It’s now a best-of-three series.
The Blue Jays , with big hits from the back-end of their lineup and a turn-the-clock back performance from struggling 41-year-old starter Max Scherzer , tied the American League Championship Series Thursday with a dominant 8-2 win in Seattle against the Mariners.
With the series tied at two games a piece, here’s a look at what U.S. media is saying about Game 4 and the rest of the series.
Throwback Max
Expectations were low for Scherzer, who posted a 5.19 ERA in the 18th year of his career, but he turned some heads, particularly those of veteran MLB analyst Chris Rose and former third-baseman Trevor Plouffe with 5 2/3 innings of work where he only allowed two runs.
“I think this is one of the most shocking things we’ve seen this entire post-season b