Toronto Blue Jays' Addison Barger, right, and Ernie Clement take to the field prior to the start of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO (AP) — Myles Straw and Nathan Lukes each drove in two runs, George Springer reached base three times and scored twice, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Tommy Nance (2-0) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning as Toronto improved to 59-4 when scoring at least five runs.

Nance was one of five relievers who combined for five shutout innings in relief of a shaky Max Scherzer, who allowed four runs and a season-high nine hits in four innings. Manager John Schneider said Scherzer was removed because of tightness in his upper back.

William Contreras hit a two-run home run, his 17th, and Brice Turang added a solo shot, his 16th, but the Brewers failed to set a club record with a 22nd win in August. Milwaukee went 21-9 this month.

The Brewers still own the best record in baseball at 85-53.

Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio went 4 for 5 and scored twice in his second game after missing a month because of a strained right hamstring.

Milwaukee made a costly fielding error in Toronto’s three-run first inning, and had runners thrown out at third base and home plate in a mistake-filled performance.

The AL East-leading Blue Jays were also sloppy. Left-hander Brendon Little made two errors and outfielder Addison Barger lost a fly ball in the sun.

Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff (5-2) allowed eight runs, five earned, and a season-high 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Woodruff also gave up five earned runs in his previous start, Aug. 25 against Arizona.

Key moment

The Blue Jays chased Woodruff and scored three runs with four straight one-out hits in the fifth.

Key stat

Scherzer struck out one of the 19 batters he faced.

Up next

Brewers: RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-2, 4.33 ERA) is scheduled to start today against Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (4-7, 3.63).

Blue Jays: RHP Chris Bassitt (11-7, 4.14 ERA) is expected to start at Cincinnati today against Reds RHP Hunter Greene (5-4, 2.81).

Urias gets contract:

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Infielder Luis Urías has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers after getting released by the Athletics.

The Brewers announced Sunday they had signed Urías, who will join their Triple-A Nashville affiliate Monday. The Athletics designated Urías for assignment and eventually released him last week.

Urías, 28, had batted .230 with a .315 on-base percentage, eight homers, 25 RBIs and two steals in 96 games with the Athletics this season.

Urías played for the Brewers from 2020-23. He had his best major league season with the Brewers in 2021, when he had 23 homers and 75 RBIs.