Baez shows stuff, confidence of setup man

Pedro Baez retires the Blue Jays in order in the bottom of the 8th for his sixth hold of the seasonThere was one little hiccup after Baez entered with a three-run lead against Toronto, falling behind in the count, 3-2, to the first hitter he faced, No. 9 hitter Josh Thole. Catcher A.J. Ellis went to the mound to remind Baez that, with his stuff, he shouldn't mess around.

Baez got Thole on a weak grounder with a fastball, then retired the next two batters for a successful rebound from his previous outing, when he allowed three runs against Tampa Bay. Can he become a reliable setup man?

"The stuff is certainly there," manager Dave Roberts said. "I think it's the mound presence, the confidence…