Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s defensive struggles came to a head as the Blue Jays dropped an 8-4 decision — and the weekend series — to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon. “It’s a young kid struggling mentally with his throwing right now,” Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said before the move was announced. Stroman, already at 54 pitches, needed another 15 to escape — with the Rays tying it up on a Brandon Lowe single. Alen Hanson came on as a defensive replacement for Gurriel an inning later. I’ve seen it before and people have worked through it, so hopefully he can work through it,” Montoyo said.

Source: thestar April 15, 2019 00:56 UTC