Eric Lauer criticizes opener strategy after Blue Jays loss: 'To be real blunt, I hate it'

PHOENIX — The Toronto Blue Jays were trying to mix it up on Friday, doing something new amid a cold stretch in an attempt to find a win. Eric Lauer, though, wasn’t a fan of Toronto’s move to use an opener.While Braydon Fisher, a reliever used in the first inning, and Lauer combined for six innings of three-run ball, keeping Toronto largely in the eventual 6-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Lauer voiced a distaste for the strategy after the contest.Advertisement