Familiar result strikes Stroman in last start of season

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman’s first full regular season in the Major Leagues came to an end in Thursday night’s 4-0 loss to the Orioles.

Although the season was a bag full of mixed results, Stroman is still integral to what the Blue Jays hope to achieve should they reach the postseason.

The 25-year-old has turned his season around after a rough stretch in the middle of the year, but despite the improved performance, Thursday’s end result has become an all too familiar one for the young right-hander.

Toronto lost for the fifth time in Stroman’s last six starts. In that period of time, Stroman has allowed more than three earned runs just once, while also going at least six innings in all but one of those outings. Stroman quietly became the first Blue Jays starter to reach the 200-inning plateau on Thursday, an important barometer that hasn’t kept him from slowing down.

“Yeah, it’s cool,” Stroman said. “It’s not something I’m really thinking about right now. But that was one of the goals coming into the year. At this point I just need to do everything I can to keep our team in the game to win, …

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