Taijuan Walker was rudely greeted by his former team, as the Blue Jays tagged him for six runs on three home runs and eight hits in a 10-3 Mets' lo s.Walker hasn't looked his sharpest in his last two outings and his ERA has now ballooned from 2.50 to 3.43 on the season."Pitch selection, I threw a couple pitches I shouldn't have thrown and that was it," said Walker after the game."Everything else felt really good and I like where I am at. Things are going to
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