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Max Scherzer
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TOR
2026 season
- GP
- 18
- W-L
- 4-9
- ERA
- 5.74
- WHIP
- 1.33
- K
- 68
- IP
- 84.2
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CIN | W 5-1 | W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | @BAL | L 2-4 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep 16 | vs DET | W 5-1 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs BAL | L 4-7 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 5 | @KC | W 4-3 | - | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 30 | vs SEA | W 7-0 | W | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Aug 25 | vs KC | L 3-5 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Aug 19 | @TB | L 6-7 | L | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 13 | vs BOS | L 0-7 | L | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Aug 8 | @PHI | W 7-5 | - | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 2 | vs STL | L 1-5 | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 27 | @WSH | W 3-2 | - | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jun 10 | vs PHI | L 4-7 | L | 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Apr 24 | vs CLE | L 6-8 | L | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | @AZ | L 2-6 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | vs MIN | L 2-8 | L | 2.1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Apr 6 | vs LAD | L 2-14 | L | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 31 | vs COL | W 5-1 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||
| Sep 24 | vs BOS | L 1-7 | L | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | @KC | L 1-20 | L | 0.2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | vs BAL | W 5-4 | - | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 7 | @NYY | L 3-4 | L | 4.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Aug 31 | vs MIL | W 8-4 | - | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 25 | vs MIN | W 10-4 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Aug 19 | @PIT | W 7-3 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Aug 14 | vs CHC | W 2-1 | W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 8 | @LAD | L 1-5 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Aug 2 | vs KC | W 4-2 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 27 | @DET | L 4-10 | L | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jul 22 | vs NYY | L 4-5 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 11 | @ATH | W 7-6 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 5 | vs LAA | W 4-3 | - | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Jun 30 | vs NYY | W 5-4 | - | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 25 | @CLE | L 4-5 | - | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 29 | vs BAL | L 5-9 | - | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 14 | @SEA | L 4-5 | - | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jul 30 | @STL | L 1-8 | L | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 25 | vs CWS | W 2-1 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Jul 20 | vs BAL | L 4-8 | L | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 14 | @HOU | W 4-2 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 9 | @LAA | W 5-4 | - | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Jul 4 | vs SD | L 1-3 | L | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 28 | @BAL | L 1-2 | L | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun 23 | vs KC | W 4-0 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 season | ||||||||
| Sep 12 | @TOR | W 6-3 | W | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs HOU | L 3-12 | L | 3.0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep 1 | vs MIN | L 1-5 | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Aug 26 | @MIN | W 6-2 | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Aug 20 | vs MIL | L 2-6 | L | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Aug 14 | vs LAA | W 12-0 | W | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 8 | @ATH | W 6-1 | W | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Aug 3 | vs CWS | W 5-3 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Jul 28 | vs WSH | W 5-1 | W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul 22 | @BOS | L 6-8 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul 16 | vs LAD | W 2-1 | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jul 9 | @SD | L 2-6 | L | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul 4 | @AZ | W 8-5 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Jun 29 | vs MIL | L 2-3 | - | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Jun 24 | @PHI | W 4-2 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Jun 19 | @HOU | W 11-1 | W | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jun 13 | vs NYY | L 6-7 | - | 3.1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 7 | @ATL | L 5-7 | - | 5.2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jun 1 | vs PHI | W 4-2 | W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| May 26 | @COL | W 5-2 | W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| May 21 | vs CLE | W 5-4 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| May 14 | @WSH | W 8-2 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| May 3 | @DET | L 1-8 | L | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 19 | @LAD | W 5-3 | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Apr 10 | vs SD | W 5-0 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Apr 4 | @MIL | L 0-9 | L | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | @MIA | W 5-3 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 season | ||||||||
| Oct 1 | @ATL | L 2-4 | L | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 25 | @ATH | W 13-4 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 19 | @MIL | W 7-2 | W | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 3 | vs WSH | L 1-7 | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Aug 28 | vs COL | L 0-1 | L | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 22 | @NYY | L 2-4 | L | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 17 | @ATL | W 9-7 | W | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Aug 12 | vs PHI | L 1-2 | - | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 6 | vs ATL | W 6-2 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Aug 1 | @WSH | W 7-3 | W | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Jul 27 | vs NYY | W 3-2 | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul 22 | vs SD | L 1-4 | L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 16 | @CHC | W 4-3 | - | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Jul 11 | @ATL | W 4-1 | W | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Jul 5 | @CIN | L 0-1 | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| May 18 | vs STL | W 11-4 | W | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| May 13 | vs SEA | L 1-2 | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| May 8 | @PHI | L 2-3 | L | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| May 1 | vs PHI | W 10-6 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Apr 25 | @STL | W 5-2 | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 19 | vs SF | W 3-1 | W | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Apr 13 | @PHI | W 9-6 | W | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Apr 8 | @WSH | W 7-3 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Latest news
Scherzer (4-9) notched the win Sunday against the Reds, striking out seven while allowing one run on six hits and one walk in seven innings.
