Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage lasted four innings in his last start, giving up five earned runs in a loss against the Seattle Mariners on Thanksgiving Monday.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Despite struggling in his last outing, rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage will start Game 6 in Toronto on Sunday. Manager John Schneider made the announcement before Friday’s Game 5.
Yesavage, 22, made his major-league debut a month ago, and has been a revelation since.
However, he was shaky against Seattle on Thanksgiving Monday. He gave up five runs over four innings, including an early home run, in what would become a 10-3 loss.
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Schneider said he had no hesitation returning to Yesavage.
“Every time I’ve told him, ‘Hey, here’s when you’re pitching,’ the reaction is exactly what you want to hear,” Schneider said.
Yesavage has been the one blip on the Jays’ rotation in this series. Each of Shane Bieber, Max Scherzer and Game 1 starter Kevin Gausman have given up only two runs in their starts.
Gausman will go Friday afternoon in Seattle. The result of this game will determine the emotional temperature of the Rogers Centre on Sunday. That will be only his fourth career home start.