A demanding seven-day, eight-game road trip came to an end for the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, avoiding a series sweep. Jays right-hander Marco Estrada pitched six solid innings in his best outing of the year, giving up four hits and four walks but no runs. The Jays finished the road swing with a 4-4 record, a split reflective of a week that was both galvanizing and frustrating:The good: Josh DonaldsonThe Jays’ star third baseman, who missed 18 games with right shoulder inflammation, returned to the lineup for Thursday’s doubleheader split in Cleveland. The bad: The rotationEstrada’s outing was the first in 35 games in which a Blue Jays starter didn’t give up a single run. Three of the Blue Jays’ five starters now sport ERAs north of 5.00: Estrada, down to 5.21; Garcia, 6.60; and Stroman, 7.52.

Source: thestar May 06, 2018 23:48 UTC