TORONTO (Interstat) — Max Scherzer allowed one earned run over five innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2026, at Rogers Centre. Toronto improved to 76-77, while Detroit fell to 72-80. Scherzer earned the win, striking out three and yielding three hits. Keider Montero took the loss after giving up two earned runs on six hits over four innings with four strikeouts. Louis Varland pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for his 34th save. Riley Greene singled home Colt Keith in the first to give Detroit an early lead. Toronto answered with five runs over the middle innings. Myles Straw drove in a run, and George Springer, Brandon Valenzuela and Nathan Lukes also delivered run-scoring plays. Toronto grounded into three double plays. Detroit finished with seven hits, Toronto nine. The game took 2 hours, 33 minutes and drew 43,463 fans. Spencer Miles and Mason Fluharty combined for three scoreless relief innings for Toronto.