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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Matt Barkley is hoping to prove San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly knew what he was doing in the 2013 draft.Barkley never started for Kelly in Philadelphia in 2013-14, and made his first NFL start last Sunday for the Bears as injured Jay Cutlers replacement. He faces Kellys 49ers on Sunday at Soldier Field after he once seemed a misfit for the Eagles.I wasnt too sure what he was thinking right when I got drafted, Barkley said of Kelly.Barkley completed 28 of 54 throws for 316 yards and three touchdowns Sunday in a 27-21 loss to Tennessee, and had to wait four years after Kelly selected him to make his first start.Barkley once had been considered first-round draft material, but eventually went in the fourth round. Not being especially mobile, Barkley wasnt regarded as a good fit for Kellys offense.I knew he had seen me play and I had put up good games my junior and senior year when I had played him at Oregon, Barkley said. So I knew he saw something in me.Wasnt too sure about the offense and all that, but realizing once I got there that he really wants to get the ball to the running back whenever he can, and its just like any other offense.Barkley led a second-half comeback that failed following a dropped pass by Josh Bellamy in the end zone. Barkley called a loss in his first start a minor stumbling block after what seemed a winding road to making any starts.I dont like to look at it as difficult, Barkley said. More so (its) just a time to grow and to learn as an NFL quarterback.I got the chance to learn Chips offense and a new offense that I now have in my back pocket as just more knowledge as a quarterback.Traded to the Arizona Cardinals for a seventh-round pick in 2015, Barkley never played in place of Carson Palmer and was cut this year. The Bears signed him in SeptemberTo learn from guys like Carson and to be with Nick Foles, just guys who helped me grow as a player, Im not complaining that now is the time, Barkley said. Just soaking it up.Barkley found more than a strong performance in a losing effort with Sundays loss.I think just the fight and the resilience of the team at the end and how they didnt give up -- on the sideline, everyone was saying `theres still a chance, we still got this, Barkley said. That was really cool to see even after the game, that guys fought.Whether there is a future for Barkley in Chicago is open to debate. Cutlers status is uncertain at best.With Brian Hoyer and Connor Shaw injured and out for the year, the entire Bears quarterback situation looks open. Barkley hopes to keep impressing after he did so last week.There was a couple plays there that we could have executed better, but for the most part I think he was really good on the sideline, really good with the coaches and his teammates, Bears coach John Fox said. He never blinked.He even handled even some negative things early on.Two interceptions preceded Barkleys three touchdown passes.The Bears on Tuesday added another target for Barkley after a week when receivers dropped 10 passes. Seventh-round draft pick Daniel Braverman, who has a reputation for sure hands, already has a rapport with Barkley after the two worked the scout team offense.Hes in and out of breaks, hes really quick, getting separation, Barkley said. Hes a little smaller target, but I think he plays big. 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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays will try to finish their six-game home stand with a winning record on Sunday when they go for a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins.The Blue Jays are assured of a split in the six games against the Los Angeles Angels and the Twins after their comeback 8-7 win on Saturday.The Twins will not only be trying to avoid the sweep on Sunday but trying to end a losing streak that has reached nine games.Minnesota will send out Kyle Gibson (5-8, 5.09 ERA) against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (9-13, 4.43 ERA).The Twins led 5-0 and 7-3 on Saturday before losing it in the eighth on an RBI triple by Melvin Upton Jr., who then continued home on an error by right fielder Max Kepler as he pursued the ball.The right fielders original mistake was diving to try to catch the sinking drive instead of letting it drop for a single. Upton ran home with what proved to be the winning run.The improbable win by the Blue Jays assured that they would be on top of the American League East by themselves for at least another day.It was a matter of the Twins finding another way to lose in a discouraging season.Theres all different kinds of ways to lose games, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. That one was particularly difficult. ... Max is trying to make a play and get us off the field with a lead and he came up short. Hes trying to do something to help us win. It takes some fortitude to find a way to persevere. Weve got a long losing streak going.Sometimes we try to do too much and sometimes we play a little tentative and try not to make a mistake. Id rather have to back guys off than to get them going. We talked about that a little bit (Friday). If guys are going to try to do something that hass a chance to help us win a game then Im not going to be critical.ddddddddddddThe view was different from the other side.That was a huge play, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. A huge game, falling behind like we did then to come back.If the Blue Jays defeat the Twins on Sunday it will give them a 4-2 home stand before they travel to Baltimore for a three-game series against the Orioles, who are third in the AL East.The Blue Jays lost two of three games to the Angels after losing two of three to the Indians last weekend in Cleveland.The win Saturday had the Blue Jays talking again about how they never are out of a game.Even in close games lately, when were behind I generally get that feeling, Gibbons said. We have some guys in that lineup that can burn you real quick. All you have to do is get a guy or two on base.We lost a couple of tough ones against Anaheim. We really couldnt get anything going. We lost a couple of tough ones in Cleveland. So were coming off a couple of series that beat up on us a little bit and to bounce back like that is big.Dickey will looking for his second straight win after holding the Angels to six hits, two walks and two runs Tuesday. In four starts in August, he is 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA.In 11 career games, including seven starts against the Twins, Dickey is 2/3 with a 6.20 ERA.This will be Gibsons first start of the season against the Blue Jays. In three career starts against Toronto, he is 1-1 with a 4.42 ERA.Gibson took the loss on Tuesday when he allowed seven hits, four walks and five runs in five innings against the Detroit Tigers. ' ' '