CLEVELAND -- The plan was to stay away. For five pitches, Danny Salazar had been successful in that regard against Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista on Wednesday night. On the sixth pitch, Salazar's first-inning problems this year were on full display once again.
The two-seamer that was intended for the outside corner ran back over the plate, and then shot off Bautista's bat at 113 mph, according to Statcast™, for a three-run home run down the left-field line. With 11 earned runs allowed in seven first innings this season, Salazar is searching for answers, because there have been too many mistakes like the one to Bautista.