Johan Oviedo had gotten off on the wrong foot, allowing a run before recording his first out, but he was now just one pitch away from ending the first with only one Blue Jay touching home. It was far from an ideal start, but one that would keep his team in the game.
Ahead in the count 1-2 to Brandon Belt, Oviedo went to his go-to pitch this year, the slider. Austin Hedges called for it low and inside to the lefty. Instead, it hung down the middle, and Belt roped it into the right field corner for a two-run double:
The Blue Jays were able to get four runs in that first inning off of Oviedo, and seven in total off of the Pirates' struggling right-hander, in an 8-2 Pirates loss at PNC Park Saturday.