May 31, Gausman’s previous start, a win over the Yankees.
The first inning, Gausman left up a single toBrett Gardner, but then got a double play toAaron Hicks, which is tough to do. But then he walkedMatt Holliday, left up a single toStarlin Castro, and walkedAaron Judge. A groundout byChase Headleygot Gausman out of the inning.
The second inning saw two strikeouts looking and a ground ball back to Gausman. 12 pitches.
The third inning saw three line outs, two to the outfield. 13 pitches.
Gausman was cruising right along.
Baltimore scored four runs offMasahiro Tanakain the third (let’s think about how bad he has been this year for a minute). Gausman gave one back in the top of the inning, but it was on a single to Aaron Judge, a walk and an error by Jonathan Schoop. Not Gausman’s fault.
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The Baltimore Orioles made it 7-1 in the fourth, and Gausman could cruise, right?
Nope. With a 7-1 lead, Gausman threw 25 pitches in the fifth and left up two runs. A bigger issue is that three of the four hits in the inning were on the very first pitch. Again, that may point to a lack of focus.
Gausman allowed two more runners to reach in the sixth, on a double and another walk, that he was pulled from the game.
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