Oakland — The Blue Jays Possibility Correct -Hander Kevin Gausman's next scheduled start didn't make an exact leap here on Tuesday afternoon.
Gaussman will be rotated on Thursday in the first of four games against the Mariners in Seattle. He has an injured ankle.
On what would have been his important preparation day on Tuesday, Gausman was unable to abandon the mound at the Oakland Coliseum before the Jays-Athletics Contest.
On Saturday in Toronto, Gausman took a screaming ground ball from his ankle and was forced to leave the match in the second inning, throwing him off the flat. The ground on Tuesday. But he's also noticeably limping, and the work he's done doesn't seem to be enough to prepare him for the start on Thursday.
This is the latest setback for Jaze's pitching staff, an area of deep concern for teams that have entered action on Tuesday with four consecutive losses.
These struggles have made life very difficult for manager Charlie Montoyo and pitching coach Pete Walker.
"It all goes back to pitching," Montoyo said. "Pitching gives you a chance. The last few days haven't been great.
" If the starter struggles early on, you need to use the entire bullpen. Then you can catch up with it. Everyone sells so much and that's where we are now. The bullpen is overused and our starter isn't going deep. "
There are few secrets to success.
The latest disaster when troubled starter Yusei Kikuchi surrendered four runs in just 2.1 innings and put the team in yet another early hole on Tuesday. Has occurred.
How bad was his control? The left-handed player walked four of the first eight batters and hit two more track and field athletes with a free pass before the unsightly night was over.
Break time
Given the tight schedule, Montoyo is sure to make sure the players Take as much rest as you have reserved.
This means that Tuesday is scheduled for the holidays of Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Both were out of the starting lineup, but can be used for pinch hitter missions as needed.
"18 games were played in 17 days and the schedule was tight," Montoyo said. "People deserve holidays. They are humans. They are grinds. Many games, West Coast trips ..."
Around the base
Jaze's third baseman Matt Chapman defeated his previous team on Tuesday with a two-run home baseman and a 0-16 streak on the plate ... the tragic death of his teenage daughter Julia. Then at Mark Budzinski, who was absent, Jays added Devon White to his coach, an outfielder. White is collaborating with a triple A Buffalo Bisons fielder ... For Tuesday's match, Jays won 13 of the last 17 matches against A dating back to 2017 ... The three-match series is Wednesday. It ends with Matinee. Jaze sends José Berríos to the mound to play against James Caprilian of A's Justice.
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