Overview
- Following Monday's 14-2 rout in Toronto, Max Scherzer left after two innings with right forearm tendinitis as the Blue Jays slid to a fifth straight loss.
- Manager John Schneider said he is fairly confident Scherzer will make his next start, and he confirmed Tuesday that catcher Alejandro Kirk will have surgery to repair a fractured left thumb.
- Toronto’s pitching group is stretched thin, with multiple starters already sidelined, and recent flu-like illnesses and a double-ankle scare for outfielder Addison Barger adding strain.
- The Mets placed Juan Soto on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 4 with a right calf strain and a team timetable of two to three weeks, and bench bats stepped in with game-turning hits from Tyrone Taylor, Luis Torrens and Jared Young.
- Houston plans to shift to a six-man rotation after Thursday’s April 10 off day to manage workloads with injured starters, a move that follows a rough piggyback outing and precautionary imaging for right-hander Cody Bolton.