NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their seven-game road trip tonight with the third game of a four-game set at Toronto (2-0 thus far)…will also play a three-game series at Cincinnati this weekend (Fri.-Sun.)…went 5-2 on their seven-game homestand, sweeping a three-game set vs. Oakland and splitting a four-game series vs. Tampa Bay.
Have won four of their last five games and seven of their last nine games.
Are 10-4 (.714) in their last 14 games (since 5/2), the best record in the AL and the second-best record in the Majors in that span, trailing only Los Angeles-NL (10-3, .769).
Including their current series, have won or split four of their last five series (since 5/1) and 10 of their 14 series this season (going 7-4-2 in their 13 completed series).
Are 13 days into a 17-day stretch (5/5-21) without an off day (8-4 so far)…are also in a 34-day stretch with just one off day (4/18-5/21). Are in a stretch of playing 11-of-14 games (5/5-18) and 14-of20 games (5/5-25) against the AL East…are 5-4 so far.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays, 6-3, on Tuesday at Rogers Centre…RHP Domingo Germán (3.0IP, 0H, 0BB, 2K) made his ninth start of the season and retired all 9BF before being ejected in the fourth inning…2B Gleyber Torres (2-for-4, 2RBI, 1SF) hit an RBI single in the third and a sac fly in the ninth inning…3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2-for-3, 3R, 1 double, 1HR, 1RBI, 1BB) reached base a season-high three times and hit his first HR of the season with a solo shot in the fifth…DH Aaron Judge (1-for-5, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI) hit a go-ahead two-run HR in the eighth inning…C Jose Trevino (3-for-3, 1R) tied his season high in hits…RHP Ian Hamilton (0.2IP, 1H, 2BB, 2K) exited the game with right groin tightness…RHP Ron Marinaccio (1.0IP, 4H, 3ER, 1HR, 1K) allowed a career-high-tying 3ER…RHP Ryan Weber (2.1IP, 3H) earned his first win of the season after tossing 2.1 scoreless innings…RHP Clay Holmes (1.0IP, 1H, 1K) tossed a scoreless eighth…LHP Wandy Peralta (1.0IP, 1BB) earned his third save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
BRONX BOMBERS: The Yankees have hit 65HR this season, the second-most home runs in the AL and the fourth-most in the Majors.
Have hit multiple home runs in a season-high five straight games, their longest streak since a five-game streak from 7/29-8/2/22…with 2HR tonight, it would mark their longest streak since a six-game stretch from 9/9-14/21.
Have hit multiple HR in nine of their last 10 games (since 5/7) and 11 of their last 14 games (since 5/2). Have at least 3HR in four of their last five games, five of their last seven games and six of their last nine games…prior to this nine-game stretch, had hit 3HR in just four of their first 35 games of the season.
Have hit 14HR in their last 5G and 25HR in their last 10G. Have recorded at least eight hits in each of their last five games and 13 of their last 14G.
Have scored at least 6R in each of their last five games, matching their longest such streak in the last four seasons (since 2020)…also had five-game streaks from 7/29-8/2/22 and 9/15-19/20…their last longer streak was a seven-game streak from 8/3(G1)-8/19.
Have scored at least 6R in nine of their last 10 games (since 5/7), scoring 72R and averaging 7.20 runs per game in that span…had averaged 3.91 runs per game over their first 34 games of the season.
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 10th start of the season tonight…is 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA (56.2IP, 14ER) and 62K in nine starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in eight of his first nine starts…his eight such starts are tied with Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and San Francisco’s Alex Cobb for the most in the Majors.
Is one of three pitchers to go 5-0-or-better this year…joins Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (7-0) and Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi (5-0).
The Yankees are 8-1 in his starts this season…is one of two starting pitchers this season to have his team win at least eight of his starts (also Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan – club is 8-1 in 9GS).
Has not left a game this season with the Yankees trailing.
His nine-start undefeated streak is the third-longest season-opening undefeated streak by a Yankees starter in the last 30 years since 1994 (excluding openers), trailing only Orlando Hernández’s 13-start streak to begin the 2004 season and Masahiro Tanaka’s 10-start streak to begin the 2016 season (Chad Green went undefeated in his first 11 starts as an opener in 2019).
