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Blue Jays' Jose Bautista: Strikes out four times Saturday

Bautista went 0-for-4 with a walk and four strikeouts in Saturday's extra-inning loss to the Rays.

Analysis:

The three-time Silver Slugger Award winner is off to an atrocious start in 2017. He's just 2-for-19 (both hits were singles) with one RBI and nine strikeouts through five games. Last year, Bautista crushed his way to a .536 slugging percentage in April while nailing 13 extra-base hits and notching 18 RBI over 84 at-bats during the month. The good news is that those numbers last season followed a fairly empty first five games, too. It was in Bautista's sixth game of 2016 that he busted out with two home runs and four RBI. Regardless, it's way too early for owners to feel panicked about the slugger's performance.

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