Bowden Francis has led the Toronto Blue Jays to wins in each of his last three starts, doing something no American League pitcher has done in the last three seasons.
The Toronto Blue Jays may still be stuck in last place in the AL East, but their four-game sweep over the Los Angeles Angels provided some much-needed juice to their potentially lost season.on Sunday, Bowden Francis shut down the Angels on Sunday. The 28-year-old right-hander allowed one earned run, one hit and three walks in 8.0 innings of work, striking out a career-high 12 batters along the way.
Francis is currently 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA, 1.074 WHIP, 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a 0.3 WAR so far in 2024. He began the season in the Blue Jays' rotation, but got bumped to the bullpen after allowing 12 earned runs and four homers in his first two appearances.
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