ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Kazuma Okamoto #7 of the Toronto Blue Jays follows through on a ground ball against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Kazuma Okamoto #7 of the Toronto Blue Jays fields a throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Kazuma Okamoto #7 of the Toronto Blue Jays watches his hit roll foul against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 19: Charles McAdoo #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays reaches first safely as Jonathan Aranda #8 of the Tampa Bay Rays reaches for a late throw during the third inning of the baseball game at Tropicana Field on August 19, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)