They’ll hope to continue that on Wednesday in Tampa as they take on the Rays at Tropicana Field, looking to win their seventh series in a row.
Max Scherzer will be on the mound for the Blue Jays, fresh off his last start on Aug. 13, when he worked five innings of one-run ball and became the 139th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 innings pitched.
Scherzer has been regaining his form since returning from the IL on July 27, owning a 2.20 ERA across three starts in August, with 12 hits, four earned runs and 13 punchouts in 16.1 innings this month.
Over 11 meetings, Scherzer is 6-3 against the Rays with a 2.41 ERA.
Throwing opposite Scherzer will be Drew Rasmussen, who’s put together back-to-back all-star seasons on the mound for the Rays.
Across 129.1 innings in 2026, Rasmussen has a 133 strikeouts, 23 walks and a 2.78 ERA, fifth lowest in the American League.
In his last 15 games, Rasmussen owns a 2.60 ERA with 90 strikeouts and 16 walks en route to a 9-4 record.
Since taking a hybrid approach at the trade deadline, the Blue Jays have made a push for a wild-card spot in a wide-open AL. Ahead of Wednesday’s game, the Blue Jays are tied with the Minnesota Twins at 0.5 games back of the Texas Rangers for the final AL wild-card spot.
The stakes are high, and you can watch all the coverage on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+, starting at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.