Jays Down Rockies 5-1
Mar 31, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Jesus Sanchez (12) is doused with water by team mates as they celebrate a win over the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images | Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images I said it almost had to go better than yesterday, and it did. Max Scherzer was regularly getting it up to 95 tonight, which has to be a good sign.
The offence wasn’t slugging but they notched 14 hits and four walks, and the bullpen kept things low stress. A nice bounce back all around. Max Scherzer looked good early in his season debut.
He retired the side in order in the first. TJ Rumfield singled and Brenton Doyle walked in the second, but his second K of the night got him out of it. Two soft flies and a ground out got him through the third.
Rumfield reached again in the third, on a fly ball that Sanchez lost in the lights, but again Scherzer got out of it pretty easily. A line single was erased by a double play in the fifth. The only damage against him came in the sixth, as Hunter Goodman launched a solo shot deep into the second deck in left field.
All in all, he gave up one run on four hits and a walk, striking out four. Not bad for an old guy. The offence struggled with Ryan Feltner.