Mad Max Notches 11 Ks, Jays Drop Series Finale vs. Tigers
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Why did the Blue Jays lose the series finale despite Max Scherzer’s 11‑K performance?
Well, Jules, I know losing the series finale is never what you want, but I have to say, for a good chunk of this one, it was a very that's baseball type of game. You know, both starters were dealing in this one. One team got their big hit at the perfect time, the other team did not. But uh in the end, yes, the Blue Jays win streak is snapped at four. It's a ten-four loss in Detroit. Things getting out of hand in the eighth inning. They do maintain The overall best record in baseball at 63 and 43 despite the losses no other team today can hit that sixty-three win mark. So despite the lopsided result, I am going to take a wild guess and say that most will not be that upset about the Blue Jays taking three or four from the Tigers and having an eight and two record since coming back from the All-Star break.
Yeah.
I mean, the only reason I would personally be upset show is that the Blue Jays lost anyway and it just extended our uh, you know, our weight I guess for starting this show. But why lose three nothing when you can lose a lot to a few? That has been sort of what we've uh we've seen from the Blue Jays too. Uh and yeah, I think listen No one is going to be overly concerned about a loss like this. If anything, it does point out a hole or two in the bulletpen and uh as the trade deadline approaches and we're framing things more and more along those lines. That is something that I guess we can learn from this game or or be reminded of from this game. But honestly Yeah, that is very much baseball, and that is very much uh to be expected in it over the course of a long season.
The Blue Jays are not going to win every single game. And frankly, shows sometimes I feel like coming back down to earth a little bit is good for this team as well. There's a lot of season left, and uh if the Blue Jays want to maintain this level of production, they need to be locked in. Seven runs allowed in that bottom of the eighth, definitely less than ideal. Response. with four of their own in the top of the ninth still shows, I guess, you know, the stuff that we're talking about, the fight, the fact that they're they're they're they're rolling here and they keep doing that, even though obviously just a little too late today.
That is Julia Kreutz. I'm Show Ali. You're listening to Jace Talk here on the Sportsnet Radio Network. We're also streaming on sportsnet.ca and on the Sportsnet app. You can give us a call, four one six eight seven O zero five ninety, one triple A Triple Six Zero Five Nine. Star five ninety on your cell. You can text us as well. Five ninety five ninety. Name and location. The people's text line always open. Standard messaging and data rates may apply. Yeah, you know, uh, as they say, sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you and In this case, I think it would be a tiger. Do they say that? Do they say that? I well, at least I've heard it said in one place uh in the Big Lebowski. That's the only time I've ever heard it said, but maybe they do say it other places.
I'm not sure. Um, not a lot of talking points uh from this game, I would say. I think the two in a positive sense, Max Scherzer and Bo Bachet. And in a negative sense, perhaps uh look, I guess this is uh you could you could apply this to virtually every player, but Overall, I would say the one big point is Jack Flaherty's uh suppression of the Blue Jays offense for most of this game and certainly Chad Greed's performance as well, which we'll get to. But you know what? Let's start with Mad Max. Okay. Okay. It's his birthday today. He turned forty one, not forty two, as I erroneously said last night, but Scherzer, seven innings, three hits, three runs, all of which were earned, no walks, eleven strikeouts, ninety six pitches, which was a season high, sixty four.
Four strikes. It marks the first time. Mad Max has completed seven innings since August twenty sixth, twenty twenty three. Oh
wow.
It's his first outing with eleven strikeouts or more, certainly, since August fourteenth, twenty twenty-three. Those stats courtesy of Jonah Bernbaum.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did the Blue Jays lose the series finale despite Max Scherzer’s 11‑K performance?
0:06–5:42
2
What made Max “Mad Max” Scherzer’s birthday start so impressive for the Jays?
5:42–11:22
3
Why are listeners demanding Chad Green be DFA’d after his late‑game struggles?
11:22–16:37
4
How did Bo Bichette’s five‑for‑five night impact the Blue Jays’ offense?
16:37–23:00
5
Which trade‑deadline targets could fix the Jays’ bullpen and lineup?
23:00–28:30
6
What are the callers saying about the Jays’ needs as the deadline approaches?
28:30–34:43
7
How do the latest Bet365 standings reflect the Blue Jays’ position in the AL East?
34:43–40:32
8
What should the Jays expect in the upcoming four‑game series at Baltimore?
40:32–46:09
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