Blue Jays vs Pirates: Starting Lineup - Game Two Preview

Blue Jays veteran Max Scherzer takes the hill versus Pirates starter Mitch Keller. First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

The Blue Jays look to rebound from Monday's ugly 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

While the Blue Jays matched up well against Pirates ace Paul Skenes, late game on field sloppiness and errors proved to be the factor in a winnable game.

With Max Scherzer on the bump today the Pirates lineup will have their hands full.

Scherzer was outstanding on the mound in his last outing against the Chicago Cubs.

Scherzer threw five shutout innings before allowing a solo home run off the bat of Michael Busch.

Despite that, Scherzer still worked deep into this game and helped his team get the win.

He tossed seven innings, allowing one earned run on five hits, while striking out three batters.

Scherzer's counterpart Mitch Keller will have to be perfect to beat this potent Blue Jays lineup even without Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

In his last outing Keller (5-11) surrendered six runs on eight hits and two walks over four innings as the Pirates were downed 12-5 by the Brewers.

The right-hander couldn't stop Milwaukee from winning its 12th straight game, getting tagged for more than five runs for the first time since June 5 and getting handed his first loss since June 21.

Since the latter outing, Keller has posted a 4.34 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 39:15 K:BB through 47.2 innings over nine starts.

Bo Bichette leads MLB with 153 hits and has put up 81 runs batted in to lead his team.

George Springer has 18 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .290.

Ernie Clement has 24 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 21 walks while hitting .279.

Bryan Reynolds is batting .244 for Pittsburgh with a team-high 61 RBI.

Andrew McCutchen is batting .241 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .373 this season.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa's batting average of .267 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.

Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, (hamstring) day to day, Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Tim Mayza: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Oneil Cruz: 7