Is tied for fourth in the Majors in innings pitched (56.2, second in AL), is sixth in ERA (2.22, fourth in AL), tied for sixth in wins (five, tied for third in AL) and ninth in strikeouts (62, fifth in AL).
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead two-run HR in the eighth inning on Tuesday at Toronto…six of his 11 home runs this season have given the Yankees the lead… since the start of 2019, 72 of his 148HR have tied the game (14) or given the Yankees the lead (58).
Has 5HR in his last four games…has homered in consecutive games for the first time this season and for the 36th time in his career (first since 10/4/22(G2)-3/30/23)… with a HR tonight, it would mark the 10th time in his career he has homered in at least three straight games (last: 4G from 9/3-7(G1)/22).
The Yankees have gone 151-50 in his career when he homers…since 2020, the Yankees are 79-21 in those games.
His 231 career HR are the most by any Major League player through his first 763 career games (previous: Ryan Howard227HR).
Has 10RBI in his last four games…has recorded 12RBI in eight games since returning from the I.L.
Is hitting .333/.455/.926 (9-for-27) with 8R, 1 double, 5HR, 10RBI and 6BB/1IBB in his last seven games (since 5/10).
His 31 career HR vs. the Blue Jays are his second-most against any club (37HR vs. Baltimore)…are tied with Jorge Posada for the most by any Yankee vs. the Blue Jays…are the third-most HR by any Major League player vs. a single opponent since 2017, trailing his own 37HR vs. Baltimore and Mike Trout’s 33HR vs. Seattle.
Ranks fifth in the Majors in SLG (.590, third in AL), tied for fifth in HR (11, tied for second in AL) and ranks seventh in OPS (.960, fourth in AL).
CALENDAR DAYS: The Yankees have hit 31HR in 15 games during the month of May, the most home runs in the Majors in that span…also lead the Majors in May in runs scored (89) and SLG (.497), rank second in OPS (.834), third in runs scored per game (5.93), fifth in OBP (.337) and extra-base hits (53).
Their 5.50 PA/K ratio in May is the best in the Majors.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu owns a season-high 14-game on-base streak (since 4/30)…marks his longest on-base streak since a 15-game streak from 4/12-29/22…is batting .308 (16- for-52) with 7R, 2 doubles, 2HR, 7RBI and 6BB over that stretch.
Has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games (since 5/1).
Is a career .341 (89-for-261) batter with 42R, 20 doubles, 1 triple, 10HR, 31RBI, 21BB and 4SB in 67 games vs. the Blue Jays…is his second-highest BA against any opponent in his career (min. 10G)…in 64 games vs. Toronto as a Yankee, has hit .345 (87-for-252) with 42R, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 10HR, 31RBI and 21BB…owns the highest BA among players with at least 100PA against the Blue Jays as a Yankee (next: Oscar Gamble, .331, 48-for-145).
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo owns a season-high 14-game on-base streak (since 5/1), batting .357/.429/.607 (20-for-56) with 14R, 2 doubles, 4HR, 10RBI and 7BB over that stretch…marks his longest on-base streak since a 17-game streak with the Cubs from 4/28-5/17/21.
Is tied for fourth in the AL this season in hits (49).
Has 6RBI in his last four games.
Has multiple hits in five of his last eight games since 5/8, batting .406/.457/.750 (13-for-32) with 10R, 2 doubles, 3HR, 8RBI and 3BB in that span…also has multiple hits in seven of his last 13G.
Has reached base via H/BB/HP in 20-of-41 plate appearances over his last nine games (14H, 6BB, .488 OBP). Has reached base in 18 of his last 19 games and 37 of his 42 games this season.
Is batting .319/.391/.541 (43-for-135) with 24R, 6 doubles, 8HR, 19RBI, 12BB and 4HP in his last 35G (since 4/9).
Has hit safely in 12 of his last 13G and 16 of his last 19G.
Has reached base multiple times in three of his last four games, seven of his last nine games and nine of his last 13 games.
Five of his last seven hits have been XBH (2 doubles, 3HR).
