“He was dominating areas up and down and out,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He is who he is for a reason.” Scherzer claimed his first victory since July 25 last year when he pitched for Texas and the Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1.

Making its first trip to Sutter Health Park, Toronto took advantage of the free-falling Athletics in Friday’s victory. Along the way, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. recorded his 1,000th hit and Max Scherzer earned his first Blue Jays win.