Jake Irvin’s third big league start got off to a good, uh, start, with four scoreless in which he allowed just two hits, but things went all pear-shaped for the 26-year-old, 2018 4th Rounder in the fifth.
Irvin gave up a single, RBI double, and a walk before recording the first out, then he allowed one- and two-out RBI singles, and hit a batter before he was lifted from the outing.
All three runners he left on scored too, so he was charged with six runs total in 4 2⁄3 IP.
“I think he just lost the strike zone there for a minute,” manager Davey Martinez said after an 8-2 loss to the New York Mets.