Scherzer, Blue Jays Bounce Back to Rout Rockies

TORONTO (Interstat) — Max Scherzer allowed one run over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from a blowout loss with a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Scherzer scattered four hits and struck out four to earn the win. The Blue Jays broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Jesús Sánchez and a bases-loaded walk to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Colorado’s Hunter Goodman homered in the sixth, but Toronto pulled away with three runs in the seventh, highlighted by RBI hits from Kazuma Okamoto and Ernie Clement.

The Blue Jays improved to 4-1, while the Rockies fell to 1-4. Attendance was 38,871.