Blue Jays' Gausman calls getting roughed up by Orioles 'embarrassing'

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman wasn't pleased with his performance against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday during his team's 10-2 loss.

"Unfortunate to put the team in that situation," Gausman said, according to the Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan. "It's embarrassing, to be honest, to go out and do that against a team I think we should beat. Maybe that sounds bad to say, but I think we should beat them more than we should lose to them."

The 31-year-old allowed five earned runs on seven hits to the last-place Orioles in his worst start of the season.

What might have bothered Gausman the most was his poor outing came against the team he spent the first five-and-a-half seasons of his career with after they drafted him fourth overall in 2012.

"I was there for a long time, and so (I) really wanted to go out there and shove it to them, to be honest," Gausman said, according to The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath. "To do that, not what I envisioned my first start against my former team, so that sucks."

It's been a rough go of late for Gausman after a stellar start to his first campaign with the Blue Jays. The righty is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA and 2.25 WHIP in June, with opposing hitters batting .386 against him.

There was concern he was tipping his pitches earlier this month after the Minnesota Twins had their way with him during a June 5 start, but Gausman recovered nicely in his next outing against the Detroit Tigers before Thursday's disaster versus the Orioles.

Gausman signed a five-year, $110-million deal with the Blue Jays in the offseason after two solid seasons with the San Francisco Giants.