"This is Game 7, so there's a lot of things that people haven't done. Scherzer also started Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, boosted by a cortisone injection for an irritated nerve near his neck. He didn't have a clean inning and left after five, trailing by two runs before his Washington Nationals rallied 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 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 picked his destination hoping to win a third World Series ring, after titles with Washington in 2019 and Texas in 2023."
Max Scherzer is set to start Game 7 of the World Series and could become the only living pitcher to start two winner-take-all Game 7s. The Toronto Blue Jays will face the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are pursuing consecutive championships. The Dodgers had expected to use Tyler Glasnow or could opt to start Shohei Ohtani for a short outing on three days' rest. Scherzer previously started the 2019 Game 7 after receiving a cortisone injection and left trailing before his team rallied. Toronto signed Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million deal as he chases a third ring and mentors teammates.
Read at www.cbc.ca
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]