In what may have been his final major-league start, Scherzer put forth a vintage display Sunday. The future Hall of Famer worked seven innings for just the second time all year, generating an outstanding 19 whiffs and emptying the tank for a season-high 114 pitches on just three days rest. Scherzer, 42, is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and he'll decide over the winter if he's ready to hang up his cleats following a decorated 19-year big-league career. He appeared to be on his last legs in the first half, working to a 10.23 ERA and 1.73 WHIP over 22 innings before the All-Star break, but Scherzer did show signs of life with a 4.16 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 62.2 frames after the break.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 27
Scherzer will start Sunday's season finale against the Reds, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Scherzer said that he's still undecided about whether he'll retire after this season, but he'll officially get to make at least one more start on a big-league mound before he hangs up his cleats. The 42-year-old hasn't been particularly effective this season, posting a 6.14 ERA and 1.36 WHIP across 77.2 innings, but facing a Reds offense that's turned in a .690 OPS since the beginning of September could allow him to end his Hall of Fame career on a high note. Given that Scherzer will be taking the bump on three days' rest, his innings could be limited to some extent.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 26
Scherzer could be the starter for the Blue Jays' regular-season finale against the Reds on Sunday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
With the Blue Jays eliminated from playoff contention, Sunday's game could be Scherzer's final start in his major-league career, in what would be in front of the home crowd at Rogers Centre. It hasn't exactly been the final season that the veteran right-hander has hoped for, with Scherzer sporting a 3-9 record (across 17 starts) with a 6.14 ERA and 1.36 WHIP across 77.2 innings. Still, Sunday's matinee would be the opportunity for Scherzer to end his career on a high note, assuming he hangs up the cleats during the offseason.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 25
Scherzer (3-9) took the loss in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles, giving up four runs on four hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
Getting swept in the twin bill officially eliminated the Blue Jays from playoff contention, but Scherzer went down firing as he tossed 60 of 93 pitches for strikes. The 42-year-old right-hander has a 4.41 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 29:14 K:BB over his last six starts and 32.2 innings, but his personal campaign may not be done -- after Wednesday's performance, Scherzer sits four career strikeouts behind former teammate Justin Verlander (hamstring) for eighth place on MLB's all-time list. Toronto manager suggested before Wednesday's outing that Scherzer could pitch again at home Sunday versus Cincinnati in the regular-season finale, both to give a potential farewell to home fans and to try and catch Verlander.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 24
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that Scherzer could pitch on short rest Sunday versus the Reds, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Scherzer is starting the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Baltimore, but it might not be his final outing of the season. Bringing the 42-year-old back on short rest could serve two purposes. One is that the impending free agent would get to pitch in front of the home crowd in Toronto one more time. Another is that Scherzer is currently 11 strikeouts behind Justin Verlander on the all-time list, so he could pad that total this weekend. Scherzer has yet to commit one way or another in regard to continuing his career in 2027.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 23
Scherzer won't start as scheduled Tuesday against the Orioles since the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
The right-hander had been lined up to potentially make two starts during the final week of the regular season, but Tuesday's postponement likely means Toronto will have to go in a different direction Sunday against Cincinnati. The game is being made up via a doubleheader Wednesday, with Scherzer likely to start one of those contests. The 42-year-old has a 4.26 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 40:20 K:BB across 50.2 innings since returning from back and thumb injuries in late July.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 22