Ominous start sees Bowden Francis walk two en route to a poor outing

A series would be won, but a sweep denied as the Blue Jays leave the Land of 10,000 Lakes with their collective heads well above water, at least for the time being.

At the same time, the margin for error remains thin for a team whose pitching depth is getting tested and whose ability to stage comeback wins is not sustainable.

The following are three takeaways from Sunday’s series finale at Target Field where the Blue Jays were off target almost from the get-go, a day when Toronto’s pitchers yielded a combined eight walks through the opening five innings en route to a 6-3 loss to the host Minnesota Twins.

1. Bowden bounced

An argument could be made that Sunday’s start was the biggest for Bowden Francis, who wasn’t able to make it out of the second inning in his most recent outing when t