Blue Jays starting pitcher Esmil Rogers continued his quest to win a spot in the team's rotation Thursday against the Astros. Unfortunately, it was not his best effort.
Rogers was tagged for a spring-high four runs on five hits and two walks in three innings. The only bright spot was his spring-high six strikeouts.
After giving up two runs on a Cesar Izturis single in the second inning, Rogers then served up back-to-back home runs to Carlos Correa and Jon Singleton to begin the third inning.
Rogers' ERA jumped from 4.50 to 7.00. He does have 12 strikeouts in nine innings, with 10 coming in his last two starts.