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No quick fix in diagnosing Shreve’s struggles
- Updated: May 26, 2016
NEW YORK — Yankees left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve, who entered in relief of starter Ivan Nova in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays, allowed his sixth and seventh home runs in a 19-inning span this season. The dingers expanded Toronto’s lead to 7-1, essentially putting the game out of reach despite the Yanks’ three solo home runs over the next three innings.
Early in the season, when Shreve found himself fighting a maddening funk in which he allowed five home runs across 5 2/3 innings, he was a victim of his own aggression. Then, Shreve was getting clobbered on fastballs early in the count, especially on the first pitch.
But Wednesday presented a different kind of struggle for Shreve, who was charged with three runs in one inning and saw his ERA rise to 5.21. Entering the game, more than 90 percent of his sliders put in play resulted in ground balls. But it was Shreve’s slider that did him in against the Blue Jays, as both of the home runs he allowed came courtesy of that pitch.
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