Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, centre, is surrounded by teammates as he gets pulled from the game during third inning American League MLB baseball action against the Minnesota Twins in Toronto on Sunday, April 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho (5) hits an RBI single off Minnesota Twins pitcher Taj Bradley during first inning American League MLB baseball action in Toronto on Sunday, April 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
TORONTO - Even though the Toronto Blue Jays are only at the 15-game mark, veteran pitcher Max Scherzer believes the time is right for his teammates to look in the mirror to figure out how to start winning again.
The struggling starting pitcher included himself in his post-game missive after he stumbled in an 8-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins (9-7) on Sunday. The Blue Jays (6-9) lost their fourth straight series and finished a six-game homestand with only two wins.
鈥淓verybody has to look in the mirror and figure out what they can do better,鈥 said the 42-year-old Scherzer (1-2). 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 feel sorry for yourselves.
"This is the big leagues.鈥
Scherzer departed after throwing 68 pitches over 2 1/3 innings. He surrendered eight runs on five hits with two walks, a hit batter and three strikeouts.
Tristan Gray and Kody Clemens belted monster homers to right field off Scherzer before 37,804 spectators at Rogers Centre.
Scherzer left his previous outing early because of right forearm tightness. He said he wasn鈥檛 bothered by his forearm ailment against the Twins.
鈥淭oday I got beat with walks and missed executions. I paid for it,鈥 said Scherzer, who added he was able to throw all his pitches. 鈥淗opefully (the injury) is behind us.
鈥淭here are no excuses. You either win or lose.鈥
Blue Jays manager John Schneider felt his veteran starter鈥檚 location was off. As a result, the walks and hit batter put Scherzer in trouble.
鈥淚 just thought he wasn鈥檛 really finishing the break on a couple of pitches,鈥 Schneider said
Scherzer, Eric Lauer and Patrick Corbin struggled in their starts versus the Twins.
鈥(Scherzer鈥檚) outing kind of seemed like the same outing as Lauer, where in an inning-and-a-half nothing was working,鈥 Schneider said. "It was just a couple of innings from the starters that really didn鈥檛 go our way.
"It wasn鈥檛 ideal.鈥
The American League champions were 8-7 at the 15-game mark a year ago. Schneider shared the fan base鈥檚 disappointment with his club鈥檚 start in 2026.
鈥淵eah, not great,鈥 said Schneider, whose team is 6-6 at Rogers Centre. 鈥淵ou want to win here more than we did, obviously.
"I think a lot of that comes down to just hitting with runners in scoring position.鈥
The Blue Jays had 12 hits with 12 runners left on base and have gone 1-for-20 with the bases loaded this season.
鈥淲e鈥檙e missing some guys,鈥 said Schneider, whose team played its first game without George Springer, who fractured his left big toe Saturday. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not an excuse, but I think we鈥檙e missing that hit to kind of keep that flow where it should be.
鈥淵ou just have to push on through. The minute you start thinking about it or dwelling on it, it keeps going. It could be a grand slam. It could be a broken bat. It could be a swinging bunt. You need something to go, and then hopefully it turns for us.鈥
This report by 国产诱惑福利 was first published April 12, 2026.
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