TORONTO (Interstat) — Max Scherzer pitched seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out 10, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Sunday, Aug. 30, at Rogers Centre.

Alejandro Kirk homered in the first inning, a two-run shot that scored Brett Bateman. Kazuma Okamoto added a solo homer in the sixth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled in a run in the fifth, Andrés Giménez singled in two runs in the eighth and Brett Bateman doubled in another.

Scherzer improved to 2-7. Logan Gilbert (11-8) took the loss, allowing six hits and three earned runs in five innings with four strikeouts. Toronto scored two in the first, one in the fifth, one in the sixth and three in the eighth. Seattle managed one hit, while Toronto collected 10. Braydon Fisher and Spencer Miles each pitched a scoreless inning with two and three strikeouts, respectively, in relief, as did Seranthony Domínguez. Gabe Speier allowed one earned run.

The Blue Jays improved to 68-71 and swept the three-game series. Seattle fell to 64-73. Attendance was 42,039 and the game lasted 2:27.