Canadian Romano sent down to triple-A, Reid-Foley joins Blue Jays

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 10:30 AM CDT Sunday, Jun. 23, 2019 Last Modified: 11:23 AM CDT Sunday, Jun. 23, 2019

BOSTON - Canadian reliever Jordan Romano is going back to triple-A.

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BOSTON - Canadian reliever Jordan Romano is going back to triple-A.

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BOSTON – Canadian reliever Jordan Romano is going back to triple-A.

The Toronto Blue Jays optioned the Markham, Ont., native to Buffalo Sunday while recalling right-hander Sean Reid-Foley from the triple-A team. The move was announced before Toronto capped a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox.

Romano shouldered the loss in his last outing with the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing a 10th-inning walk-off home run to Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez in a 7-5 defeat.

Toronto Blue pitcher Jordan Romano of Markham, Ontario throws long toss prior to the official start of Spring Training in Dunedin, Florida on Monday February 12, 2018. Canadian reliever Jordan Romano is going back to triple-A. The Toronto Blue Jays optioned the Markham, Ont., native to Buffalo Sunday while recalling right-hander Sean Reid-Foley from the triple-A team. The move was announced before Toronto capped a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

The right-hander, who made his MLB debut on June 12, pitched 5 1/3 innings over four games and struck out 11 batters, including Angels superstar Mike Trout during a home game against Los Angeles last week.

Reid-Foley was 3-3 with a 5.87 earned-run average through 13 starts with Buffalo this season. He made one start with Toronto, lasting just two innings and allowing five runs — three earned — against the Baltimore Orioles on April 1.

The Blue Jays are in need of starting pitching after placing right-hander Edwin Jackson on the injured list earlier this week. Jackson had struggled through most of his starts with Toronto this season and went on the IL with a lower-back injury.

Jackson joined fellow Toronto starters Matt Shoemaker (knee), Clay Buchholz (elbow) and Ryan Borucki (elbow) on the IL.