It was an outing to forget for Blue Jays reliever Jose Cuas, but unfortunately for him, it put him into the record books.
The right-hander entered Wednesday’s game against the Astros in the seventh with the Blue Jays trailing 3-2. Cuas inherited two runners from Zach Pop and began his outing intentionally walking Yordan Alvarez, who has homered in four consecutive games against Toronto including in the sixth inning on Wednesday.
Cuas then faced Yainer Diaz but the first pitch he delivered — a 92.9 mph sinker — was turned around for a two RBI single.
Next up for the Astros was Jake Meyers, who was promptly hit by Cuas with a first-pitch sweeper to load the bases again.
Meyers was followed by Jeremy Peña. Cuas threw him a 92 mph sinker that drilled him in the back, walking in Alvarez from third to extend Houston’s lead to 6-2.
And that was all for Cuas. His final line: Three runs allowed, three walks, one hit and no outs on just three pitches.
According to Sportsnet Stats, Cuas is the first pitcher since 1901 to record two hit by pitches on three pitches thrown in a single outing.
The Blue Jays claimed Cuas off waivers on June 23 from the Chicago Cubs and selected him to the roster when Tim Mayza was designated for assignment on Saturday. In three appearances for the Jays this season, including tonight’s, Cuas owns a 13.50 ERA.
