About three hours before first pitch on Saturday night, Brent Rooker prepared for his upcoming participation in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby by going through a three-minute practice round to simulate the experience that awaits him on Monday in Atlanta.

WEST SACRAMENTO (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out eight batters and allowed five hits over six innings to win for the first time in nearly a year, and the Toronto Blue Jays scored six unearned runs in the fifth inning to beat the Athletics 7-6 on Friday night The AL East-leading Blue Jays have won 13 of 15 games.

With three weeks to go until the deadline, the former GM weighs in on four hypothetical trades to fill the Blue Jays' key needs.

The Toronto Blue Jays have completely turned their season around over the past six weeks, going from a middle-of-the-pack team to the top of the AL East.