With the Blue Jays needing a win to tie the American League Championship Series against the Mariners at two games apiece, they turned to decorated right-hander Max Scherzer on Thursday night at T-Mobile Park. The 41-year-old took the mound for his 500th career start between the regular season and postseason.

Coming off a rough end to his regular season and not having pitched in a game in more than three weeks, Scherzer not only took the baseball, but he turned in a vintage “Mad Max” performance in an 8-2 win for Toronto.

Scherzer went 5 2/3 innings, yielding two runs and striking out five in the victory, which was his first playoff win in six years (Game 1 of the 2019 World Series with the Nationals).

Here are six things to know about Scherzer’s performance in ALCS Game 4.

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