In the aftermath of Kevin Gausman’s masterpiece against the visiting Houston Astros when the veteran right-hander spun a complete game shutout, Blue Jays manager John Schneider felt the pitcher was peaking at the right time. Article content

The same can’t be said for veteran right-hander Max Scherzer, whose trajectory seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Article content Article content

In his previous 14 starts heading into Saturday, Scherzer had given up 16 homers, including five in his three most recent outings.

Against the Baltimore Orioles, who managed to produce all of one run on three hits in Friday’s series-opening loss, Scherzer gave up a single and a walk to begin the afternoon.

A double would follow before the first inning was in books, an opening frame that would

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