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres owns a season-high 12- game on-base streak (since 5/5), his longest such streak since a 20-game streak from 9/5-27/22…is batting .304/.370/.522 (14-for-46) with 9R, 4 doubles, 2HR, 11RBI, 6BB and 2SF over that span…has reached base in 22 of his last 25 games (since 4/20) and 25 of his last 29G (since 4/15). His 8.09 PA/K (178PA/22K) rate this season is the best of his career.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP GERRIT COLE (5-0, 2.22 ERA)
RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 10th start of the season tonight at Toronto…the 32-year-old will pitch on regular four days’ rest…did not record a decision on Friday vs. Tampa Bay despite allowing just 2ER in 5.0IP (5H, 2BB, 4K, 2HR)…is 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA (56.2IP, 14ER) and 62K in nine starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in eight of his first nine starts…his eight such starts are tied with Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and San Franciso’s Alex Cobb for the most in the Majors…in his third year with the Yankees in 2022, went 13-8 with a 3.50 ERA (200.2IP, 154H, 81R/78ER, 50BB, 257K, 33HR) in 33 regular season starts…his Major League-leading 257K last season were the most by a Yankees pitcher in a single season in franchise history, surpassing Ron Guidry’s previous record of 248K in 1978…the five-time All-Star (2015, ’18-19, ’21-22) has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting five times (second in 2021, fourth in 2020, second in 2019, fifth in 2018, fourth in 2015)…his career 10.50 K/9.0IP ratio (1,992K/1,706.2IP) is the eighth-highest in Major League history (min. 1,000.0IP)…in 84 starts with the Yankees, is 41-19 with a 3.17 ERA (511.2IP, 180ER) and 656K…since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (76), strikeouts (1,258), ranks second in K/9.0IP (12.25) and innings pitched (924.1), third in opponents’ BA (.203) and WAR among pitchers (24.8 – FanGraphs), fourth in winning percentage (.724, 76-29, min. 60 decisions) and WHIP (1.00), fifth in K/BB (5.29) and sixth in ERA (2.95)…was originally selected by the Yankees in the first round (28th overall) of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft but did not sign and went on to play at UCLA for three seasons (2009-11)…was the first overall pick of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the 15th pitcher (and 11th right-hander) to be chosen first…is the fifth player selected first overall to play for the Yankees, joining Alex Rodriguez, Darryl Strawberry, Tim Foli and Ron Blomberg…signed a nine-year contract extending through the 2028 season with a player opt-out following the 2024 season on 12/18/19.
LAST START: Did not record a decision in the Yankees’ 6-5 win on Friday vs. Tampa Bay despite allowing just 2ER in 5.0IP (5H, 2BB, 4K, 2HR)…allowed both runs on solo home runs to Randy Arozarena in the first inning and Jose Siri in the second inning…after the HR to Siri in the second, did not allow a hit to 12 of his final 14BF.
Is tied for fourth in the Majors in innings pitched (56.2, second in AL), is sixth in ERA (2.22, fourth in AL), tied for sixth in wins (five, tied for third in AL) and ninth in strikeouts (62, fifth in AL).
Has allowed 1R-or-fewer in four of his nine starts…three of his nine starts this season have been scoreless.
Has recorded at least 8K in five of his nine starts this season.
Six of his 15R allowed came in his start on 5/7 at Tampa Bay.
Was just the second Yankees pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 5.0IP and allow 2R-or-fewer in each of his first seven starts of a season, joining Hideki Irabu (first seven in 1998).
Has allowed 2HR in each of his last two starts after not allowing a HR in his first seven starts of the season…his seven-start homerless streak was the third-longest of his career (10G from 5/26-8/13/16 and 8G from 7/9-8/20/18)…three of his 4HR allowed were solo home runs…all 4HR allowed have come against Tampa Bay.
Has received 3R-or-fewer of support in seven of his nine starts.
Tossed his fourth career shutout on 4/16 vs. Minnesota (9.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 10K)…marked his seventh career complete game (first since 7/17/21 vs. Boston–6.0IP) and his fourth career nine-inning complete game…was just the third Yankee (fourth time) in the last 22 years (since 2002) to throw a nine-inning shutout and allow three-or-fewer baserunners, joining Corey Kluber (1BB in his no-hitter on 5/19/21 at Texas) and Masahiro Tanaka (2H and 1BB on 6/17/19 vs. Tampa Bay and 3H on 4/27/17 at Boston).
