Max Scherzer's short Dodgers career ended when he couldn't pitch in a game that ended the season for the defending World Series champs.
“That team was built to win the World Series,” the three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher said Monday. “So when you come up short, that leaves a little sour taste in your mouth.”Evan Phillips knocked down a lot of fires between the sixth and eighth innings last season for the Dodgers, and his new bullpen role is proving costly.
Standing in front of his locker Monday, Scherzer defended his decision just like he did when it happened. The Dodgers ultimately pivoted to Buehler in Game 6, asking their other staff ace to start on short rest for the second time that postseason. He lasted just four innings, giving up four runs.
Scherzer received a raucous ovation in his club debut, earning a win with seven strong innings against the Houston Astros in their first trip to a full-capacity Dodger Stadium following the sign stealing scandal.He recorded his 3,000th career strikeout at Chavez Ravine a month later, the same day he carried a perfect game against the San Diego Padres into the eighth inning.
“Really getting a taste of the rivalry between the Dodgers and Giants, to go Game 5 with them and get to close out that game, that was an unbelievable moment in my career,” Scherzer said, a wistful smile crossing his face. “There’s still some really good moments of that season I’ll always remember.”He struggled in Game 2 of the NLCS three days later, beamoning afterward that his arm felt “dead” during the Dodgers’ 5-4 loss in extra innings.
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