Welcome back, Yusei Kikuchi.
The win kicked off a five-game set against the Rays, and gave the Jays some space in the American League East among those jockeying behind the New York Yankees. The Jays are 12 1/2 games back and tied for second with the idle Boston Red Sox. Tampa Bay, in third, fell 15 games back.
“It feels great. The three or four past outings weren’t great and I understand the position I put the team in. Being able to perform, go deeper, throw six innings and do my part, and after the game, getting after it in the clubhouse with the boys was really fun.”“I was throwing a cutter and a slider ,” Kikuchi said. “We had stayed away from the cutter, though I did throw it earlier in the year. In talking with Pete, we thought it might be a good time to start throwing it again.
The Jays quickly got to Ryan Yarbrough , who entered the game in the second inning after opener Matt Wisler faced the minimum three batters in the first. Kikuchi worked out of a small jam in the sixth. After giving up a pair of singles, Kikuchi got Harold Ramirez to ground to third baseman Matt Chapman for a double play. Randy Arozarena then grounded out sharply to Chapman.
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