On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays lost the final game of their three-game weekend set against the New York Yankees, 4-3, with veteran starter Max Scherzer taking the loss after allowing four runs in 4.1 innings. Scherzer was outdueled by Max Fried, who held the Blue Jays offense in check across seven innings (allowing just three runs), and as a result, the Yankees have pulled to within two games of Toronto in the AL East standings with 19 games remaining in the regular season.

The Blue Jays' lead over the Yankees (and Boston Red Sox) in the division has slowly been dwindling over the past few games, and this series loss won't help matters whatsoever for Toronto in their quest to secure the division crown. Nonetheless, Scherzer, who's seen it all and more in his successful big-league ca

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