Scherzer is no stranger to this particular situation. In fact, his Game 7 start will mark his record-breaking ninth appearance in an winner-take-all game. According to MLB's Sarah Langs, Scherzer will in turn ellipse veteran closer Aroldis Chapman for the most winner-take-all appearances for a pitcher in league history.

Scherzer would start the game and ended up pitching four innings as he let go of four earned runs, nine hits, while striking out one. The 41-year-old would be pulled out of the game by manager John Schneider, as he also revealed after the game that the ...

Hours after The Post’s Joel Sherman reported the Dodgers planned to make Shohei Ohtani their starting pitcher for the final game of the year, Los Angeles made it official. He’ll be going toe-to-toe against 41-year-old Max Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young Award winner and future Hall of Famer.

Scherzer limped to the finish in the regular season, pitching to a 9.00 ERA with eight home runs allowed in 25 innings in his final six starts. He pitched well in the postseason though, authoring a 3.77 ERA in three starts. Scherzer doesn't pitch deep into games these days, but he can still be effective in the innings he does pitch.

The Toronto Blue Jays are officially postseason-bound in 2025. As October approaches rapidly, a few questions are lingering about pitching and who will make the final roster for the postseason. One question in particular is how the Blue Jays utilize Max ...

One guy is peacefully departing, while the other is still raging against that good night and anyone left in his way. That Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer both find themselves here, against each other,

WASHINGTON -- NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer revealed Monday that he pitched at the end of last season with an injured finger on his throwing hand and now will skip the World Baseball Classic. The Washington Nationals initially announced Monday on ...

LOS ANGELES -- InjuredNew York Metsace Max Scherzer confirmed Saturday that his dog bit his pitching hand this week, but he says the wound won't slow his recovery from an oblique strain. The New York Post reported earlier Saturday that the right-handed ...

The party’s over and now the Los Angeles Dodgers are turning to 2026 with designs on winning a third consecutive World Series.