Max Scherzer gave up a grand slam and a solo shot by Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. for four of the seven runs (5 ER) that the Toronto Blue Jays put up on the Washington Nationals’ ace in his five innings of work in the series opener in Dunedin, Florida’s TD Ballpark. Guerrero’s hit his third home run of the game off Kyle Finnegan in the seventh inning of what ended up a 9-5 win for the home team.
Scherzer vs the Jays: In his last three outings before tonight’s, Max Scherzer, who gave up four runs on four solo home runs in his 2021 debut, had limited opposing teams to one run on nine hits in 19 IP (0.