| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Game 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Game 3 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Game 2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Game 3 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| Game 4 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Toronto Pitcher
J. Hoffman
(L)
Arizona Pitcher
J. Morillo
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+128 | 9o | -1.5 |
|
|
-152 | 9u (1) | +1.5 (5.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Lukes | RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .162 |
| E. Clement | 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .296 |
| V. Guerrero Jr. | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .315 |
| J. Sanchez | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| E. Jimenez | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| D. Schneider | PR -DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| A. Gimenez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .274 |
| K. Okamoto | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .205 |
| M. Straw | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .391 |
| T. Heineman | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| C. Carroll | RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| G. Perdomo | SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| L. Gurriel Jr. | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| J. Barrosa | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| A. Del Castillo | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| J. Fernandez | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| N. Arenado | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| I. Vargas | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .377 |
| A. Thomas | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scherzer | 6 .0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.16 |
| T. Rogers | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 |
| J. Hoffman (L 1-2) | 1 .0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.71 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Gallen | 5 .2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.51 |
| R. Thompson | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Morillo (W 1-1) | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.61 |
| K. Ginkel | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 |
Location Chase Field
Temperature 88° Temperature
Attendance 36,946 attendance
Home Jim Wolf
1st Roberto Ortiz
2nd Alex MacKay
3rd Alan Porter
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | TOR Starter (IP) | AZ Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, '26 | AZ |
|
AZ -142 | o8.5 | B. Fisher (1.0) | M. Soroka (7.0) |
| Jun 19, '25 | TOR |
|
AZ +140 | o8.5 | K. Gausman (4.1) | R. Nelson (5.2) |
| Jun 18, '25 | TOR |
|
TOR -110 | P9.0 | E. Lauer (5.0) | E. Rodriguez (4.2) |
| Jun 17, '25 | TOR |
|
TOR -124 | o8.5 | C. Bassitt (6.0) | B. Pfaadt (5.0) |
| Jul 14, '24 | AZ |
|
TOR +134 | o7.5 | Y. Kikuchi (4.2) | Z. Gallen (3.2) |
| Jul 13, '24 | AZ |
|
AZ -116 | o8.5 | J. Berrios (4.0) | Y. Diaz (6.0) |
| Jul 12, '24 | AZ |
|
AZ -130 | P9.0 | Y. Rodriguez (4.0) | R. Nelson (7.0) |
| Jul 16, '23 | TOR |
|
TOR -150 | o9.0 | Y. Kikuchi (4.2) | T. Henry (4.1) |
| Jul 15, '23 | TOR |
|
TOR -147 | u7.5 | C. Bassitt (6.0) | Z. Gallen (5.0) |
| Jul 14, '23 | TOR |
|
TOR -167 | P9.0 | J. Berrios (5.1) | R. Nelson (5.2) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 17, 2026 ) Toronto 3, Arizona 6
Max Scherzer's off-day preparation includes time on the piano. Don't knock it until you try it.
Scherzer (1-2, 9.58 ERA) will get the ball on Saturday for the Toronto Blue Jays against Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.60) of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The veteran right-handers will meet Saturday in Phoenix in the second game of a three-game set.
A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer found a keyboard in a room near the Blue Jays clubhouse on Friday and started tapping out Van Halen's "Right Now." He has credited the dexterity required to play the piano with extending his career by helping to relieve the discomfort of a troublesome right thumb injury.
"When you're playing different keys and notes and chords, your hands are in very unique positions," Scherzer told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal late in spring training.
"It makes you really work through your fingertips. By working those muscles in my hand, it got my fingers, 'quote unquote,' stronger. All of a sudden, that alleviated the thumb pain."
Scherzer will attempt to put the Blue Jays out of their pain on Saturday. The reigning American League champions have lost five of the past six games and are 3-11 in April, occupying last place in the AL East.
Gallen, 30, also will look to extend an Arizona streak.
The Diamondbacks have won nine of the past 12 games after beating the Blue Jays 6-3 behind Michael Soroka's fourth win of the season Friday.
Gallen pitched five scoreless innings in his most recent start and took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before the Philadelphia Phillies drove him out with five straight hits -- including a homer and three doubles -- as he took a no-decision in Arizona's 4-3 victory.
"I think as a team, we believe in the talent that's in here," Gallen said. "I think guys are playing free and not playing scared."
Gallen pitched six scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory over Detroit on April 1, them went five innings in each of his successive two outings.
He has faced the Blue Jays twice in his career without much success, going 0-1 with a 9.35 ERA in two starts. The last time he pitched against Toronto came in 2024.
Scherzer allowed one run over six innings in a 5-1 victory over Colorado on March 31 but has given up 10 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in his two starts since.
He left his April 6 start against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings while dealing with right forearm tightness, but he said that was not a factor in an 8-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins last Sunday.
The Twins scored eight runs off Scherzer in 2 1/3 innings, with homers from Kody Clemens and Tristan Gray.
"It actually loosened up on me," Scherzer said of the forearm after the game. "I felt like it was coming out of my hand better. I was able to throw all of my pitches and as I got out of that outing. I haven't felt the forearm completely tighten up, so that's a good sign."
