Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman was on the hill for the second time this spring Monday against the Astros. He threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks.
Stroman hit one batter and struck out three. He has allowed one unearned run in 4 1/3 innings, while striking out four.
Monday marked the first time this spring Stroman worked with catcher Russell Martin in a game.
"I'm trying to get to learn him as much as possible and he's trying to learn me," Stroman said, per MLB.com. "It's not an easy process, I throw a pretty good amount of pitches, so getting on the same page is going to take a bit of time.
"It was pretty good for the first time, him catching me in a game. We were pretty much on the same page and just looking forward to developing that relationship and getting to the point where we're in sync with each other."