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TORONTO -- What a difference a day makes.

On Monday, Ted Lilly sounded frustrated after laboring through a round of long toss and wasn't sure he'd be able to overcome his nagging back pain in time for his first scheduled start. A day later, the left-hander experienced minor tightness, but was unexpectedly able to throw off a mound in the bullpen.

The successful session had Lilly more optimistic about his chances at taking the mound on Saturday for Toronto.

"I didn't feel that good [Monday]," Lilly said. "I didn't think I'd feel this good today. I didn't think it'd get this much better. I'm pleasantly surprised."

Lilly threw in the 'pen for around 10 minutes and tested out his complete arsenal of pitches. He said that he gradually increased the intensity every few minutes and even threw a handful of pitches at "game speed." He'll take Wednesday off, and then will have a light session in the bullpen on Thursday.