The Toronto Blue Jays are clinging to their American League East lead , but their veteran ace Max Scherzer is struggling at the worst possible time. Wednesday’s 7-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox not only tightened the division race but also highlighted a troubling trend for Scherzer, whose 9.00 ERA across his last six starts is his highest over such a stretch since April–June of 2010 when he was with the Detroit Tigers.

Scherzer once again found himself in trouble early, surrendering three runs in the first inning. He managed to settle somewhat before giving up a solo home run to Masataka Yoshida in the fifth. By the time he exited after five innings, he had allowed four earned runs on 10 hits with five strikeouts. His line was familiar to what Blue Jays fans have seen far too ofte

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