Jared Jones yielded five runs and eight hits in four innings Monday in a loss to the A’s.
Jones allowed only five hard-hit balls, but two of those were two-run homers. This leaves Jones with a 6.23 ERA in four starts since returning from elbow surgery. His 18/6 K/BB in 17 1/3 innings is fine, but he’s given up four homers and a .360 BABIP, even though the contact against him hasn’t been particularly hard. It seems worth sticking with him for now, even if his next start in Coors Field doesn’t bode particularly well.