It took Marcus Stroman six months to go from being ruled out for all of 2015 with a torn ACL to starting a game at Yankee Stadium. Now, in the matter of just one week, he’s given the Blue Jays a legitimate hope of a secondary ace behind David Price heading into the playoffs.
With John Gibbons allowing Marcus Stroman the green light on Friday night to pitch without limitation, the spark plug righty cruised through 7.0 strong innings, allowing just one earned run on six hits while striking out three.