Phillies spoil Scherzer’s historic night with 7-4 win over Blue Jays
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TORONTO – The Philadelphia Phillies homered three times and held off a late push from Toronto as they defeated the Blue Jays 7-4 on Wednesday at Rogers Centre.
Alec Bohm’s three-run home run in the third inning put the Phillies up 4-0. Kyle Schwarber extended the lead in the fourth with a two-run home run.
The Blue Jays scored three runs in the seventh inning off a bases-loaded walk and a pair of sacrifice flies, but the rally would fall short as the Phillies (37-31) won their third straight series. The loss ended Toronto’s (33-36) streak of series victories at home at three.
Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo (5-4) allowed one run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings with four walks and eight strikeouts. Jonathan Bowlan, Chase Shugart, Brad Keller and José Alvarado pitched in relief. Jhoan Duran earned his 17th save.
Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer (1-4) returned from a stint on the injured list and recorded his 3,500th career strikeout on the first batter he faced. But the 41-year-old lasted just 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Bryce Harper opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first.
Adolis Garcia exited the game in the seventh with a pulled muscle in his right shoulder.
Takeaways
Phillies: Luzardo continued to impress on the road. The left-hander has a 1.55 ERA when he starts an away game compared to a 7.34 ERA at home.
Blue Jays: The Blue Jays continued to lean heavily on their bullpen, using six relievers to get through 5 2/3 innings. Before Wednesday’s game, Toronto ranked second in the American League in innings pitched by relievers (290 2/3 IP).
Key moment
In the third, Toronto appeared to complete a 3-6-1 double play on a ground ball from Harper, but after review, the call was overturned. Two batters later, Bohm homered.
Key stat
Scherzer became the 11th player in Major League Baseball history to record 3,500 career strikeouts.
Up next
The Blue Jays are off on Thursday before the New York Yankees visit for a three-game series beginning Friday. The Phillies are also off on Thursday before starting a three-game set against the Brewers in Milwaukee on Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 10, 2026.