Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said he liked what he saw Tuesday from closer Roberto Osuna in his spring training debut.

“I like the way he looks. He looks strong. He’s turned into a man. He’s still a baby, but he’s turned into a man,” Gibbons told reporters after the Jays’ 7-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday in Dunedin, Fla.

Osuna entered the game in the fourth inning and gave up a base hit to Aaron Altherr in an otherwise clean inning of work, needing just six pitches to get through the frame. After seeing his velocity dip at times in 2017, Osuna topped out at 95 MPH on the radar gun, according to TSN’s Scott Mitchell.

Last season, questions emerged about Osuna’s fastball velocity, which dipped from an average of 96.6 MPH in 2016 to 95.0 MPH in 2017. He threw his fastball almost 20 per cent less last season while using his cutter roughly 20 per cent more.

Joe Biagini made his second start of the spring and was solid over three innings of work, allowing two hits, striking out three and walking none. One of those hits was a monster home run off the bat of Scott Kingery to give the Phillies their lone run of the afternoon.

“He hit spots with his fastball consistently. He fell behind that one guy 3-0 and he came back. I see a different guy. He’s got a better rhythm. He’s on a mission,” Gibbons said.

Biagini threw 39 pitches and was sitting between 92 and 93 on the day.

Following the signing of left-hander Jaime Garcia, Biagini was figured to end up in the bullpen or in Buffalo stretched out as a starter. But now with the injury to Marcus Stroman’s shoulder, Biagini could factor back into the starting rotation if Stroman misses an extended period of time.

“That’s a big part of why we wanted to do that, because (something) always happens,” Gibbons said. “We don’t think (Stroman’s injury) is a big deal, but it’s concerning, he’s one of your top guys. Everybody seems to think it’s just a little minor thing, get rid of it and when he’s ready, he’s ready.”

Lead-off hitter Curtis Granderson hit a three-run home run off right-hander Tyler Viza to give him his second longball of the spring. He had a combined 26 home runs last season for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Jays will be back at it Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton. They will kick off the regular season on March 29 against the New York Yankees.