Whatever your preference, you’re gettin’ a big fat sloppy kiss of a Game 5 in D.C., whether you wanted it or not. And he will get the ball with the season on the line at Nationals Park against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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“This is probably the biggest start of my career”, he said.
This will be Scherzer’s 10 career postseason start.
Mad Max has had a great three-year run, posting monster numbers with the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals, although he hasn’t fared well in the games that mean the most, which are the playoffs.
Now, the series shifts back to Nationals Park for a deciding Game 5 with the victor playing the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS.
This time, they’ll look to contain Daniel Murphy better than they did in last year’s affair. Dodgers’ fans at CSUN are optimistic about their team’s chances, but are also tired due to the team’s recent playoff performances.
Said Baker about Game 5: “I know Kershaw ain’t pitchin'”. “But we do have Max”.
On Tuesday, during Game 4 of the NL Division Series between the Dodgers and Nationals, one of baseball’s most prevalent October narratives popped up once again.
The Los Angeles Dodgers forced a game five in the NLDS thanks to their bats and bullpen in a 6-5 decision.
“It’s going to be a heck of a ballgame”, Scherzer said. And we still have two rounds to go. Man, what can you ask for? Six days after pitching in a one-run loss (the run was unearned), Kershaw got blasted for seven earned runs in four innings before being yanked, and the Dodgers were eliminated, 9-0.
Best pick-off move (or worst balk): Werth’s out at home wasn’t the Nationals only TOOTBLAN of the game. ERA is not a fully representative stat, but Kershaw’s regular season ERA across his nine year career is 2.37. The Nationals were one strike from finishing it off, but became the first team to lose after leading by more than four runs in a winner-take-all playoff game. He threw 30 or 31 pitches instead of the scheduled 35. Now, they’ll need to put up runs against Scherzer and the more-rested bullpen on the road. Mike Clevinger will likely start Game 4 but will pitch only a few innings.
The Nationals have a chance to win their first postseason series Thursday.
Best crowd: The Nats went down 1-2-3 in the first inning, but the fans are into it.
The Dodgers have loaded the bases half a dozen times in this series and only scored once when Pederson was hit by a pitch. One of the greatest in baseball. “We feel very comfortable and confident with him going on short rest, and I think, so far as the arm usage, 100 percent”.
The Nationals chose the 23-year-old Ross to make his postseason debut in Game 4, hoping he wouldn’t be adversely affected by 11 days off and three months without much game action. The Dodgers and Nationals have played two one-run games and a third that was one run until the ninth inning.
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As of Wednesday morning, the average price of a ticket sold for the sold-out Game 5 averaged $137 on the secondary market, according to ticket-tracking and sales site SeatGeek.