WINNING WAYS: Is one of three pitchers to go 5-0-or-better this year…joins Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (7-0) and Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi (5-0).
The Yankees are 8-1 in his starts this season…is one of two starting pitchers this season to have his team win at least eight of his starts…joins Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (club is 8-1 in 9GS).
Has not left a game this season with the Yankees trailing.
His nine-start undefeated streak is the third-longest season-opening undefeated streak by a Yankees starter in the last 30 years since 1994 (excluding openers), trailing only Orlando Hernández’s 13-start streak to start the 2004 season and Masahiro Tanaka’s 10-start streak to begin the 2016 season (Chad Green went undefeated in his first 11 starts as an opener in 2019)…is also the fifth-longest undefeated streak of his career, trailing a 28-start streak from 5/27/19-8/19/20, 11-game streak from 4/29-6/24/18 and two 10-game streaks from 9/24/21-5/18/22 and 9/7/14-4/29/15.
ROAD RULES: Tonight will mark just his fourth road start of the season…six of his nine starts have come at home…is 2-0 with a 4.34 ERA (18.2IP, 9ER) on the road this year.
BLANK SPACE: Posted a career-high 25.2 scoreless inning streak from 4/11-27…was the second-longest scoreless streak by a Yankees starting pitcher in the last 63 years (since 1961), trailing only Catfish Hunter’s 26.0 scoreless inning streak from 8/30-9/11/75…also posted a season-opening 12.0 scoreless inning streak (3/30-4/5).
IN PINSTRIPES: In 84 starts with the Yankees (since 2020), is 41-19 with a 3.17 ERA (511.2IP, 180ER) and 656K…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 65-of-84 starts…has allowed 2ER-orfewer in 56 starts as a Yankee, the second-most such starts in the AL and tied for the fourth-most such starts in the Majors in that stretch…has recorded 17 scoreless starts as a Yankee, tied for the most scoreless starts by any AL pitcher in that span.
His 41 wins since 2020 are the most in the AL and the second-most in the Majors over that stretch, trailing only Julio Urías (45-13).
His 656K since 2020 are the most in the Majors…his 11.54 K/9.0IP ratio in that span is the best in the Majors (min. 400.0IP)…has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting in two of his first three seasons in pinstripes (second in 2021, fourth in 2020).
His 23 double-digit strikeout games as a Yankee are tied with Ron Guidry for the most in franchise history.
KING OF THE HILL: Since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (76), strikeouts (1,258), ranks second in K/9.0IP (12.25) and innings pitched (924.1), third in opponents’ BA (.203) and WAR among pitchers (24.8 – FanGraphs), fourth in winning percentage (.724, 76-29, min. 60 decisions) and WHIP (1.00), fifth in K/BB (5.29) and sixth in ERA (2.95). Has recorded 16 scoreless starts of at least 5.0 innings since 2021, tied for the most in the Majors in that span.
VS. TORONTO: Will be making his 14th career start vs. the Blue Jays tonight…is 6-2 with a 3.48 ERA (77.2IP, 30ER) and 78K in 13 starts vs. Toronto…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in eight of his last 12 starts vs. Toronto.
As a Yankee, is 5-2 with a 3.24 ERA (66.2IP, 24ER) in 11 starts vs. the Blue Jays.
Has made five road road starts vs. the Blue Jays, going 4-0 with a 3.24 ERA (33.1IP, 12ER)…two of those starts were in Buffalo, N.Y., and one was in Dunedin, Fla.
Has made two starts at Rogers Centre, going 1-0 with a 5.84 ERA (12.1IP, 8ER).
Faced the Blue Jays earlier this season on 4/22 at Yankee Stadium and did not record a decision despite tossing 5.2 scoreless innings (4H, 2BB, 4K, 1HP).
Made three starts vs. the Blue Jays in 2022, going 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA (18.0IP, 10ER) in three starts vs. the Blue Jays.
STRIKEOUT MACHINE: Has recorded double-digit strikeouts in 44 games since the start of 2019, marking the most in the Majors over the span (next: Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom with 28)…his 52 games with at least 10K since the beginning of 2018 are also the most in the Majors in that span (next: Max Scherzer-46).
