The game was decided in the first four innings. Philadelphia hammered three home runs to build a 6-0 lead, then weathered Toronto's late charge for a 7-4 victory at Rogers Centre.
Jesus Luzardo earned the win with 5.2 innings of one-run ball, allowing 4 hits while striking out 8. The left-hander walked 4 but kept Toronto off the scoreboard until the sixth inning. His ERA stands at 4.46.
Bryce Harper opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first inning. Alec Bohm delivered the knockout blow in the third, launching a three-run homer that scored Kyle Schwarber and Harper to make it 4-0. Schwarber added a two-run blast in the fourth, bringing Crawford home to extend the lead to 6-0.
Max Scherzer absorbed the loss, lasting just 3.1 innings while allowing 5 runs on 5 hits. The veteran right-hander walked 3 and struck out 4, falling to 1-4 with a 10.23 ERA. Toronto mounted a three-run rally in the seventh inning, but the early deficit proved too much to overcome.
Philadelphia improved to 36-31 while Toronto fell to 33-35. George Springer reached 1,000 career runs in this game and sits 2 home runs away from 300 for his career. Jhoan Duran earned his 17th save with a scoreless ninth inning.