The Toronto Blue Jays flipped their starting rotation against the New York Yankees this weekend and will start Chris Bassitt on Saturday and Max Scherzer on Sunday.
Scherzer, a 41-year-old right-hander, left his outing against Milwaukee last Sunday because of back tightness.
"Just wanted to give Max an extra day with the upper back thing feeling better. He threw a side yesterday," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said before Friday night's series opener against the Yankees.
A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer is 5-2 with a 4.