Kevin Gausman faced a challenging outing against the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing six runs on ten hits in a loss for the Toronto Blue Jays. Gausman expressed frustration with the inconsistency of his splitter, a key pitch for setting up his fastball. Striking out six over 5 2/3 innings, Gausman gave up three home runs, marking a season high. Despite the performance, he believes he's on track to regain the effectiveness of his splitter, which has been unreliable at times.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider noted that Gausman displayed good stuff and was aggressive with his fastballs, though the Rays capitalized on mistakes. Newly acquired pitcher José Ureña is set to start on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers after pitching an inning of relief.