The rough start to his 2026 season continues for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little.
Little was tagged with a loss on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, as he allowed the game-winning run in the 10th inning after an RBI single from Colorado pinch hitter Tyler Freeman.
Little’s bad outing in the 2-1 Toronto defeat wasted a fantastic performance by starter Kevin Gausman, who took a perfect game into the fourth frame and exited the contest after giving up zero runs on 2 hits with no walks issued and 10 strikeouts through six innings.
Gausman spoke about Little’s struggles to begin the season after the game.
“It’s tough to see with [Little] because a lot of the damage he’s given up has been groundballs, and that’s his game. And he’s been so good for us in the past,” Gausman told reporters, via Lindsay Dunn of Off The Roster.
“It’s always tough to see a guy who you know deep down is going to be okay, but has the first couple of rough ones. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to keep kind of relying on guys and we’re going to have to kind of figure it out. But we have all the confidence in the world in [Little] and his stuff and how it plays. “
That was measured take from Gausman, but there is no hiding the atrocious season Little is having. He has allowed 7 earned runs on 7 hits with 3 walks across only 2.1 innings and three appearances in 2026.
Little can still turn things around, and his .750 BABIP suggests it will get better, though his leash may have gotten a lot shorter after three disastrous outings in a row.
