Scherzer starts for Blue Jays in World Series Game 3 as Dodgers tie

Max Scherzer took the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays in World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium on Monday night, starting opposite Los Angeles right-hander Tyler Glasnow with the series tied 1-1. The 41-year-old Scherzer left after 4 1/3 innings with Toronto leading 4-2, but the Dodgers rallied later in the game to tie the score, game accounts said.

Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, had been a late addition to Toronto’s postseason rotation after missing regular-season time with a right thumb injury and not being included on the roster for the Division Series. He returned with a key win in the American League Championship Series, allowing two runs over 5 2/3 innings against Seattle, and was scheduled to start at Chavez Ravine as the Blue Jays sought to regain momentum after losing Game 2 in Toronto.

“This is what you play for, to be able to get to this spot, to get to this moment, to have a shot at it,” Scherzer said before the start. He has made World Series starts with multiple franchises across his long career and is the oldest Series starting pitcher since Jamie Moyer in 2008.

Glasnow has been dominant in October for the Dodgers,...