Max Scherzer got a bit closer to a big league return under a summer sun to the tune of Taylor Swift music in Buffalo. The eight-time MLB all-star and three-time Cy Young Award winner scattered two runs on four hits across 4 1/3 innings and struck out four hitters in a

The Jays had a simple checklist for Scherzer's outing: throw 60 to 65 pitches, flash solid fastball velocity and rebound well the next day.

Max Scherzer: "I got my work in. It was good to get back out there and be in a real game, competing against somebody else that's not a teammate."