A playoff berth will have to wait for the Blue Jays as fans await the day when this first-place club lives up to its billing by playing to a high standard.

Three losses in a row have highlighted how south this team can quickly go when its hitting is elusive, when its pitching is porous and when frustrations mount.

Eight games remain in the regular season, eight opportunities for the Blue Jays to regain their form.

Friday night presented an opportunity for Toronto to officially book its ticket into baseball’s second season.

Instead, it revealed how bad things can get when a starter such as Max Scherzer turns into Max Domi, which is no slight on the hockey player.

Regrettably, anyone other than Scherzer would have been a better option against the host Kansas City Royals.

Even pitching

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