PITTSBURGH — The Toronto Blue Jays optioned outfielder Kevin Mench to Triple-A Syracuse after losing their seventh game in a row tonight and recalled right-handed pitcher Brandon League.

League is a Saint Louis School alum from Honolulu.

Mench saw his average drop to .210 after going 0-for-2 in a 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh. He has no home runs and five RBIs this season for a team that has struggled to score — Toronto has only 21 runs during its losing streak.

Mench had 89 homers over six seasons with Milwaukee and Texas.

League has appeared in 72 games over the past five seasons for the Blue Jays, going 3-3 with a 4.44 ERA. He was 0-1 in two games during April this season, allowing two runs and five walks in 2 2-3 innings.

The Blue Jays were in need of a pitcher after placing starter Shaun Marcum on the disabled list before Saturday's game. Outfielder Adam Lind was recalled to take his roster spot, and new manager Cito Gaston said the team wanted Lind to play everyday,

Gaston would not say who would take Marcum's spot in the rotation. League has never started a major league game.