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Estrada adjusting to six-man rotation
- Updated: August 10, 2016
TORONTO — The one potential downfall to a six-man rotation is asking every pitcher on the starting staff to adjust his routine. Count Marco Estrada among those who are still getting used to it.
Baseball players are creatures of habit and starters are accustomed to throwing every five days. In Toronto, that is now six after the club recently switched its number of starters, and the early returns did not pan out for Estrada as he labored through 113 pitches in a 9-2 loss to the Rays on Tuesday night.
Estrada might not be the only one who will go through an adjustment period. Toronto’s starting staff is 30-9 with a 2.91 ERA in 56 starts on four days’ rest this season. They’re 10-13 with a 4.69 ERA in 35 starts when pitching on five days’ rest.
“I think it was a week ago I pitched the last time, and I think it’s going to happen again,” Estrada said in reference to the upcoming schedule. “I’ve got to do a better job I guess of getting ready, maybe throw longer bullpens or throw them in general. But it’s no excuse. I just got beat today.”
Toronto’s decision to go with a six-man rotation was understandable, and there are some clear benefits to the move. It allowed …
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