Kikuchi Solid as Jays top Rays 4-1
It was a battle of the worst and fourth worst ERAs in the American League last year , as Kris Bubic took on Yusei Kikuchi. Naturally, it was something of a pitchers’ duel, with both guys going five and Kikuchi coming out on top with a 2-1 lead. Of course Kikuchi would be the first Jays starter of the season to secure a win. Baseball has a nice way of reminding us that the world is under no obligation to make sense.
The Jays threatened in the first, with Vlad walking and advancing to 3rd on a Chapman line single, but weren’t able to capitalize. They went quietly in the second as well. Meanwhile, Kikuchi righted the ship and made it through the fifth with little drama. He only struck out two on the night, but also walked only one and was locating relatively well. The much hyped curveball from the spring wasn’t much in evidence, and he leaned on his cutter in the way he often did when he struggled last year, but tonight it all worked pretty well.
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