"I feel like I've got less room for error right now," said Arroyo, who did not walk a batter and struck out two. "My [velocity] is obviously not as good as it used to be. It's not easy pitching, period, in the big leagues. I don't feel like I quite have enough to finish guys right now, which is a little bit of the problem."
In the fifth inning, Eric Thames added a two-out solo homer.
"When I saw him in Spring Training, I had, I think, a seven-pitch at-bat," Thames said. "I think I saw every pitch he throws.