After taking the series last night in dramatic, walk-off fashion from the Atlanta Braves, the Athletics take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of final series of the first half tonight at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Toronto Blue Jays to start a three-game series. The Athletics have a 39-56 record overall and an 18-30 record at home. The Athletics are 22-48 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer made just his third start of the 2025 MLB season on Monday. Signed to a one-year, $15.5 million contract by Toronto in the offseason, Scherzer was sidelined just three innings into his season debut with a thumb injury that ended up costing him nearly three months on the injured list.

The Blue Jays posted a single run in the bottom of the fifth, then opened the game with a four-run sixth for a 5-3 lead. A two-run single by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the bases loaded broke a 3-3 tie.

The 40-year-old right-hander is back on the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays, trying to keep pitching through a chronic injury.