What if offence isn't the problem?

Hits and losses pile up with White Sox on deck

- MIKE WILNER

Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider saw four Tigers blasts leave the park at Comerica on Sunday - including a walk-off shot in the ninth.

The Blue Jays flipped the script on their frustrating season in Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers.

The team that can’t score almost plated a dozen runs. The team for which a slim deficit often seems insurmountable came back from down 5-0 and 8-3.

This time, though, the pitching let them down. The result was a wild 14-11 loss that left the Jays 3-4 to begin what was supposed to be a 13-game breather against lesser opposition.

“At the end of the day, (whether) we score two or 10 runs, we’ve just got to win,” said shortstop Bo Bichette, who went 2-for-5 with a two-run single in an eighth-inning rally. “(Eleven runs) is definitely better, for sure — I look forward to carrying that momentum offensively — but like I said, we’ve just got to win.”

The scoring outburst may have staved off demands for immediate changes. But a big day at the plate aside, the Jays just dropped three of four against an opponent with a losing record — albeit, at 26-27, better than 23-29 Toronto.

The winning was supposed to start with this soft spot in the schedule. We’re still waiting.