Gausman says Blue Jays need more urgency after another shutout loss

Kevin Gausman has achieved all the things in his energy to place the Toronto Blue Jays ready to win, however time and time once more the crew behind him has not offered sufficient assist.

The newest instance got here Wednesday towards the AL-East-leading Baltimore Orioles. Gausman held the Orioles to only two runs — whereas hanging out eight — over six innings however the Blue Jays might solely muster 5 singles in a 7-0 loss.

“We’re just waiting for that big stretch. We’ve kind of been waiting for that all year. Is it going to happen? I don’t know,” Gausman mentioned after the sport. “I hope it does. I hope it starts tomorrow, but we can’t keep sitting back and waiting on that. We’ve got to go now and we need a little bit more sense of urgency.”

The loss was the eighth time the Blue Jays have been shut down since June 19, probably the most in MLB. Three of these eight shutouts have include Gausman on the mound and the American League strikeout chief has obtained the bottom run assist of any starter in baseball this season.

The Blue Jays’ offensive shortcomings this season have been effectively documented however with the Seattle Mariners lately overtaking Toronto for the ultimate AL wild-card spot, the stress will solely ratchet up getting into the ultimate weeks of the season.

“Every game matters,” Gausman mentioned. “You look at not just the AL East but obviously the American (League) wild card, there’s five or six teams within a two or three-game difference. As a player, that’s what you want. You want to be in this spot with a month left with an opportunity to punch a ticket and control your own destiny. We haven’t necessarily played great baseball all year, but we’re in a situation now where we’re right there and we’ve just got to keep going.”

The Blue Jays can have an opportunity to get again on monitor Thursday of their closing sport towards the Orioles this season, with Jose Berrios scheduled to make the beginning.

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