Max Scherzer allows 7 runs while getting 2 outs, raising concerns for Blue Jays as playoffs near

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Max Scherzer has struggled to escape the first inning unscathed. On Friday night, he didn't get out of the first at all. The veteran Blue Jays right-hander was pulled after two-thirds of an inning, the shortest start without an injury of his 18-year career. Scherzer allowed seven runs on seven hits while getting two outs, and Toronto went on to lose 20-1 to the Kansas City Royals. Scherzer said he wasn't overly concerned. “We’ll deep dive and figure out what was going on, look at more advanced things,” he said. “But when I went back and looked at the location of some of the pitches, I’m actually OK with it. In that regard, you kind of flush it and move on.” Blue Jays manager John Schneider called it “a weird outing” from a player who's likely bound for the Hall of Fame.