Jays Struggle, Scherzer Nears Milestone

0:00It's April 18th. This is Toronto Blue Jays News today, AI-powered updates on your team. I'm Cory with the story. Toronto Blue Jays dropped a tough one Friday night, falling 6-3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks and slipping to 7-12 on the fee. Season. It's a rough start for a team with high hopes, but they're not alone in the struggle. Enteries keep piling up like bad beats in a rap battle. Pictures, Trey, Yesavage, Jose Barrios, Shane Bieber, and Yemi Garcia haven't thrown a pitch yet. Cody Ponce is out for the year with a torn ACL, and early season hits sideline Addison Barger, George Springer, Alejandro Kirk, plus maybe Anthony Santander, for good with a laborum tear. Friday brought scares for Dalton Varsho with leg discomfort and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s finger issue, but both look ready to bounce back. Fans are feeling the frustration as the offense muster just three runs on eight hits, spread thin across innings, while three defensive errors.

1:00Didn't help. Eric Lauer took the loss after five innings and three earned runs. Meanwhile, Arizona's Michael Soroka dominated with seven strong innings, two earned runs, no walks, and five strikeouts. Looking ahead to Saturday at 8-10pm Eastern, Mack Scherzer takes the hill for Toronto against that gallon. Scherzer's sitting at 1-2 with a 9.58 ERA, but he's two strikeouts shy of joining the Elite 3500 Club, making him the eleventh all time. These early wounds sting, but if the Jays can dodge more setbacks and Scherzer hits that milestone, they might flip the script before it's too late.