Ohtani wins Baseball Digest player of year; Scherzer top arm
Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBayOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAX SCHERZER #31 - PITCHER - TEXAS RANGERS
2-4 W-L •
1.15 WHIP •
3.95 ERA
2-4 W-L
1.15 WHIP
3.95 ERA
Max Scherzer battles audio issues in shirtless interview: 'Can't talk, I'm drunk' The Dodgers pitcher complained about an echo in his headset during his shirtless postgame interview after winning the National League Wild C...
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • THESTAR.COM
After late-season run, eliminated Cards head into offseason
It took the biggest winning streak in franchise history to get the St. Louis Cardinals into the playoffsOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fails to finish five frames Scherzer lasted just 4.1 innings in Wednesday's wild-card win over the Cardinals, allowing one run on three hits and three walks while striking out four.
Impact Scherzer closed the season with a pair of poor starts, giving up five earned runs in both outings. While he only gave up one run in his first start of the postseason, he was generally unconvincing, allowing baserunners in all five innings while requiring 94 pitches to record just 13 outs. He wasn't hit particularly hard, as all three hits he allowed were singles, and the one run the Cardinals managed to score required Tommy Edman to advance to third on a foul out and cross the plate on a wild pitch, but this wasn't the dominant Scherzer we've come to expect. The fact that manager Dave Roberts pulled him in the fifth inning could foreshadow how Scherzer will be used the rest of the postseason.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Analysis ' The Dodgers made the right call to pull Max Scherzer, and that's a shame Max Scherzer's early exit was sound strategy for a team that desperately needed a win, and another sign of what baseball has lost
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Shirtless Max Scherzer in postgame interview: 'Can't talk. I'm drunk' A shirtless Max Scherzer joined TBS for an interview that quickly went sideways after the Dodgers beat the Cardinals in the NL wild-card gam...
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Chris Taylor's unlikely home run sinks Cardinals, keeps defending-champion Dodgers alive
The Dodgers are alive thanks to Chris Taylor, whose homer propelled the champs into an epic NLDS showdown, Pedro Moura writes.OCTOBER 7, 2021
Drunk, shirtless Max Scherzer stole the show following Dodgers' NL wild-card game win Scherzer was all smiles when he hopped on the TBS postgame show with Ernie Johnson Jr. and Co.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Hernández: Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer's latest shaky start is source of concern The Dodgers didn’t win the NL wild-game card over the Cardinals because of Max Scherzer. They won in spite of him.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • LATIMES.COM
After record streak, Cardinals undone by one hanging slider
That record winning streak in September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in a postseason that ended with one hanging sliderOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Top Plays: Dodgers walk it off!
Chris Taylor's walk-off home run lifted the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals and into the NLDS. See the top plays!OCTOBER 7, 2021
Frustrated Max Scherzer refuses to give ball to Dave Roberts before exiting from NL wild-card game Scherzer, one of the best pitchers in the NL over the last decade, was clearly displeased with his manager after being removed from Wednesda...
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Kelly clutch after Scherzer pulled in 5th LOS ANGELES -- With Max Scherzer facing the Cardinals’ lineup for a third time through the order and the right-hander at 94 pitches, Dodgers...
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • MLB.COM
Dodgers vs Cardinals live updates: NL wild-card game news, start time, channel as Max Scherzer, Adam Wainwright face off The Los Angeles Dodgers host the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card game on Wednesday night, the second game of the 2021 M...
OCTOBER 6, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
NL wild-card game: Six ways Cardinals vs. Dodgers could play out
Before the Cardinals take on the Dodgers in a one-game playoff, Jake Mintz examines the possibilities for this matchup.OCTOBER 6, 2021
NL wild-card game: Dodgers rallying for one-game playoff without Muncy, Kershaw
Despite facing win-or-go-home without two of their stars, the 106-win Dodgers aren't backing down, Pedro Moura writes.OCTOBER 6, 2021
LEADING OFF: 106-win Dodgers host Cards in NL wild-card game
The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis CardinalsOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles will face St. Louis in the NL wild-card game
The Dodgers will host the Cardinals in the one-game NL wild-card playoffOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dodgers looking for detailed performance from Max Scherzer in wild-card game The Dodgers' World Series title defense begins with a wild-card game Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Max Scherzer will start on t...
OCTOBER 6, 2021 • LATIMES.COM
Wily veterans Wainwright, Scherzer meet in NL wild-card game
Neither the St. Louis Cardinals nor the Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to be playing in the NL wild-card gameOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: 106-win Dodgers host Cards in wild-card game
The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis CardinalsOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alcides Escobar re-signs with Washington Nationals for 2022
Shortstop Alcides Escobar has agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract to stay with the Washington NationalsOCTOBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No decision yet on Padres manager Tingler's job status
Jayce Tingler thinks he deserves to be retained as manager of the San Diego Padres, despite the biggest collapse in franchise historyOCTOBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Start 'em up! Yankees vs Red Sox open playoffs
All these years later, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are set to meet again at Fenway Park in an all-or-nothing game Tuesday nightOCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wainwright gets $17.5M from Cards in '22, over double '21
St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is guaranteed $17.5 million under his 2022 contract with the Cardinals, more than double his $8 million salary this yearOCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
