Franco’s liner, which had an exit velocity of 100 mph, hit Gausman and he threw to catcher Gabriel Moreno, who retired Franco at first to end the inning, leaving the bases loaded. The team announced that Gausman had a sprained right ankle and X-rays were negative. Gausman stumbled forward and fell face first into the mound after being hit. He received attention from the coach before getting to his feet and slowly walking off the field. Gausman signed a five-year, $110 million contract with the Blue Jays last offseason. He entered Saturday’s start 6-6 with a 2.93 ERA. Gausman allowed four hits in two scoreless innings before departing. He walked one and struck out three. Right-hander Casey Lawrence, who joined the Blue Jays as the 27th player for Saturday’s doubleheader, replaced Gausman in the third.
