Chad

Dallas

Dallas delivered a brilliant performance out of the bullpen on Wednesday against the Royals, retiring all eight hitters that he faced in order — four of them via the strikeout. Unfortunately, he wasn’t going to be available for the next couple of days, so the club replaced him on the roster with Michael Lorenzen. It shouldn’t take him long to earn another opportunity at the MLB level.

The 25-year-old Dallas has given up seven runs over 7 2/3 innings in four stints with the Blue Jays this season. He can be optioned to the minors just once before having to go on waivers.

Dallas was needed for three innings out of the bullpen on Tuesday, allowing six runs on seven hits. He’ll now head back to the minors so the team can get a fresh arm up in the bullpen.

Dallas has operated primarily as a starter in the minors, but he has a 1.93 ERA in 4 2/3 innings of relief for the Blue Jays this season. He will provide length out of their bullpen for the remainder of the week.

Dallas is sent down to make room for CJ Van Eyk, who had his contract selected in a corresponding move. Dallas will head to Triple-A and is likely to be an option before the end of the summer.

Dallas bolsters Toronto’s relief depth as a viable long man out of the bullpen for the remaining five games out on the West Coast against the Giants and Padres. The 26-year-old rookie allowed one run over 3 2/3 innings against the Red Sox in his big-league debut back on June 4.

He didn’t pitch in his abbreviated two-day stint with the team. Dallas will likely shuttle up when the Blue Jays need some innings later this summer.

Dallas will follow opener Braydon Fisher for a bulk relief appearance against the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday in place of injured veteran Max Scherzer (back). The 25-year-old rookie tossed 3 2/3 innings during his lone appearance for the Blue Jays earlier this month.

Dallas performed well in his bulk role win on Thursday, but the Blue Jays went with the fresh arm of Simeon Woods Richardson after acquiring him from the Twins yesterday. It’s unclear how Woods Richardson’s addition will impact the odds of Dallas getting another bulk shot, but he looked good enough that he should remain on the Jays’ radar going forward.

The 25-year-old right-hander walked two batters while striking out a pair in the contest. The lone tally against him came in the third inning as Ronald Acuña Jr. singled, swiped second, advanced on a single and scored on a sacrifice fly. Dallas got seven swings and misses on 68 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 28 percent. If he sticks around to make another start or function in a bulk role once again, it would be on Tuesday against the Phillies.