BOSTON — Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker scoffs at the suggestion that right-handed reliever Roberto Osuna is no longer cut out to be a top-level closer.
And Walker doesn’t care about one particular statistic, the one that shows Osuna has nine blown saves this season, the most in a year by a Jay since Miguel Batista had eight in 2005. Osuna's nine is the third-most in club history (Duane Ward, 12 in 1989; and Joey McLaughlin, 11 in 1983) and is tied for most in MLB this year.
Osuna came into bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday in Baltimore with Toronto ahead 4-3 and gave up a solo home run to Welington Castillo.