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Blue Jays fall to .500 with loss to Excellent
The lengthy ball hurt Henderson Alvarez once more.
The Toronto pitcher threw in the towel three more homers Tuesday because the Washington Excellent defeated nowhere Jays 4-2.
Bryce Harper, Danny Espinosa and Jhonatan Solano went deep to take into account all runs that Alvarez threw in the towel over seven innings.
"He's skipped in the center of home plate,Inch Blue Jays manager John Farrell stated. "When he's skipped around the plate, he has not become away having a mistake."
Alvarez (3-6) has permitted 16 home runs, tied for second most within the American League, in 13 begins this year.
Alvarez feels he continues to be pitching well typically.
"I do not feel I have to change anything," he stated. "Just keep your ball lower."
Excellent starter Chien-Ming Wang (2-2) needed 95 pitches to see five innings, permitting four hits - together with a two-run homer by Jose Bautista - five walks and 2 runs while striking out five.
He put only 48 strikes however it was enough to generate the win.
Tyler Clippard pitched the ninth for his ninth save.
It had been the 5th victory consecutively for that National League East-leading Excellent (37-23), all against American League East teams. They taken the Boston Red-colored Sox inside a three-game series at Fenway Park prior to going to Toronto.
It had been the 5th loss previously six games for that Blue Jays (31-31), who'll attempt to salvage one win in the three-game interleague series on Wednesday mid-day.
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