Chris Bassitt Strikes Out 10, Maintains 0.77 ERA Lead; Straw Hits First Home Run as Blue Jay

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt delivered a standout performance against the Atlanta Braves, pitching five innings and striking out 10 batters while allowing no earned runs. His effort contributed to his leading the majors with a 0.77 ERA and a 1.01 FIP through four starts this season, with 31 strikeouts over 23.1 innings. In the same game, Myles Straw of the Blue Jays hit his first home run with the team, breaking up a no-hit bid by Braves pitcher Grant Holmes. Straw's home run was his seventh career homer and came in the sixth inning, marking the first hit off Holmes, who pitched 7 2/3 innings, throwing 94 pitches, and allowed three runs, two hits, two walks, and struck out four. Clay Holmes of the Blue Jays also had a notable performance, pitching five innings and striking out eight batters, allowing one earned run on two hits and two walks. His performance included escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs jam, and he is in line for the win. Straw, who has been filling in for injured outfielder Daulton Varsho, has a .379/.419/.552 slash line with the Blue Jays, and his defense ranks in the 92nd percentile for outs above average, contributing to his 0.5 fWAR in 13 games.