Kevin

Gausman

Gausman retired the first six Cleveland batters before Juan Brito led off the third inning with a double and scored on a pair of groundouts. He pitched into the seventh, giving up a solo homer to David Fry and recording two outs in the frame. Gausman’s day would be done at 91 pitches, 63 for strikes. He collected three strikeouts. The 35-year-old right-hander has been excellent over the first month, posting a 2.57 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and a 38/6 K/BB ratio across 35 innings. He’ll take on the Twins in Minnesota on Thursday.

Gausman didn’t have to be near his best to get a win considering Ryne Nelson gave up eight runs in 1/3 of an inning, but it was a solid outing for the 35-year-old; and a nice bounceback from a so-so start versus the Brewers on Tuesday. The right-hander did allow seven hits, but he was able to keep the Diamondbacks from taking advantage of the traffic while striking out and issuing one walk. Gausman’s first win of the year sees his ERA rise slightly to 2.54, and he’ll be a worthy fantasy starter for his scheduled outing versus the Guardians over the weekend.

Gausman was shaky, but the only run-scoring hit was a three-run homer from Jake Bauers. The 35-year-old didn’t have his best control, as he walked three — while still striking out six — while throwing 62-of-97 pitches for strikes. Considering this was his worst start of the year, it’s hard to complain for too long. He’ll still take a 2.42 ERA into his bout versus the Diamondbacks on Sunday night.

This would have been a quality start and maybe a win against another team, but not versus the Dodgers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Gausman fell to 0-1 in spite of his 2.08 ERA. Maybe the Blue Jays will start to get it together before Gausman’s next tough matchup against the Brewers on Monday.

Gausman finally gets his first Opening Day start and now he’s 0-0 with a 0.75 ERA after two outings because he keeps getting matched up with aces like Luis Severino and Kyle Freeland. Well, OK, actually it’s that the bullpen has blown leads for him both games, but they were only one-run leads, because he was matched up with aces like Luis Severino and Kyle Freeland. He’s due to get another ace next week against the Dodgers, this one by the name of Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Gausman held the Athletics scoreless through 3 1/3 innings until Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers took him deep on a solo homer to put the A’s up 1-0. It was the only hit and baserunner Gausman would allow all game, as the veteran righty was nails all night. Gausman threw 60 of his 83 pitches for strikes and relied almost exclusively on his fastball and splitter to get the job done. It was a strong first start of the season for Gausman, who will make his next start on Wednesday against the Rockies.

Gausman reeled off three scoreless frames before surrendering a go-ahead sacrifice fly to Bryan Reynolds. He also coughed up a solo homer to Spencer Horwitz in the ensuing frame. He finished with two strikeouts, issued two walks and threw 71 pitches (46 strikes) in his final spring outing. The 35-year-old veteran gets the ball on Friday against the Athletics for his first Opening Day start with the Blue Jays. He’s a top-30 range fantasy starter in all drafts this spring.

Lauer earns his spot in Toronto’s season-opening rotation with rookie sensation Trey Yesavage (shoulder) along with veterans Shane Bieber (forearm) and José Berríos (elbow) heading to the injured list. Big-ticket offseason acquisition Dylan Cease will get the ball following Opening Day starter Kevin Gausman. It’ll be Cody Ponce and Max Scherzer rounding out the initial rotation.

Gausman draws his first Opening Day nod since arriving in Toronto back in 2022 as he spearheads a loaded rotation that also includes marquee offseason addition Dylan Cease along with Cody Ponce, Max Scherzer and rookie sensation Trey Yesavage. The 35-year-old veteran previously made a pair of Opening Day starts for the Orioles and Giants, respectively. He’s widely-regarded as a top 25-30 range starter in all fantasy drafts this spring based on his durability and strikeout floor.

The 35-year-old hurler punched out three opposing batters on the afternoon and didn’t allow a base on balls. All three hits that he allowed were singles and the Tigers never mounted a serious scoring threat against him. Gausman got eight whiffs on 52 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He has yet to allow a run over 4 1/3 innings during Grapefruit League play while registering a 6/1 K/BB ratio.