TORONTO – Max Scherzer has by no means been one to make excuses.
Scherzer didn’t take the loss on the scorecard when the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 5-4 choice to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, however he did take accountability for it after he gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and a stroll over 5 innings.
“I simply must find the ball higher. I gotta put the ball the place I need to. I’ve received to execute higher,” stated the surefire Corridor of Famer. “This comes right down to location. I’ve received to find the ball higher. You’ve received to pitch higher.
“I don’t suppose that is going again to the drafting board, I feel my pitches are there, in order that’s the excellent news. However on the finish day, I’ve received to pitch higher. I’ve received to find higher.”
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Scherzer gave up a three-run blast to Jazz Chisholm Jr., within the first inning after which a solo shot to Cody Bellinger within the fifth as New York (56-45) jumped out to an early lead. Though the Blue Jays tied it 4-4 within the sixth inning on RBI doubles from pinch-hitter Davis Schneider and George Springer, Scherzer nonetheless blamed himself for digging too deep a gap for Toronto to climb out of.
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“I take accountability for the place I put the ball, and I could be higher,” stated Scherzer, who struck out 4. “I do know I could be higher, and so I can be higher.”
Nearer Jeff Hoffman (6-3) truly took the loss for Toronto after he gave up a house run to Ben Rice within the ninth inning. Addison Barger had saved the Blue Jays within the sport with a pair of RBI singles within the first and fifth innings.
“I put them in a troublesome spot by giving up 4 runs, however the remainder of the group did their job,” stated Scherzer. “Guys are on the market combating.
“We’re an ideal group. They’re an ideal group. These are enjoyable sequence to be in. You simply need to be on the market serving to your group win extra.”
The Blue Jays’ four-game win streak and franchise-best 11-game streak at Rogers Centre had been snapped by the defeat however Toronto nonetheless held a three-game lead over the Yankees within the American League East standings.
Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider wasn’t panicking after the loss.
“We had our probabilities, however didn’t actually come via,” he stated. “I like the way in which they fought, although.
“Each evening it’s the identical factor. It appears to be a special man and we’re proper in there each sport.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 22, 2025.
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