Max Kepler didn’t see many pitches to hit on Saturday. He had walked twice before stepping up to the plate in the eighth inning against Toronto, and the first two pitches from Blue Jays reliever Chad Green were well outside the strike zone.

Max Kepler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

Toronto has remained without veteran starting pitcher Max Scherzer, who has been working his way back from a thumb injury. Scherzer, an eight-time All-Star, joined the Blue Jays on a one-year, $15.5 million contract but has been experiencing a tough start to life after exiting his debut game on March 29 due to a right thumb inflammation.