Iván Nova SP FA Thu 9/27/12 9:47 PM
Iván Nova
SP FA
Ivan Nova struggled in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays, allowing four runs on six hits in just 4 2/3 innings of work.
Nova racked up four strikeouts in the game while walking two. Brett Lawrie got the Jays on the board with a two-run bomb in the third inning, and Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run double before Nova departed in the fifth inning. He'll head into his final start of the season against the Red Sox at home on Tuesday with a 12-8 record, 5.02 ERA and 153/56 K/BB ratio over 170 1/3 innings.