The Blue Jays started reliever Tyler Clippard Thursday night against the Mariners. He lasted one inning, giving up a two-run homer to Nelson Cruz. On came a very recent signing:
Mike Hauschild signed his Blue Jays contract a half-hour before and then came on to pitch six impressive innings of relief in his first game in the majors in more than 15 months.
Kendrys Morales had a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning to back Hauschild, and Toronto beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Thursday night.
Hauschild, who was released by Houston on Sunday, figured he’d be headed for Triple-A Buffalo for the weekend until the Blue Jays picked him up. Now, Toronto Jays might have the missing piece it’s been looking for in the starting rotation, and Hauschild has a lot of phone calls and text messages to return.
Clippard is described in the article as a spot starter, but this is exactly how the Rays are using their relievers as openers. The strategy didn’t work perfectly, but well enough for the Blue Jays to get the win.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2n7oqJS
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