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- Updated: August 2, 2016
HOUSTON — Scott Feldman was not supposed to pitch on Monday night, but after the Blue Jays ran out of pitchers when the game went deep into extra innings, the club had no choice but to call his name.
Feldman made his Blue Jays debut in a less-than-ideal situation. One day after tossing 38 pitches for the Astros, he crossed the field, entered in the 14th inning and surrendered a walk-off double to former teammate Carlos Correa in Houston’s 2-1 victory.
The Blue Jays exhausted almost every option before handing the ball to Feldman in the 14th. Jason Grilli was the only other reliever still in the bullpen, but the Blue Jays also wanted to keep from using him after he pitched in two of the previous three games.
“We were obviously a little thin down there towards the end of the game,” said Feldman, who was acquired on Trade Deadline day for prospect Guadalupe Chavez. “I would rather go out there and throw myself than have one of the starters come down. R.A. [Dickey] was down there. I felt fine when I went out there, I just didn’t make a good pitch.”
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