Scherzer's Struggles: Blue Jays' Rotation Dilemma

0:00It's April 25th, MLB News, today starts now, AI powered and always on. Mack Scherzer entered the season hot, just two strikeouts shy of 3,500 career cases, putting him on track to join an elite club of 11 pitchers. But after a rough weekend, he's still waiting. In Friday's 8-6 loss to the Guardians, Scherzer got shelled for seven runs in two and one-third innings, surrendering three home runs that. Exposed his command issues. His ERA ballooned to 9.64, and this came after a forearm-tended night of scare in early April that limited him to two innings. Since then, in four starts, he's posted 12.2 innings with 19 earn runs, six homeers, seven walks and only six strikeouts, a far cry from his dominant spring and debut. Scherzer owned the clunker, saying the team fought hard, but he let them down, vowing to review tape and bounce back, without blaming his arm. The offense and bullpen stepped up, but his spot in the rotation now hangs in the balance

1:03amid Toronto's injury woes. Meanwhile, Trey Yessivage meets with the blue jays this weekend to map his next move, possibly jumping straight to the majors against the Red Sox. Jose Barrios throws a rehab star Tuesday in Triple-A, eyeing a return by early May versus the raise, while Shane Bieber ramps up with live hitters, targeting late May. With these arms nearing readiness, manager John Schneider faces a tough call on the best five starters, even for a Hall of Fame vet-like. Scherzer right now, it's about who helps win today.