Scherzer leads Blue Jays past Royals as Toronto snaps skid

In the long rhythm of a baseball season, a single performance can shift the tide — and on Saturday in Toronto, Max Scherzer offered exactly that kind of steadying force. The veteran right-hander guided the Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory over Kansas City, halting a troubling skid for an AL East club that had stumbled through five of its last six games. Bo Bichette, baseball's most prolific hit-maker this season, added three more to his league-leading total, while the game quietly carried its own human weight — a catcher shaking off a blow to the head, a franchise record quietly broken in defeat.