The Toronto Blue Jays continued their hot streak with a dramatic 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night at Rogers Centre, splitting the four-game set 2-2. Powered by a clutch home run from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and a vintage outing from Max Scherzer , Toronto erased a late deficit to secure their 40th home victory — and their 38th win in their last 60 games.

This one was all about timely execution. After giving up a solo home run to Michael Busch in the top of the sixth, Scherzer stayed locked in. The veteran ace struck out three and didn’t allow a walk over seven strong innings. After the game, he shared what was running through his mind before Guerrero delivered the go-ahead swing.

In a quote captured by The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon and posted to X (formerly known as Tw

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