Blue Jays lose to the Orioles 9 to 5 in Max Scherzer debut. Scherzer placed on 15 day IR with right inflamed thumb.
ROGERS CENTRE – TORONTO ONTARIO, CANADA.
ATTENDANCE= 27, 005. ROOF= CLOSED.
BAL (2-1) 9 FINAL 5 TOR (1-2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | R H E
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BAL 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 | 9 12 0 W: Kremer (1-0)
TOR 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 | 5 8 0 L: Ladylove (0-1)
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RECAP:
Saturday March 29, 2025- TORONTO, CANADA.– After losing their season home opener 12-2. Jays fans had high hopes for off-season signing, Three-Time Cy Young award winning and 2 world series championships Max Scherzer. However “MAD MAX” debut only lasted just 3 innings and he left the game because of soreness in his right lat muscle in addition to re aggravating his throwing thumb. Scherzer gave up 2 home runs in the 1st inning including the second pitch of the game as the Baltimore Orioles took a early 2-0 in the 1st inning. The Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the 1st, Santander singled to right and Bo Bichette came into score. After that it was Kirk who hit a sacrifice fly to right to have Vladimir Guerrero Jr to tie the game after a full inning of play, 2-2.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning the Jays took the lead with Andreas Gimenez hit a 2 run drive to up by 2 Bichette scored.
4th inning leading 4-2. Now with Scherzer out and replaced by Lovelady, the Orioles returned fire by scoring 4 times in the 4th inning, Gary Sanchez his a sacrifice fly and Urias cleared the bases, Holliday, Mullins & Kjerstad scored with a 3 run double to right. No response coming from the Blue Jays in the bottom of the 4th.
5th inning, Orioles, Mullins singled to right as Rutschman scored with Westburg advancing to 3rd base. Baltimores, Kjerstad sacrifice fly to centre field making Westburg coming in to score. In the bottom of the 5th Toronto’s Guerrero Jr grounded out to short not before Lukes coming home to score.
In the 7th Inning anther home run by Westburg made the game 9-5 Orioles.
9th inning, the Blue Jays could not mount a comeback and ball game ends. 9-5 for the winners the Baltimore Orioles.
TAKEAWAYS:
Bo Bichette had a hot bat for the jays going 4 for 4 today and Andreas Gimenez driving in runs today and has homers in ever game in this series is all the offence the Blue Jays could come up with. Vladimir Guerrero Jr grounded out in the 7th and stuck out in the 9th inning along with the rest of the jays in that line up for that last inning to lose the game 9-5 to the Baltimore Orioles.
THE GOOD: Bo Bichette has a hot bat and looks comfortable in the lead off hitter position. Gimenez consistent bat in this series.
THE BAD: Jays left 8 base runners stranded on base. Getting out scored by a lot and a lacking offence runs.
THE UGLY: Your off-season signing, future MLB HOF, with 8 All-Star Appearances, 3 Cy Young, a 2 World Series Champion. Only lasted 3 innings before leaving the game with right lat soreness and an inflamed throwing thumb in his home debut start with his new team.
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