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RecapRyan Weathers allowed five hits and six runs with one walk and two strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.
The long ball did Weathers in here. First, Kazuma Okamoto crushed a 423 foot shot in the first inning. Then, George Springer had a two-run homer of his own in the following frame. He settled in a bit after that, but was pulled after walking a batter and then forcing a ground ball. That inherited runner came around immediately after, just to make his final line a tad worse. Uncharacteristically, he forced very few swings-and-misses and left this start with a 4.36 ERA. It was just 3.14 three starts ago before a poor stretch where he’s allowed 16 earned runs over his last 17 innings. Next up, he;s scheduled to face the White Sox at home.