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- Updated: August 14, 2016
TORONTO — It looked as though Mike Fiers was in control early in his outing against the Blue Jays on Sunday. But everything unraveled for the big right-hander in the fifth inning.
Fiers has surrendered his fair share of home runs, but he has been at his best when limiting the damage. On Sunday, he allowed a two-run home run to Troy Tulowitzki and a home run to Russell Martin on back-to-back pitches in the fifth inning, and found himself heading to the showers after that sequence in Toronto’s eventual 9-2 win.
The inning saw a 2-1 Toronto lead expand to 5-1. While Houston still finished its road trip 4-3, Fiers admitted the feeling isn’t the same after the loss on Sunday, and was quick to absorb the blame.
“I didn’t want to give [Tulowitzki] anything too good,” Fiers said. “I had a base open and I fell behind 3-0, tried to throw him a strike and he capitalized on 3-1. I tried to keep it down and away and it leaked over more than I wanted to, and he …
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