Manoah Runs Into Trouble in Second Start Since His Return

Despite getting shelled in the Florida Complex League and making just one start at the Double-A level, the Toronto Blue Jays felt comfortable enough to bring Alek Manoah back up to the big leagues.

In his return, he looked sharp. He allowed one run on five hits, struck out eight, and most importantly, didn't walk anyone.

Tuesday night, things got a little out of hand for the former AL Cy Young finalist.

He walked five batters, gave up a two-run shot to Juan Soto, lasting just three innings. Control has been a major issue for Manoah this season. Even on nights where he's not walking hitters, he's pitching deep into counts and driving his pitch count way up to the point where he's logged 80-90 pitches in four innings of work.

But according to his manager, John Schneider, he's not overly concerned with how things went last night.

“I don’t think it was a step backwards,” Schneider said via MLB.com's Keegan Matheson. “All of the things we’ve been talking about him improving on, I thought he continued to do so tonight.”

“I thought the line looked worse than it really was. A couple of close pitches he didn’t get, and that team does damage. I thought he got ahead of hitters but had a tough time putting them away. He was probably trying to be a bit too fine, so his pitch count got driven up.”

Manoah's next scheduled start is Sunday, July 23rd, against the Seattle Mariners.

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