Scherzer to Start Crucial Game 7
Max Scherzer of the Toronto Blue Jays is about to become the only living pitcher to start two winner-take-all Game 7s in the World Series.
Scherzer is scheduled to pitch Saturday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are starting star player Shohei Ohtani.
Scherzer also started Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, helped by a cortisone injection for an irritated nerve in his neck. He didn’t have a great game and left after five innings, trailing by two runs before his Washington Nationals came back to win 6-2 in Houston.
Only Bob gibson (1964, ’67, ’68) and Lew burdette and Don Larsen (both 1957 and ’58) have started multiple winner-take-all Game 7s in the World Series. Burleigh Grimes started game 7 in 1920 and ’31, but his first start was in a year the Series was best-of-nine.
Toronto gave Scherzer, 41, a $15.5-million,one-year contract. The three-time Cy Young Award winner chose his destination hoping to win a third World Series ring, after titles with Washington in 2019 and Texas in 2023. The 18-year veteran has been eager to share his experience with the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t close out the World series on Friday night. So Game 7 is for all the marbles. Here’s how fans reacted to the loss and how they’re keeping the faith.
“He’s not afraid to question baserunning, question defense, question offense,”