Currently, there are a lot of moving parts in the Toronto rotation. Chris Bassitt, Kevin Gausman, and José Berríos are all in their mid-thirties, and Max Scherzer is 40 and often injured. Meanwhile, Bowden Francis struggled mightily before landing on the injured list.

“He was dominating areas up and down and out,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He is who he is for a reason.” Scherzer claimed his first victory since July 25 last year when he pitched for Texas and the Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1.

Alejandro Kirk and Nathan Lukes each drove in two runs during a six-run fifth inning and Max Scherzer picked up his first win of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 7-6 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento,