By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE — Max Scherzer turned back the clock with a vintage pitching performance and Andrés Giménez homered and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners, 8-2, on Thursday to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his fifth homer this postseason and the 41-year-old Scherzer allowed two runs in 5⅔ innings for the Blue Jays, who have outscored the Mariners 21-6 in Seattle after losing the first two games at home.

Game 5 in the best-of-seven series is Friday (3 p.m. PT, FS1), with Kevin Gausman scheduled to start for Toronto against Game 1 winner Bryce Miller.

Scherzer, making his 500th major league start, regular season and postseason combined, became the oldest pitcher to

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