Toronto left-hander Ricky Romero put on a show this evening at the Rogers Centre, tossing seven innings of no-hit baseball before grazing White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski with an inside pitch and allowing a two-run homer to Alex Rios in the top of the eighth inning. In all, Chicago managed just one hit on Romero over eight superb innings.
The 25-year-old southpaw also pitched well in his 2010 debut last week against the Rangers and owns a 1.80 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 16/4 K/BB ratio through 15 innings (two starts) this season. A former first-round pick, Romero has all the talent in the world and a strong arsenal of pitches. Finally, he’s starting to put it all together.
The Blue Jays are off to a 6-2 start and currently sit atop the American League East standings.
