Scherzer

By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Max Scherzer gave up three homers, all solo shots. New York hit three homers, just one a solo shot.The difference in dingers allowed the Mets…

BERNIE WILSON Associated Press A hit is a hit, even if it's only spring training. For Fernando Tatis Jr., it's been a long time coming.The San Diego Padres star had been 0 for 16 this spring before…

By MITCH STACY - AP Sports Writer Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball's new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games.In the eyes of one umpire, he raced too fast even for the…

After the Mets’ billionaire owner, Steven A. Cohen, flexed some of his financial might over the weekend with three new additions, he made his splashiest move yet.On Monday, the Mets and Max Scherzer, a three-time winner of the Cy Young…

Max Scherzer might have been the best pitcher in Major League Baseball after the Dodgers acquired him at the July 30 trade deadline, but 30 media members collectively determined he wasn’t the best pitcher in the National League for the…

The last out of the fifth inning has been historically difficult for a starting pitcher to register, especially when his team holds a narrow lead.Why? A starter needs to go five innings to qualify for a win, and until the advent of advanced…

Full house, cheating Astros, desperate Dodgers.Mad Max was riding Fury Road.Tattered rotation, stalled season, savior needed.Mad Max needed to take it Beyond Thunderdome. “He’s definitely built for this,” said Dodgers manager Dave…

A sellout crowd of 52,724 in Dodger Stadium booed Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa, the only two players from Houston’s 2017 cheating championship team in the lineup for the finale of a two-game series, mercilessly again Wednesday night.But…

The Dodgers are the defending World Series champions. They were the favorites to win the National League West from Day 1 of spring training, according to Las Vegas odds and sabermetric projections, and they remain the favorites today.On his…

On May 9, after his Dodgers’ record dropped to 18-17 with a loss to the Angels, manager Dave Roberts dispelled any concern. He projected confidence.“We’re gonna be at the top of this division,” Roberts said. “I have no doubt in my mind.”The…