Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) reacts as he works against the Boston Red Sox during first inning MLB action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Sept. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Boston Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida (7) hits a solo home run in front of º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) during fifth inning MLB baseball action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Wednesday September 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Scherzer struggles as º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays drop 7-1 decision to Boston Red Sox
TORONTO - The º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays’ grip on first place in the American League East Division standings weakened again Wednesday after a 7-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) reacts as he works against the Boston Red Sox during first inning MLB action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Sept. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
TORONTO - The º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays’ grip on first place in the American League East Division standings weakened again Wednesday after a 7-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer gave up three runs in the first inning and allowed a Masataka Yoshida solo shot in the fifth. Carlos Narvaez iced it with a three-run blast in the eighth inning off reliever Jose Berrios.
Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet (18-5) kept the Rogers Centre crowd of 39,438 hushed by limiting the Blue Jays to three hits over eight shutout innings.Â
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a solo homer for º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøin the ninth.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøhas dropped six of its last seven games. The Red Sox outhit the Blue Jays 12-4.
Toronto’s magic number to clinch its first division title since 2015 remained at four. The New York Yankees tied the Blue Jays atop the division after beating the last-place Chicago White Sox 8-1 at home on Wednesday night.
The Blue Jays (90-68), who hold the tiebreaker advantage over New York, have already secured a playoff spot.Â
Scherzer (5-5) allowed four earned runs and 10 hits over five innings with five strikeouts.Â
Boston (87-71) holds the second of three wild-card spots in the AL. The Red Sox have won six of their last nine games.Â
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing a strike call. º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøhitting coach David Popkins was also tossed.
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Blue Jays: Designated hitter Anthony Santander lined out and struck out twice in his first start since missing nearly four months due to a shoulder injury.Â
Red Sox: Crochet showed the form that has him among the contenders for the AL Cy Young Award. He had six strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter.
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Romy Gonzalez hit a two-run single in the first inning, one of five straight Boston hits in the frame.
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The Red Sox trimmed their magic number for a post-season berth to two.
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Right-hander Brayan Bello (11-8, 3.34 earned-run average) is scheduled to start for Boston in the three-game series finale on Thursday night. The Blue Jays have yet to name their starter.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2025.Â
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