It is Bowden Francis’s world and we are just living in it. The right-handed Florida product has been an unstoppable force since he returned from Buffalo, taking Yusei Kikuchi’s spot in the rotation.

Last Sunday he flirted with a no-hitter, taking the feat into the ninth inning before giving up the solo home run, and followed that outing with seven innings of one-hit ball against the Boston Red Sox to help split the series. This was after impressive starts against the Angels and the Chicago Cubs a week prior, and the 28-year-old continues to be fooling batters with consistency and keeping runners off base.

Francis seemed like he was on cruise control for almost the entire outing last night. His first inning lasted just five pitches, as the Red Sox top of the lineup was aggressive out of the gate, as Francis was able to generate two pop-outs and a lineout to send the Blue Jays back on the sticks.

While a fielding error by Leo Jiménez put Jarren Duran on to start the bottom of the fourth, the first base runner allowed, Brian Serven was able to throw him out at second base to erase the error. Francis took care of the rest, getting another flyout and his second strikeout of the game to keep the score at 1-0.

The Red Sox didn’t generate a hit until the bottom of the sixth inning when Nick Sogard placed a ball to opposite field, right in front of Joey Loperfido. While the no-hit bid was no longer on the table, Francis took care of the remaining batters and pitched a clean seventh inning – his last of the night.

Through August, Francis has been one of the most dominant pitchers in the game. In six games (five starts), the right-hander has pitched to a 1.05 ERA and has allowed just 10 hits and four earned runs through 34 1/3 innings. Over his last four starts, he has authored a 0.31 WHIP, the lowest total by a pitcher in the modern era (minimum 20 IP). In the past month, Francis has also walked just four batters while striking out 39 and has limited opponents to a .089 average.

He earned AL Player of the Week honours back on August 18th following his impressive outings against the Angels and the Cubs and has continued to pitch quality innings for the Blue Jays since being moved back into the rotation.

After struggling in the rotation to start the campaign, Francis has bounced back and has been making headlines across the league for his impressive August feats, one that could have him in the AL Player of the Month conversation as well.

He is also setting himself up for some increased looks next year for the Jays rotation, which will only grow if he can continue to keep this form going throughout the rest of the regular season.