Scherzer, 41, is with his seventh team and in his 19th season. He began his career with the Diamondbacks, who selected him with the 11th overall pick in the 2006 MLB Draft out of college at Missouri. In late 2009, he was dealt to the Tigers as part of a three-team, seven-player deal that also involved Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson.
He has started 12 games against Arizona and is 9-0 with a 2.65 ERA. He has struck out 111 and walked 19 in 78 innings.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mantiply | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP Joe Mantiply on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation. | ||||
| T. Nance | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Tommy Nance on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm discomfort. | ||||
| A. Barger | RF | Ten Day IL - Elbow( May 10, '26) | May 10, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed INF Addison Barger on the 10-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| M. Scherzer | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Apr 26, '26) | Apr 26, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation. | ||||
| N. Lukes | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Apr 24, '26) | Apr 24, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed OF Nathan Lukes on the 10-day injured list due to left hamstring strain. | ||||
| L. Estrada | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 16, '26) | Apr 16, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Lazaro Estrada on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 5) with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| S. Bieber | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 12, '26) | Apr 12, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays transferred RHP Shane Bieber from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| C. Ponce | SP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Apr 04, '26) | Apr 04, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays transferred RHP Cody Ponce to the 60-day injured list with right knee ACL sprain. | ||||
| A. Santander | RF | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 04, '26) | Apr 04, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays transferred OF Anthony Santander to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder labral tear. | ||||
| A. Kirk | C | Ten Day IL - Hand( Apr 03, '26) | Apr 03, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed C Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list due to left thumb fracture. | ||||
| Y. Garcia | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays transferred RHP Yimi García to the 60-day injured list following right elbow ulnar nerve and AC joint surgery. | ||||
| J. Berrios | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP José Berríos on the 15-day injured list with right elbow stress fracture. | ||||
| B. Francis | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 17, '26) | Feb 17, '26 | |
| The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Bowden Francis on the 60-day injured list The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Bowden Francis on the 60-day injured list following a right UCL reconstruction. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Gurriel Jr. | LF | Day To Day - Hamstring( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| Gurriel Jr. was removed from Friday's (May 22) skirmish against the Rockies due to left hamstring tightness. | ||||
| J. McCann | C | Ten Day IL - Quad( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed C James McCann on the 10-day injured list with a quad strain. | ||||
| P. Smith | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 13, '26) | Apr 13, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks transferred INF Pavin Smith to the 60-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| C. Santana | 1B | Ten Day IL - Groin( Apr 06, '26) | Apr 06, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed INF Carlos Santana on the 10-day injured list with strained right adductor. | ||||
| J. Lawlar | LF | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( Apr 06, '26) | Apr 06, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks transferred INF Jordan Lawlar from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a fractured right wrist. | ||||
| C. Mena | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Cristian Mena on the 60-day injured list with strained right shoulder. | ||||
| B. Walston | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed LHP Blake Walston on the 60-day injured list following left ulnar collateral ligament surgery. | ||||
| C. Burnes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 14, '26) | Feb 14, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Corbin Burnes on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right ulnar collateral ligament surgery. | ||||
| A. Puk | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 14, '26) | Feb 14, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed LHP A.J. Puk on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Martinez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 13, '26) | Feb 13, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Justin Martinez on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right ulnar collateral ligament surgery. | ||||
| A. Saalfrank | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Arizona Diamondbacks placed LHP Andrew Saalfrank on the 60-day injured list following his shoulder surgery. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 12, '26
TOR 2 - MIN 8
|
L -136 | o8.0 | 2.1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 29.1 | 0.0 |
|
Apr 06, '26
TOR 2 - LAD 14
|
L +110 | o8.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
|
Mar 31, '26
TOR 5 - COL 1
|
W -260 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 13.8 | 1.0 |
|
Nov 01, '25
TOR 4 - LAD 5
|
L +118 | o8.0 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 12.5 | 0.4 |
|
Oct 27, '25
LAD 6 - TOR 5
|
L +168 | o8.0 | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 18.2 | 0.2 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 64.0 | 18.3 | 0.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 30, '23
AZ 1 - TEX 3
|
W -109 | u9.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 | 1.5 |
|
Jul 04, '23
AZ 5 - NYM 8
|
W -115 | o9.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 16.8 | 1.0 |
|
May 14, '21
AZ 2 - WAS 17
|
W -184 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 0.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 74.0 | 15.3 | 0.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 12, '26
PHI 3 - AZ 4
|
W +116 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 16.8 | 2.0 |
|
Apr 07, '26
NYM 4 - AZ 3
|
L +130 | p7.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 0.4 |
|
Apr 01, '26
AZ 1 - DET 0
|
W +130 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
|
Mar 26, '26
LAD 8 - AZ 2
|
L +215 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 19.0 | 3.0 |
|
Sep 26, '25
SD 7 - AZ 4
|
L +116 | o8.0 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 23.8 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 89.2 | 18.6 | 1.7 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 14, '24
AZ 7 - TOR 8
|
L -145 | o7.5 | 3.2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 19.1 | 7.0 |
|
Jul 15, '23
TOR 5 - AZ 2
|
L +135 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 18.8 | 2.5 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 4.1 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 82.0 | 18.9 | 4.8 |