""Mad" Max Scherzer gave everything he had on Thursday night, pitching 5.2 innings, allowing just three hits, one run and striking out five. He helped himself out by generating a lot of weak contact and also made a pivotal play in the bottom of the third. The Blue Jays had just taken a 3-1 lead, but it could have been more as they had the bases loaded with one out, and could only get one run in."
"In the bottom half of that inning, Leo Rivas walked to open things up and was still at first one out later with Cal Raleigh at the dish. Raleigh could have tied the game with one swing - however, Scherzer took away that opportunity when he picked off Rivas at first. The throw was on the money and the tag by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was perfect. Raleigh then struck out and killed that rally altogether."
The Toronto Blue Jays won Game 4 in Seattle 8-2, evening the ALCS at two games apiece. Max Scherzer pitched 5.2 innings, allowed three hits and one run while striking out five and inducing weak contact. Scherzer executed a pivotal pickoff in the third, removing Leo Rivas and erasing a Mariners threat, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. applying the tag. The Blue Jays' defense made several key plays. A late roster change replaced Anthony Santander with Joey Loperfido, prompting Ernie Clement to move to third, Addison Barger to right and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to second. The bottom of the order produced crucial offense.
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