Smoak could earn, run with starting job

Justin Smoak belts a home run to left-centre field, scoring Troy Tulowitzki and Melvin Upton Jr. to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 leadDUNEDIN, Fla. -- Who's on first? The Blue Jays are hoping Justin Smoak will grab hold of the starting job and not let go.

After sharing time for the past two seasons with Chris Colabello, Smoak now has the chance to own the job all to himself.

"This year, I'm going to get more of an opportunity to play, and it kind of eases your mind just knowing what to expect," Smoak said. "Sometimes when you're not in there every day, you never know when that time's going to come."

Not getting steady at-bats may have been a factor in Smoak's slump last season, when his strikeout…