first quarter as the Toronto offence shot just 30 per cent from the field. 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