Ranks fifth in the AL and ninth in the Majors in strikeouts…has recorded at least 8K in five of his nine starts this season…is one of just seven pitchers in the Majors to record at least 8K in five games.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS NOTES:
THE LATEST: The Blue Jays were doubled up, 6-3, by the Yankees last night…Have equalled New York in hits in each of the last two nights but have lost each contest by three runs. Toronto has still won six of its last 10 games and 15 of its last 25…Has dropped each of the first two games of this four-game series and needs a win tonight to avoid its 1st home series loss (5-0-0 so far).
OVER AND OUTLAW: Kevin Kiermaier got the Blue Jays on the board by launching a solo home run to center field in the 5th inning last night…Marked his 3rd longball of the season…Also led off the 7th with an infield single, finishing the game 2-for-4, his 12th multi-hit game of the year. The veteran is now batting .327 (37-for-113) for the year with 14 extra-base hits and 13 RBI (.909 OPS)…His 33 hits while batting 9th are the most in the Majors (2nd: Michael A. Taylor – 23)…Is now up to seven defensive runs saved, tied with Luis Robert for the most among center fielders.
ALL GAUS, NO BRAKES: Kevin Gausman gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks over 7.0 innings last night… Piled up 10 strikeouts on 102 pitches (63 strikes)…Has recorded a quality start in seven of his nine outings this year. The 32-year-old leads the AL with 77 strikeouts (2nd in MLB), which are also the most ever by a Blue Jay in his first nine games of a season (2nd: Roger Clemens – 69 in 1997)…Ranks 1st in the AL with a 12.60 K/9 and a 34.7% K rate, and sits 4th with 55.0 innings pitched…Over his last seven games, has walked six batters while racking up 63 punchouts… Has recorded double-digit strikeouts on four occasions this season, the most in the Majors.
BICHETTE HAPPENS: Bo Bichette drove in a run with a double to left in the 5th inning last night…Marked his 10th two-bagger and 18th extra-base hit of the season…Also walked to finish 1-for-4 with a run scored…Has gone 57-for177 (.322) with 10 doubles, eight homers, and 28 RBI while playing in all 42 games this season. The shortstop leads the AL with 57 hits (2nd: Marcus Semien – 50) and is tied with Ronald Acuña Jr.
for the overall MLB lead…Now leads the AL with 91 total bases (2nd: Luis Robert Jr. – 90) and trails only teammate Matt Chapman’s .322 by percentage points for the AL lead in batting average.
BATT CHAPMAN: Matt Chapman singled twice and drew a walk as he went 2-for-3 last night…Marked his 14th multi-hit game, tied for 5th most in the AL…Among AL batters, is currently 1st batting average (.322), 1st in doubles (18), T-1st in extra-base hits (23), 3rd in OBP (.408), 4th in hits (49), 5th in OPS (.947), 8th in SLG (.539), and 10th in total bases (75). The third baseman also continues to lead all MLB hitters in barrel rate (15.5%) and hard-hit percentage (65.4) this season (2nd: Aaron Judge – 15.1% & 63.3) while 4th in average exit velocity (95.3 MPH) and 5th in hard-hit balls (70).
AT DOME FOR DAYS: The Blue Jays are on a 10-day, 10-game homestand (3-2 so far)…Have gone 12-5 this season at Rogers Centre, tied for their 2nd-best record through 17 home contests in team history…The .706 win% at home is 2nd best in MLB (TB – .864)…Are hosting the Yankees for four nights before taking on the Orioles (27-15) for three games over the weekend. Toronto batters rank 4th in the AL in home AVG (.262), while sitting 4th in home OBP (.336), 7th in home OPS (.736), and 10th in home SLG (.400)…The pitching staff ranks 2nd among AL teams with a 3.00 home ERA (TB – 2.52), 2nd in home opponents’ average (.196), and 2nd in home WHIP (1.13).
GUERRERO GETTING ON: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. plated a run with an RBI single in the 5th, finishing last night 1-for-4 before he left the game with right knee discomfort…Has now reached base safely in 21 straight games, the 2nd-longest active on-base streak in the AL (Yordan Alvarez – 40G)…Has batted .289 (24-for-83) with 10 doubles, four homers, 17 RBI, and seven walks over that stretch (.909 OPS). The 24-year old is now 49-for-157 for the season with 11 doubles, seven homers and 26 RBI for a .312 AVG (5th in the AL), a .385 OBP (8th), and a .901 OPS (10th)…His 49 hits are tied for 4th most in the AL while his 81 total bases rank T-11th…Has also recorded 75 hard-hit balls (95+ MPH) this season, tied with Acuña Jr. for the MLB lead.
