Game 31: Dodgers benefit from an opponent’s shaky bullpen in Toronto.

Kenley Jansen save

Yasmani Grandal hugs Kenley Jansen after the final out of the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. (Getty Images)

TORONTO — The Dodgers turned the tables on a shaky bullpen, scoring all of their runs in the final three innings Sunday to beat the Blue Jays. The box score is here.

Kenley Jansen hasn’t discussed a contract extension with the Dodgers, but he’s content to put it off until the end of the season.

The Dodgers’ four-game series against the Mets is a rematch of a contentious National League Division Series last October.

Watch: Dave Roberts explains why Howie Kendrick will play first base for the Dodgers.

TORONTO — Howie Kendrick is playing his fifth position this week, penciled into the Dodgers’ starting lineup at first base while Adrian Gonzalez takes a turn at DH against the Blue Jays. It’s the first time Kendrick has started at first base since 2012.

Yesterday, manager Dave Roberts said he wasn’t worried that shifting positions has contributed to Kendrick’s struggles at the plate (.194/.237/.208). Roberts attributed that more to a spring training shortened by a groin injury.

Today, Roberts explained why Kendrick is starting ahead of Justin Turner and Chase Utley, both of whom played first base for the Dodgers last season:

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Game 30: Clayton Kershaw puts an end to another losing streak.

Chase Utley slide

Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey holds up the ball after tagging Chase Utley at home plate during the third inning of the Dodgers’ 6-2 win on Saturday. Utley was initially called out, but the call was challenged and overturned. (Canadian Press photo via AP)

TORONTO — A three-run third inning, highlighted by an overturned call at home plate, was all the support Clayton Kershaw needed in the Dodgers’ 6-2 bounceback victory over the Blue Jays. The story is here. The box score is here.

The Dodgers have bullpen questions, sure. Are Julio Urias and Casey Fien the answers?

Game 29: #Puigyourfriend; the longball, not so much.

Kenta Maeda home run

Kenta Maeda stands on the mound as Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista rounds the bases on his two-run home run during the sixth inning of the Jays’ 5-2 win. It was the only extra-base hit Maeda allowed. (Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO — In a game decided by the bullpens, the Dodgers’ bullpen imploded. A three-run, eighth-inning home run by West Hills native Kevin Pillar broke a 2-2 tie and sent the Dodgers to a 5-2 loss against the Blue Jays. The story is here; the box score is here.

Three injured Dodger pitchers are nearing their returns.

In case you missed it earlier, Yasiel Puig made an insanely accurate throw to deny Darwin Barney a double.