Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman had a tough start Friday against the Rays.
Stroman allowed four runs, three earned, on 10 hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked three during the outing. The Rays slowly chipped away at Stroman each inning. An Evan Longoria solo shot started the scoring in the second inning. After a scoreless third inning, Stroman gave up a run in each of the next three frames. A walk and double brought in a run in the fourth, a double and force out brought in a run in the fifth and three singles plated a run in the sixth.
With the loss, Stroman dropped to 7-5. He’ll take on the Red Sox in his next start.