Who's up, Who's down: Blue Jays pitchers

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Marcus Stroman

Stroman made 2 starts. One was very good, 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 earned and 13 strikeouts. The other wasn't as good, 5 innings, 7 hits, 3 earned, 4 K. Unfortunately, we lost both games. Marcus had a 3.00 ERA. Batters hit .222/.271/.278, with 2 home runs, 3 walks and 17 strikeouts in 12 inning. That's pretty decent.

Aaron Sanchez

Aaron made 2 starts. One was very good, 7 innings, 2 earned, 4 hits. One was less good, 6 innings, 4 earned, 9 hits. The team lost both games.

He was 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA. Batters hit .260/.296/.320 with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. With that batting line, it's hard to figure how they scored that many runs against thim.

I'm glad they are keeping him in the rotation.

Marco Estrada

Marco made 3 starts. We won 2 of 3. Two were good, one wasn't, but that game got a lot worse after he left it. He was 2-1 with a 3.17 ERA. Batters hit .225/.295/.352 with 1 home run, 6 walks and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings.

He's not been quite as good as earlier in the season, but there isn't much to complain about.

J.A. Happ

Happ's had 3 starts. All 3 were great. We won all 3 and he got the W in all 3. He had a 0.95 ERA. Batters hit .169/.239/.246 with 1 home run, 6 walks and 24 strikeouts in 19 innings.

He's having an amazing season. I really never figured he would be this good. I know wins don't mean all that much but a 16-3 record is nice to see. I keep thinking he's been our 3rd best pitcher, but maybe the top 3 are all equal.

R.A. Dickey

Dickey had 2 starts. One was very good, 7 innings, 1 earned. One wasn't, 4.1 innings, 4 earned. We won both.

R.A. was 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA. Batters hit .267/.327/.378 with no home runs (yay), 3 walks and 8 strikeouts in 11.1 innings. Could be an up arrow.

He is 57.1 innings away from 200, but the 6 man rotation might kill any shot he might have had at it.

Brett Cecil

Brett pitched in 6 games. He had 1 win. Batters hit .118/.118/.294 with 1 home run, 0 walks and 7 strikeouts in 5 innings. Just 2 hits in 17 PA. With just the 1 earned, he had a 1.80 ERA. He's looking like the Brett Cecil of old. Gibby seems to be using him as a LOOGY, but he's been getting everyone out of late.

Roberto Osuna

Roberto pitched in 6 games. Had 4 saves. In 6 innings he had a 1.50 ERA (1 earned on a home run). Batters hit .143/.217/.333 with the 1 homer, 2 walks and 10 strikeouts. He's been great.

Joaquin Benoit

Joaquin pitched in 6 games. Picked up a save and 3 holds. Hasn't allowed an earned run as a Blue Jay. Batters hit .143/.250/.190 with 3 hits, 3 walks and 3 strikeouts in 24 PA over 6 innings.

I do have worries that it is all a mirage and we'll pay for the idea that he should be a setup man, but until then, let's enjoy.

Drew Storen has allowed 5 earned for the Mariners since the trade.

Francisco Liriano

Made the 1 start. 6 innings, gave up 3 runs, 2 earned. We won the game. That's a 3 ERA. That would be more than good enough. Batters hit .280/.333/.480, which doesn't look good, but small samples and all. If he allows us to keep Aaron in the rotation, I'm good.

Scott Feldman

Scott has pitched in 4 games since the trade. He hasn't been good. He's allowed 11 hits, 0 walks (why take a pitch when you can crush it) and 5 strikeouts in 4.1 innings. That's a 16.62 ERA. Batters hit .458/.458/.542 against him. Let's hope it's just a slump.

He took the loss in his first game as a Jay, but that was after he thrown 38 pitches the day before.

Joe Biagini

Joe pitched in 6. He had 1 hold.  In 7.1 innings he allowed 0 earned on 6 hits, 3 doubles, 0 walks and 6 strikeouts. Batters hit.222/.222/.333. He's been great.

Ryan Tepera

As I type this, Ryan is on the roster. And if he's still on the roster by the time I finish typing this sentence, this will be his longest stint with the team (just kidding, I think).

He pitched 1 inning clean inning, getting a strikeout. Let's give him an up arrow.

Danny Barnes

Came up, pitched in 3 games, and he's back in Buffalo. He gave up 2 earned in 4 innings. Batters hit .313/.389/.500 with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. I hope we see him again soon.

Jason Grilli

Pitched in 6 games, picked up a save and 3 holds. He allowed 1 earned, that's a 1.50 ERA. Batters hit .105/.150/.263 with a home run, a walk and 6 strikeouts. He is a lot of fun to watch.