Kevin Gausman allowed eight hits and five runs, four earned, across 4 2/3 innings on Friday against the Yankees. He struck out two and walked three in a disappointing no-decision.
It’s starting to feel like the Gausman we’d grown used to the last few seasons is truly gone. Ahead 7-2 in the third inning, he let the Yankees right back in this game with a fifth inning rally that knocked him out of this game just one out shy of qualifying for the win. His fastball is incredibly ordinary when it sits around 94 MPH and hitters don’t chase his splitter like they once did. With that and never truly developing a third pitch, this is who Gausman is now.