HITTING IT: The Blue Jays have notched 374 hits so far this season, 5th most in the AL…Are also 5th in the AL in team batting average (.258), 5th in OBP (.330), 6th in OPS (.741), and 7th in SLG (.411). The Blue Jays are one of two AL teams who have scored in every game this season (also: LAA)…Have gone 60 straight games without being shut out, the 2nd-longest active streak in the Majors (LAA – 84G).
DIVISIONAL DETAILS: The Blue Jays have gone 4-8 against divisional opponents this season…Have still won 27 of their last 45 games vs. AL East foes, dating back to Aug. 17, 2022…Went 43-33 (.566%) in divisional play in 2022, the 2nd-best winning percentage within the division (NYY – .618) and the club’s best since registering a .581 win% in 2006 (43-31).
VS. THE YANKEES: All-Time: 317-387
2023: 2-3 Home: 167-184
Home: 0-2 Rogers Centre: 129-130
The Blue Jays won two of the three games the last time they met the Yankees, in the Bronx last month… Went 3-6 vs. the Pinstripes in nine games here at Rogers Centre last season…Have gone 26-27 overall against the Yankees since the start of 2020. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4-for-11 with a double, two home runs, and four RBI during the three-game series in New York…In 70 career games vs. NYY, is 78-for-268 (.291) with 16 doubles, two triples, 15 homers, and 47 RBI (.882 OPS). Bo Bichette batted .286 (22-for-77) in his 18 games against the Yankees last season…Owns a career .310 (71-for-229) average across 56 meetings, including 19 doubles, 10 home runs, and 35 RBI (.874 OPS). Danny Jansen recorded a hit in all three games in New York last month, including a pinch-hit homer on April 22, Toronto’s first pinch-hit longball since the 2019 season…Has gone 32-for-113 (.283) with seven doubles, eight home runs, and 22 RB
STARTING PITCHER – Chris Bassitt, RHP #40
TODAY’S GAME:
Making his 9th start of the season and his 5th at Rogers Centre…Threw a complete game shutout his last time out on 5/12 vs. ATL, the 2nd CG SO of his career (also: May 27, 2021 vs. LAA), and the 1st complete game shutout of at least 9.0 IP by a Blue Jay since Mark Buehrle on 6/3/15 at WAS…Scattered 2 hits, 2 walks, and 2 hit batters while striking out a season-high 8 on 103 pitches (70 strikes)…Extended his scoreless innings streak to a career-best 20.0 frames, surpassing his previous mark of 18.1 IP from 7/30-8/9/15. Ranks 5th in the AL with a .182 opponent average this year…Has held opposing RHH to a .138 AVG, the lowest mark in the Majors. Over his last 7 starts, has gone 5-1 with a 1.97 ERA (10 ER/45.2 IP) and a 0.94 WHIP. Signed a three-year, $63 million deal with the Blue Jays on 12/16/22.
2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Improved to 4-2 on the year on 5/5 at PIT…Threw a then season-high 7.0 shutout innings, scattering 4 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts. Logged 6.1 innings of work on 4/24 vs. CWS, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits, while walking 3 and recording 4 strikeouts…Left the game in the 7th with right lower back tightness…Was his 4th straight quality start, going 3-1 with a 2.19 ERA (6 ER/24.2 IP) over that span. Picked up his 2nd win of the year on 4/18 at HOU, throwing 6.1 innings of shutout ball with 3 hits, a walk, and 5 strikeouts…Marked his 3rd straight quality start, and his 1st scoreless outing of the season. Was saddled with the loss on 4/13 vs. DET, tossing 6.0 frames of two-run ball with 4 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Earned his 1st win as a Blue Jay on 4/7 at LAA, allowing 3R/2ER on 2 hits and 5 walks over 6.0 frames with 5 strikeouts. Took the loss in his Toronto debut on 4/2 at STL, giving up career highs in runs (9) and homers (4) over 3.1 innings (10H, 0BB, 0K).
