For the time being, Brett Cecil is out as the Toronto Blue Jays closer.

Manager John Gibbons made the announcement Tuesday before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The 28-year-old has a 1-4 record with a 5.96 earned run average over 26 games this season. He has allowed eight earned runs in his last three appearances. He most recently allowed four runs in the ninth inning of Sunday's home loss to the Baltimore Orioles