The Toronto Blue Jays secured a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night in Washington, D.
C. , fueled by a home run from Luis Urías on a special night for Max Scherzer.
Scherzer made his first start since June 10 after recovering from an injury.
The 42-year-old pitcher allowed one run on four hits over 2 2/3 innings, throwing 75 pitches.
The outing marked his 100th career start at Nationals Park, where he spent roughly six and a half seasons and won the 2019 World Series.
Urías gave Toronto the lead with a solo home run in the third inning.
Consecutive doubles by Myles Straw and Ernie Clement followed, putting the Blue Jays ahead 2-1.
Straw later added a run-scoring single in the fourth inning to extend the lead.
Andrés Chaparro brought Washington within one run with a solo homer in the fifth inning, but the Nationals could not complete the comeback.
Reliever Mason Fluharty earned the win as six Toronto bullpen pitchers combined to allow just one run over 6 1/3 innings.
Louis Varland closed out the ninth inning for his 22nd save, giving up a hit and a walk before striking out Luis García Jr.
Nationals opener Eddy Yean took the loss after surrendering two runs on three hits over 2 2/3 innings.
The victory snapped a rough stretch for Toronto, which had lost seven of its previous ten games after the All-Star break.
