ANAHEIM -- It was an up and down season for Jaime Barria in almost every sense.

The right-hander was shuttled between Triple-A Salt Lake and the Majors seemingly all year and simply couldn’t replicate his success from his solid rookie campaign a year ago. Barria saw his season come to an end with a blister on his right big toe in the fifth inning of the Angels' 4-3 win over the Astros in 12 innings on Thursday at Angel Stadium.

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Barria had allowed three runs over 4 1/3 innings before departing after throwing his 76th pitch of the night to the Astros’ Michael Brantley. Barria showed immediate discomfort after the pitch and left the game, with Taylor Cole replacing him in relief.

Barria had a similar issue with his right foot in Cleveland in early August, but he said this time it was more on the side of his toe than underneath it. Barria, though, said the injury is minor and that he was mostly pleased with his outing, especially after giving up six runs over 2 2/3 innings against Houston in his last start.

“I felt really good," Barria said through an interpreter. “I was able to locate my slider and make adjustments."

But the early exit still put a sour ending on Barria’s season, as he concludes it with a 6.42 ERA in 82 2/3 innings after posting a 3.41 ERA in 129 1/3 innings as a rookie. Barria struck out 75 batters compared to 27 walks, but he saw his home run rate more than double this season.

Barria was hurt by the long ball again on Thursday, serving up a solo shot to Kyle Tucker in the fourth inning and a two-run blast to Jack Mayfield just two batters before he departed in the fifth. Barria gave up 24 homers in 19 outings this season after surrendering 17 in 26 starts last year.

"Definitely need to locate my pitches better,” Barria said. “At this level, you can't leave anything right over the plate. So I'm definitely going to focus on locating my pitches and hitting my spots."

The Angels believe the 23-year-old can bounce back next season, as he has the stuff, including an above-average slider he leaned on heavily this year. Barria threw his slider nearly 50 percent of the time this season, while mixing in his fastball and changeup. It was again the case against the Astros, as he threw 32 sliders against 28 fastballs with some success until running into trouble in the fourth and fifth innings.

"I thought he was throwing really well early,” Ausmus said. “He kind of breezed through the first three innings, then they scored those runs on him. But he looked good, much sharper than in his last outing in Houston. Then he just wound up having an issue with his foot pushing off, the right foot."

The Angels will be aggressive in trying to acquire starting pitching via free agency this offseason, so it’s hard to know where Barria will be on the depth chart in 2020. Barria, though, said he’ll take solace in the fact he never had any stints on the injured list this season and that he believes things will get better.

"I'm grateful that, for the most part, I was healthy and able to pitch,” Barria said. “The most important part is being healthy."