É«É«À² Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer throws to the Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 11, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Athletics pitcher Luis Severino throws to the É«É«À² Blue Jays during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 11, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
É«É«À² Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles in the fifth inning for his 1,000th career hit during a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 11, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
É«É«À² Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates after singling in the fifth inning for his 1,000th career hit during a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 11, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Scherzer wins for first time in nearly a year as Blue Jays beat the A’s 7-6
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out eight batters and allowed five hits over six innings to win for the first time in nearly a year, and the É«É«À² Blue Jays scored six unearned runs in the fifth inning to beat the Athletics 7-6 on Friday nightÂ
É«É«À² Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer throws to the Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 11, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out eight batters and allowed five hits over six innings to win for the first time in nearly a year, and the É«É«À² Blue Jays scored six unearned runs in the fifth inning to beat the Athletics 7-6 on Friday nightÂ
The AL East-leading Blue Jays have won 13 of their last 15 games.
Scherzer (1-0) became the first É«É«À² pitcher 40 years and older to win since R.A. Dickey on May 4, 2015, and fifth in team history. It also was the first victory for the three-time Cy Young Award winner since he and the on July 25 of last year.
É«É«À² first baseball Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled with one out in the fifth for his 1,000th career hit.Â
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A’s starter Luis Severino (2-11) showed flashes of why he was signed to a in December, striking out eight batters. But Severino, 1-7 with a 7.34 ERA over his past eight starts, also allowed seven hits and five runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Blue Jays left fielder Joey Loperfido, who has gone 5-for-14 with five RBIs, was scratched because of an illness. Sacramento native Nathan Lukes moved from centre field to left and Myles Straw started in centre.
KEY MOMENT
The Blue Jays led 1-0 entering the fifth when George Springer reached on a one-out error by second baseman Zack Gelof. He later took home on a double steal when catcher Shea Langeliers dropped the throw from shortstop Max Muncy. That was the first of six runs in the inning that gave É«É«À² a 7-0 lead.
KEY STAT
Scherzer struck out five consecutive batters during one stretch.
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Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (6-6, 4.13 ERA) goes against Athletics LHP Jacob Lopez (2-5, 4.26) in the second of the teams’ three-game series.
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