The modern starting pitcher has become a different animal. Pitch counts are managed to the inning, bullpens are built around matchups, and a starter reaching the seventh is now treated as a bonus ...

BOSTON — Toronto veteran right-hander Max Scherzer will celebrate his 42nd birthday with a start, coming off the injured list and starting Monday’s series opener at Washington, Blue Jays manager John ...

WASHINGTON — This time, there was little argument when Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider came to the mound to take the ball from Max Scherzer. This time, as Scherzer departed the mound for the ...