Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman: Loses steam late in defeat

Gausman (2-2) took the loss against Minnesota on Thursday, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 5.2 innings. He began the game with three scoreless frames, retiring nine of the 10 batters he faced. However, he allowed a two-run homer in the fourth inning. After tossing a perfect fifth inning, Gausman allowed a pair of runs on a solo homer, a walk, and a single in the sixth inning before being pulled with two outs. This ended his streak of two straight quality starts and his two consecutive victories. Gausman gave up four runs in an outing for the first time this season on Thursday, but he still maintains strong season stats with a 3.10 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP, and a K:BB ratio of 40:8 over 40.2 innings across seven starts.