Painter throws three scoreless innings with three whiffs, no strikeouts

Andrew Painter has thrown five scoreless innings this spring with two strikeouts. (Cheryl Pursell)

Andrew Painter’s follow-up act to his scoreless 2026 spring debut was another scoreless outing, this one an inning longer against the Blue Jays. In three frames, he surrendered one hit (a single) and one walk — on four pitches to the game’s leadoff hitter, whom he promptly picked off.

The line, though, was just fine. Painter didn’t record any strikeouts on Saturday. He threw 34...