Rangers overcome Scherzer's early exit to beat Blue Jays 6-3, leapfrog Toronto in wild card

— Robbie Grossman hit a two-run home run, Max Scherzer pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings before leaving because of a right triceps spasm and the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 6-3 on Tuesday night, leapfrogging the Blue Jays in the AL wild-card race.
Sep 12, 2024, 11:00 pm - AP
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TOR
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M. Scherzer
win

M. Scherzer13-6

5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
H. Ryu
loss

H. Ryu3-3

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

TEXTOR
4thGrossman homered to left (375 feet), Seager scored.20
6thHeim hit sacrifice fly to right, Seager scored.30
7thJ. Smith doubled to center, Taveras scored.40
7thSeager doubled to right, J. Smith scored.50
7thBiggio singled to right, Horwitz scored.51
7thClement grounded out to first, Biggio scored, Espinal to third.52
9thJankowski singled to left, Carter scored, Seager to second, J. Smith to third.62
9thSchneider homered to left center (418 feet).63
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