The Dodgers didn’t win the NL wild-game card over the Cardinals because of Max Scherzer. They won in spite of him.
So, when Dave Roberts extended his right hand in his direction, Scherzer offered him a handshake instead.
Except now, after a laborious effort on Wednesday that followed two dreadful starts to finish the regular season, he has to be viewed as a source of concern., 3-1, on a walk-off, two-run home run by Chris Taylor in the ninth inning. They advanced to a best-of-five NL Division Series against the San Francisco Giants.
The game Wednesday marked his 16th playoff start since then, but this was no aberration. Over his last two regular-season starts, he was charged with a combined 11 runs in 101/3 innings.Los Angeles, CA - October 06: Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Chris Taylor celebrates while rounding the basesafter hitting the game-winning two-run home run during the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.
From Roberts’ vantage point, allowing Scherzer to remain in the game would have presented him with a degree of safety. The Dodgers had made choices like that before with Clayton Kershaw.
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