{"id":32098,"date":"2025-07-23T20:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/32098\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T20:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:59:13","slug":"max-scherzer-blames-himself-for-blue-jays-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/32098\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Scherzer blames himself for Blue Jays\u2019 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO \u2013 Max Scherzer has never been one to make excuses.<\/p>\n

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Scherzer didn\u2019t take the loss on the scorecard when the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 5-4 decision to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, but he did take responsibility for it after he gave up four runs on five hits and a walk over five innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just have to locate the ball better. I gotta put the ball where I want to. I\u2019ve got to execute better,\u201d said the surefire Hall of Famer. \u201cThis comes down to location. I\u2019ve got to locate the ball better. You\u2019ve got to pitch better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think this is going back to the drawing board, I think my pitches are there, so that\u2019s the good news. But at the end day, I\u2019ve got to pitch better. I\u2019ve got to locate better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scherzer gave up a three-run blast to Jazz Chisholm Jr., in the first inning and then a solo shot to Cody Bellinger in the fifth as New York (56-45) jumped out to an early lead. Although the Blue Jays tied it 4-4 in the sixth inning on RBI doubles from pinch-hitter Davis Schneider and George Springer, Scherzer still blamed himself for digging too deep a hole for Toronto to climb out of.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI take accountability for where I put the ball, and I can be better,\u201d said Scherzer, who struck out four. \u201cI know I can be better, and so I will be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Closer Jeff Hoffman (6-3) actually took the loss for Toronto after he gave up a home run to Ben Rice in the ninth inning. Addison Barger had kept the Blue Jays in the game with a pair of RBI singles in the first and fifth innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put them in a tough spot by giving up four runs, but the rest of the team did their job,\u201d said Scherzer. \u201cGuys are out there fighting.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re a great team. They\u2019re a great team. These are fun series to be in. You just want to be out there helping your team win more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays\u2019 four-game win streak and franchise-best 11-game streak at Rogers Centre were snapped by the defeat but Toronto still held a three-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East standings.<\/p>\n

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Blue Jays manager John Schneider wasn\u2019t panicking after the loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had our chances, but didn\u2019t really come through,\u201d he said. \u201cI love the way they fought, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery night it\u2019s the same thing. It seems to be a different guy and we\u2019re right in there every game.\u201d<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 22, 2025.<\/p>\n

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