Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah delivers brilliant bounce back performance
The Toronto Blue Jays had pitcher Alek Manoah back on the mound this afternoon with the Buffalo Bisons which went incredible well.
Manoah's last outing with the Bisons was quite rough as he was pulled after 1.2 innings pitched due to a surplus of pitches in that time.
Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah has brilliant performance in Triple-A
The Bisons were supposed to play yesterday but due to weather the game was postponed which moved Manoah's start until today which went very well for the former Cy Young finalist.
Manoah pitched 4.2 innings today in his second start for the Bisons of the season giving up only 3 hits and 1 earned run while striking out a total of 4 batters.
Alek Manoah struck out four batters in 4.2 innings during his second rehab start with the Bisons
On top of the solid performance, Manoah showed some serious speed on his sinker which sat at 91.4 MPH during the game.
Encouraging step from Alek Manoah in today's rehab outing with Triple-A Buffalo.
After a shaky first couple innings, he settled in to retire his final 9 batters. Ended with 4 Ks over 4.2 frames, allowing 1 run and 3 hits, sitting 91.4 with his sinker.
After a shaky first couple innings, he settled in to retire his final 9 batters. Ended with 4 Ks over 4.2 frames, allowing 1 run and 3 hits, sitting 91.4 with his sinker.
In 4.2 innings pitched, Manoah also managed to deliver a total of 54 strikes out of 75 pitches which is a huge improvement from his last outing.
Alek Manoah had a good start today in AAA Buffalo.
4.2 IP | 3 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 2 BB | 4 K
75 pitches, 54 strikes
4.2 IP | 3 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 2 BB | 4 K
75 pitches, 54 strikes
It will be interesting to see if the Blue Jays end up bringing him up this season or if they keep him in the minors to give him a fresh start next season.
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