Kevin Gausman gave up seven runs — four earned — and walked five in 5 1/3 innings Monday in a loss to the Giants.
He did strike out eight, at least. Gausman had walked just 24 batters in 18 starts coming into tonight, but he does typically have one start per year in which he walks five. He did so once last year and once in 2024. He did it twice in 2023, but that was just keeping pace after he went without one in 2022. This goes as Gausman’s fifth straight loss. Part of that is the Jays’ offensive struggles, but Gausman’s weaker outings have been particularly weak; in his last 11 starts, he’s allowed one or no runs five times and at least four runs in the remaining six outings. He’ll face the Padres on Sunday.
