Blue Jays: Jake Bloss allows one run in most recent rehab outing in Buffalo
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Jul 6, 2026, 13:15 EDTUpdated: Jul 6, 2026, 13:09 EDT
Toronto Blue Jays No. 8-ranked prospect needed a rebound, and on Sunday, he had himself one.
On Sunday, during the Buffalo Bisons’ 8-3 win over the St.Paul Saints, Bloss turned in a pitching line of 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, really turning it around from his previous two outings in which the right-hander allowed 16 runs across 7.1 innings pitched.
Bloss threw 61 pitches in his fourth start with the Bisons as he works his way back from UCL surgery that occurred in May of last season. After being staked to a 3-0 lead before stepping on the rubber, Bloss worked around a one-out single by Ryan Jeffers by getting Walker Jenkins to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to get the Bisons into the dugout after throwing 16 pitches.
After the Bisons extended their lead to 5-0 in the top of the second, Bloss made quick work of the Saints, requiring only six pitches to set down Oswaldo Arcia on a lineout to center, Matt Wallner on a groundout to second, and Gabriel Gonzalez on a lineout to right field.
Bloss once again had himself another quick inning, needing 11 pitches in the top of the third to set down the Saints. After Ben Ross grounded out to open the frame, Tanner Schobel lifted a soft single to center field, giving the Saints their second hit of the game. With Schobel on first base, Bloss got Noah Cardenas to ground into a 6-3 double play, getting the Bisons back in the dugout with three shutout frames.
After facing the minimum through three innings, Bloss had himself a tidy fourth, needing 15 pitches to set down the Saints’ first three hitters in their order. Bloss got former Blue Jay Alan Roden to ground out to first, got Jeffers to ground out to shortstop, and struck out Jenkins swinging on an 87 MPH slider to end the frame.
To open the fifth inning, Bloss allowed Arcia to single, and then walked Wallner on five pitches before settling back in and getting Gonzalez to line out to center field, which allowed Arcia to advance to third. Bisons manager Casey Candaele pulled Bloss in favour of Lazaro Estrada, who allowed one of Bloss’ runs to come in via a sacrifice fly, closing Bloss’ line after a strong showing.
Over four rehab starts with the Bisons this season, Bloss is 0-3 with a 10.91 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP. While many of these numbers are inflated due to the previous two outings, Bloss has only struck out eight batters across his 15.2 innings pitched and will have to start to find more consistency before he becomes an option for the Blue Jays’ rotation.
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