Dodgers shell Bisons’ pitching staff in 14-2 Jays loss
Dodgers 14 at Blue Jays 2 The last two games I recapped were one run, extra inning losses. Tonight was…not that. The Dodgers picked up right where they left off last fall when they were last here clubbing long balls, and it’s generally not going to be a good night when the other team has […]
Apr 6, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) hits a home run and celebrates with shortstop Hyeseong Kim (6) against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Dodgers 14 at Blue Jays 2 The last two games I recapped were one run, extra inning losses. Tonight was…not that.
The Dodgers picked up right where they left off last fall when they were last here clubbing long balls, and it’s generally not going to be a good night when the other team has more home runs (5) than you have total bases (4) before the position players start pitching. Frankly, the less said about this one the better, but the one potentially major takeaway before things got out of hand is the status of Max Scherzer. In contrast to the vintage form he displayed pretty much all spring, Scherzer’s stuff was off today.
His fastball was only about 91-92, and his slider lacked good form. After yielding a two run home run to old friend Teoscar Hernandez in the first, he worked a scoreless second but was signaling to the dugout that was okay. Nonetheless, it was the end of his night, and given the state fo the pitching rotation one can only hope that he was just under the proverbial weather with what’s been going around the clubhouse rather than something more significant.
(Update: John Schneider said forearm tendinitis in his postgame presser, so that sounds great) That left the Jays needing to use the recent call-ups to bridge the gap, and the Dodgers feasted on the soft underbelly of what is basically AAA pitching. Josh Fleming pitched three innings, allowing at least the first batter to reach in each inning and giving up four runs including an absolute moonshot from Freddie Freeman on “home soil”. Joe Mantiply was next up, greeted in the 6th by Shohei Ohtani taking him yard, walking a couple who scored on a two out double.