Blue Jays place Zach Pop on 15-day IL, recall Jay Jackson from triple-A Buffalo
The Toronto Blue Jays positioned right-handed reliever Zach Pop on the 15-day IL with a proper hamstring pressure, the workforce introduced Friday.
Toronto additionally recalled reliever Jay Jackson from triple-A buffalo.
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Pop exited Thursday’s sport towards the Boston Red Sox with proper hamstring discomfort.
The native of Brampton, Ont. appeared to undergo the harm in the course of the backside of the eighth inning and wanted assist to get off the sphere.
Pop pitched two-thirds of the eighth inning earlier than exiting, giving up two hits and three earned runs.
Pop has had his struggles not too long ago, registering a 6.59 ERA over 13.2 innings pitched for the Blue Jays this season.
In and out of the main leagues since 2015, the 35-year-old Jackson was one of many last cuts at spring coaching this yr.
Jackson is 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA, 15 strikeouts and two walks in 10.2 innings with Buffalo this yr.
The Blue Jays bullpen has hit a rut in the course of the present five-game shedding streak. The relievers even have had a heavy workload as all 5 Blue Jays starters couldn’t make it by six innings the final time by the rotation.
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