Overview

• Toronto jumped ahead with a four-run first inning highlighted by Bo Bichette’s RBI single, Daulton Varsho’s sacrifice fly and Alejandro Kirk’s two-run homer, with Andrés Giménez adding a 422-foot solo shot in the second.
• Max Scherzer moved to 5-2 by working six innings and allowing four runs on four hits with five strikeouts.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr., making his first start since Aug. 18 because of a sore left hamstring, started at designated hitter and lined a two-run single.
• Matt Wallner homered twice off Scherzer, but Minnesota dropped its sixth game in seven as Joe Ryan was charged with six runs over five innings.
• Same-day call-up Justin Bruihl delivered two scoreless innings before Tommy Nance finished, and Toronto improved to 57-3 when scoring at least five runs.