Indians pitcher Justin Masterson took a loss Tuesday after giving up five earned runs on six hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings while striking out four in his team's 5-4 defeat against the Blue Jays.
Masterson (2-2) retired the first nine batters of the game but gave up a leadoff triple in the fourth inning, with the runner coming home one batter later. He surrendered a solo home run in the fifth, then gave up three runs in the sixth before being removed. Masterson owns a 4.31 ERA and 52:23 K:BB ratio in 54 1/3 innings. He's slated to face the A's Sunday.