Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman might have punched his ticket to the minors to begin the season after the horrendous performance he turned in Tuesday against the Tigers. Pitching in relief, Stroman allowed seven runs on six hits and one walk, while striking out one in one-third of an inning.
Stroman took the hill to begin the fifth inning, but it would be a performance he would want to forget. The first six batters in the inning reached base, but the big hit came off the bat of Don Kelly, who had a grand slam. Stroman would face eight batters before being pulled from the game.
Stroman's ERA jumped from 8.00 to 14.46 in his fourth spring appearance (one start). He's allowed at least two runs in each of his four appearances.