SEATTLE – There was a reason Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo had a warm embrace for starter Ross Stripling when he came to the dugout after five innings on a…
Too bad there was no reason to offer the same acknowledgement to his embattled hitters.
“Two for 20 is not going to cut it, but 3-for-20 would have won this game,” the manager said. “It’s amazing. We did get the hits, but with guys in scoring position, we try too hard, it feels like.” Toronto batters banged out a dozen hits on the night, but could only get two across continuing a blight that has seen them score just 14 runs in their past six games.“We know we’re not playing anywhere near close to our best brand of baseball,” Stripling said.not right, either.
“I don’t want to feel like I’m defending my guys all the time … we still have to find ways to get on base,” Montoyo said. “But it’s tough to come from behind every day.Tough on the pitching staff, which has been overworked. But also tough on hitters trying to make things happen when an early hole is created.
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