Toronto hands Game 4 to a future Hall of Famer chasing history and fighting time. Six teams in October, weeks since his last start—can he still change a series?

Schneider punched Scherzer in the stomach and said, “Go get it.” Later, he would joke with Scherzer that he had been eager for such an exchange since their first Zoom call during free agency. The Jays in February signed Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million contract dreaming he would make one of his classic October stands.