It is not going well for the number one of the Blue Jays of Toronto, Jeff Hoffman, in the times that were running, he who was tried twice last week against the Angels of Los Angeles. And now the match last night (Tuesday) against the Rays of Tampa Bay was no exception.
Indeed, after Daulton Varsho had struck his second circuit of the match to give the lead by the 7-6 brand to the Jays just before the ninth round, Hoffman arrived on the hill to close the door. But after having withdrawn the first striker to face him on sockets, the right -hander allowed five consecutive boggers of Tampa to go on the trails.
But it was not over, Junior Caminero crowning it all with a Grand Colem who gave Tampa an 11-7 lead in the score, the latter cheerfully spinning towards victory.
This disastrous outing brought the average deserved points of Hoffman to 6.05 in 19 rounds and a third of work divided into 19 appearances on the mound this season. Hoffman has now granted more than one point in three of his last five outings.
Despite everything, True to his habit of meaningless speechesmanager John Schneider once again defended his foal with a broken leg.
His game was constant all year round. He has done more than his share to help us win games so far. I have only confidence in him for the future.
It is true that the difficulties of the 32 -year -old man are relatively recent while Hoffman displayed an average of 1.10 deserved points in fourteen games at the start of the campaign. But since then, the artilleryman has granted a total of eleven deserved points in just three heats of work.
We will not be bored of Jordan Romano in Toronto, but it is now time that the $ 33 million is investing in the Hoffman file report dividends if the Jays do not want to find themselves outside the race in June.
