Saturday afternoon’s game will see Kohei Arihara go up against Kevin Gausman. This will be the first time that Arihara has faced off against the Blue Jays as the former Nippon Professional Baseball league pitcher came over to North America for the 2021 season. Arihara had a rough 2021 campaign as he posted a 6.64 ERA over just ten starts and spent the majority of the 2022 season playing for the Round Rock Express in Triple-A for the Rangers. Arihara was called up in mid-August, but after his third start and surrendering six runs over 3.1 innings against the Detroit Tigers, he was moved to the bullpen where he made one appearance last weekend and has now been summoned back to the rotation.
Gausman made his Blue Jays debut earlier this season against the Rangers where he was still working out the kinks, picking up a no-decision when he surrendered three runs on eight hits over five innings. Gausman has made eight career appearances (seven starts) against the Rangers and has posted a 3-2 record with a 3.11 ERA. He has not started in Texas since 2017, but that outing saw him come one out away from a shutout, however, he was pulled in the ninth with a pair of runners on.
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Originally Posted by Laika
