US EditionScherzer wins 3rd straight start, Blue Jays use a big 1st inning for a 10-4 win over Twins
Max Scherzer improved to 5-2 this season with six innings pitched, while the Blue Jays secured their 30th home win in 39 games with multiple home runs and a strong start.
- On Monday night, Max Scherzer pitched six innings and won his third straight start as the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 10-4 at Rogers Centre, Toronto.
- A four-run first inning began when Bo Bichette's RBI and a Daulton Varsho sacrifice fly set up Alejandro Kirk's two-run homer, while Twins starter Joe Ryan surrendered four runs and four hits early.
- Supporting the early blow, Toronto's offense showed strength as Matt Wallner, Twins outfielder, hit two homers for his 18th and 19th and drove in three; the Blue Jays team offensive stat reads 57-3 when scoring five or more runs.
- The result kept Toronto atop the AL East with their 30th win in 39 home games, while the Minnesota Twins' loss deepened a slump at a season-worst 59-72 and third straight defeat.
- Scherzer's history against Minnesota underscores his 10-2 record in 19 starts, while Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt faces Twins RHP Bailey Ober on Tuesday.
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Blue Jays pound Ryan, Twins from the start
TORONTO — Max Scherzer pitched six innings and won his third straight start, Alejandro Kirk and Andrés Giménez homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Monday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run single as the AL East-leading Blue Jays won for the 30th time in 39 home games. Scherzer (5-2) allowed four runs and four hits, including two home runs. He struck out five and walked one. The three-time Cy Young Award w…
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