The Jays were able to jump out to a small lead right away. Tyler Heineman hit a two out double in the first, and Alan Roden lined a single to cash him in. Myles Straw followed with a walk, but they weren’t able to do more. They quieted down for a while after that. Heineman added a second hit, a single, in the third, and Roden singled again in the fourth. Josh Rivera added a walk in the fifth.
Meanwhile, Max Scherzer looked sharp. One Twin reached in the first on a ground ball misplayed by first baseman Rainer Nunez. He also allowed a walk in the third and a pair of singles in the fourth, but none scored. In total he went 4.0 innings, allowing just the four base runners while striking out four. It took him 62 pitches to do…