Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios pitches in the first inning of his team's series finale against the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday in Toronto.
Well, that one was a stinker.
Due to a poor start by José Berrios and scant little help from the bullpen, the Blue Jays were pounded 10-4 by the Texas Rangers on Sunday at Rogers Centre.
Berrios faced 21 batters in four-plus innings and allowed 11 to reach base. He was tagged for a season-high six runs on 10 hits, plunked one and actually benefitted from outs on three baserunning errors.
So it could have been worse.
“He gave up a lot of two-strike hits, had a lack of command on his breaking ball and missed with his fastball,” John Schneider, Toronto’s manager, said. “It seems like if something goes wrong it snowballs on him.