In his first five starts with the Toronto Blue Jays, Jos Berros flashed his best and worst.Two starts with just one total run allowed were followed by 12 ER in his next three outings. Despite registering six strikeouts and walking none in his most recent start, the Chicago White Sox chased Berros after just three innings.Chicagos early-game aggre sion surprised Berros, but he planned to adjust and his manager was confident he could."He's going to find a way to make an adjustment. I can tell you that much," Charlie Montoyo said after Berros' last start. "He
C.C. Sabathia Jersey 'll be able to do that."On Sunday, Detroit's Akil Baddoo jumped Berros' first pitch of the game, pulling an outside fastball bouncing into left field for an early hit. But this weekend, the offensive aggre sion didnt cascade. Toronto's starter erased the
J.A. Happ Jersey baserunner with a double play and sped through the first four innings with just 47 pitches.He finished with seven innings pitched and no earned runs, crediting a simplification of his windup and the execution of pitches. Instead of raising his hands above his head before driving to the plate, Berros brought the glove just up to his belt.Scroll to Continue"I didn't do a big change," Berros said. "just simplifying my movement, my windup. But at the same time, I trusted in that proce s and that change."Even Berros unearned run against came on an executed pitch a buried changeup that Detroit shortstop Harold Castro climbed down to shoot into right field. On the next pitch, Berros ended his sixth inning with a placed running fastball to induce a casual grounder.Berros completed seven frames his most as a Blue
Gleyber Torres Jersey Jay leaning on his fastballs while mixing four pitches to freeze Detroit batters. While he generated just 12 Tiger whiffs, the righty earned 24 called strikes, including 18 on heaters."I was pounding the zone aggre sively and consistently," Berros said, "so that's why
Jorge Posada Jersey we got a lot of called strikes. Also, they were overthinking what I was going to throw."Like Manoah Saturday, Berros effort received just enough help from the Blue Jays offense. In the fourth, Kevin Smith turned on the inside pitch from Matt Boyd, leaning back to gain full extension on his arms. He looked up at the deep fly as it left his bat, watching his first career homer fall into the Blue Jays bullpen.Toronto continued to struggle cashing runs Sunday, going 0-for-tenwith runners in scoring position and scoring on two solo shots. But with an outing like Berros', significant offense isn't required for a win.He walked off the mound after the seventh, greeted by hugs, high fives, and outstretched fists in the Toronto dugout. Even a 25-minute rain delay short on rain couldn't derail Berros' Sunday masterpiece."He was the Berros we expected when we made the trade," Montoyo said. "He was on the whole time
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