Eduardo Vera (3-5, 5.94), coming off two straight quality starts, got knocked around, allowing five runs on nine hits, including a homer, in five and a third innings. Throwing 58 of 81 pitches for strikes (71%), Vera didn’t walk any and struck out five. One of his runners scored when Dovydas Neverauskas relieved in the sixth and gave up a home run of his own.
23 year old left-hander Blake Weiman (1.77 ERA in 20 1⁄3 IP) made his Triple-A debut, working a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts. An 8th round pick in 2017 out of the University of Kansas, in his three pro seasons Weiman has compiled a 2.