Varland had to work to pick up his 19th save of the season on Friday. After retiring the first two batters he faced, the righty allowed three straight hits, with the third being an RBI single by Jackson Merrill that drove in Luis Campusano to cut the Jays’ lead to 5-3. Varland would get Xander Bogaerts to ground out to end the threat, but the three hits he allowed are the most he has given up in any game this season. It wasn’t a pretty outing, but we’ll assume this is a one-off for Varland, whose ERA on the season now sits at 1.10 after being charged with the lone earned run.
